Chords for John Mellencamp - Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)

Tempo:
116.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

G#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) chords
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[F#] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [F#] .
The hand-painted night wind drips the sky [B] to your [F#] heart now.
The door left a wrinkle where black marks the shoes .
[G#m] This loud Cuban band is [F#] crucifying John Lennon.
No .
[B] [G#m] one wants to be lonely, no one wants to [F#] sing the blues.
She .
[B] [F#] buzzes like a ferret on his tuxedo shoulder .
[B] [F#] Crying, what you doing here?.
She could be dancing with me.
She .
[G#m] stirs the ice in a glass with her [F#] elegant fingers.
I [G#m] wanna be what she's drinking, yeah, I just [F#] want to be .
[B] I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
I [B] [F#] saw you first, don't that [G#m] give me [F#] the right.
To [B] move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] Everyone [C#] else loves kings, but [F#] I saw you first .
[B] [F#] On the most battered road, with her very own revolution .
Gypsy's got his drive in this big long yellow car.
She .
[G#m] flies like a bird over [F#] his shoulder.
She .
[G#m] whispers in his ear, boy, you [F#] are my star.
I [B] [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
[B] Yes, I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right.
To [B] move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] [C#] Everyone else loves kings .
[F#] .
In [C#] [F#] the bulk of the dawn, me and Gypsy Scottie are singing.
The grey old splint, she left her shoes out in the back.
[C#] [G#m] .
Tells me a story about some girl he knows in [F#] Kentucky.
You [G#m] just made that story up, there ain't no girl [F#] like that .
[B] .
I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
[B] .
Yes, I saw [F#] you first, don't [G#m] that give me [F#] the right.
[B] To move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] .
Everyone [F#] else loves kings, .
[C#] [F#] .
[B] but I saw [F#] you first .
I saw you first .
[B] [F#] I .
[B] saw [F#] you first .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [F#] .
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
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To start learning John Mellencamp - (I Saw You First) Key West Intermezzo chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G#m, F#, B and F#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 116. Considering the song's key of F# Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ The hand-painted night wind drips the sky [B] to your [F#] heart now.
The _ _ _ _ door left a wrinkle where black marks the shoes _ _ _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ This loud Cuban band is [F#] crucifying John Lennon.
No _ .
_ _ [B] _ [G#m] one wants to be lonely, no one wants to [F#] sing the blues.
She _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] _ buzzes like a ferret on his tuxedo shoulder _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] _ Crying, what you doing here?.
She could be dancing with me.
She _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ stirs the ice in a glass with her [F#] elegant fingers.
_ I _ _ [G#m] _ wanna be what she's drinking, yeah, I just [F#] want to be _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
I [B] _ _ _ [F#] saw you first, don't that [G#m] give me [F#] the right.
To [B] _ _ move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] _ Everyone [C#] else loves kings, but [F#] I saw you first _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ [F#] On the most battered road, with her very own _ revolution _ _ .
_ _ _ Gypsy's got his drive in this big long yellow car.
She _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ flies like a bird over [F#] his shoulder.
_ She _ .
_ _ [G#m] _ whispers in his ear, boy, you [F#] are my star.
_ I _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
_ _ [B] _ Yes, I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right.
To [B] _ _ move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#] Everyone else loves kings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
In _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ the bulk of the dawn, me and Gypsy Scottie are singing.
_ _ _ _ The grey old splint, she left her shoes out in the back.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ .
Tells me a story about some girl he knows in [F#] Kentucky.
_ You _ _ _ [G#m] just made that story up, there ain't no girl [F#] like that _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
_ _ [B] _ .
Yes, I saw [F#] you first, don't [G#m] that give me [F#] the right.
_ _ [B] To move [F#] around in your heart?.
[G#m] _ .
Everyone [F#] else loves kings, _ _ .
_ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
[B] but I saw [F#] you first _ _ _ .
I saw you first _ _ .
[B] _ [F#] I _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] saw [F#] you first _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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