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Maroon 5 - It Was Always You Chords

Chord reference Cm, C, A#, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Woke up sweating from a [A#]dream, with a different kind of [F]feeling [C]All day long my heart was [A#]beating, searching for the [F]meaning

[Cm]Hazel eyes, I was so [A#]color blind, we were just [F]wasting time, For [Cm]my whole life, we never [A#]crossed the line, Only friends [F]in my mind, but now I realize…

It was always [Cm]you, can’t believe I [A#]could not see it. All this [F]time, all this time, it was always [Cm]you. Now I know why [A#]my heart wasn’t [F]satisfied, satisfied. It was always [Cm] [A#]you, [F]you, no more guessing [Cm]who. Looking back now [A#]I know it was always [F]you, always you.

[C]All my hidden [A#]desires, finally came [F]alive [C]No, I never told a [A#]lie To you so why would [F]I start tonight

[Cm]Hazel eyes, I was so [A#]color blind, we were just [F]wasting time, For [Cm]my whole life, we never [A#]crossed the line, Only friends [F]in my mind, but now I realize…

It was always [Cm]you, can’t believe I [A#]could not see it. All this [F]time, all this time, it was always [Cm]you. Now I know why [A#]my heart wasn’t [F]satisfied, satisfied. It was always [Cm] [A#]you, [F]you, no more guessing [Cm]who. Looking back now [A#]I know it was always [F]you, always you.

[Cm] [A#](Aah, [F] [Cm]yeah,[A#] [F]you, you, you, Always you, you, you) (Aah, yeah, you, you, you, always you, you, you)

[C]Woke up sweating from a [A#]dream With a different kind of [F]feeling

It was always [Cm]you, can’t believe I [A#]could not see it. All this [F]time, all this time, it was always [Cm]you. Now I know why [A#]my heart wasn’t [F]satisfied, satisfied. It was always [Cm] [A#]you, [F]you, no more guessing [Cm]who. Looking back now [A#]I know it was always [F]you, always you. [A#] [F]

Artist Maroon 5
Album It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2007
Key C

How to Play It Was Always You on Guitar?

Maroon 5 - It Was Always You can be played in the key of C using the Cm, C, A#, F chords.

  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play It Was Always You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.