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Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me Chords

Chord reference C, F, G, Em, Am, Fm, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]When [F]somebody [C]loved me, [F]everything was [G]beautiful. [Em]Every hour we [Am]spent together [F]lives within my [G]heart.

[C]And [F]when she was [C]sad, [F]I was there to [G]dry her tears. [Em]And when she was [Am]happy so was [F]I, when [C]she [G]loved me. [C]

[F]Through the summer and the [G]fall, we [Em]had each other that was [Am]all. Just [Em]she and I [Am]together, like [F]it was meant to [G]be. [C]And when she was [Am]lonely, [F]I was there to com[G]fort her. And I [Em]knew [Am]that [C]she [G]loved me. [C]

[Am]So the years went [G]by, I [Em]stayed the [Am]same. But [Em]she began to [Am]drift away, [G]I was left [Am]alone. [Fm]Still I waited [Cm]for the day. When she’d say, [Fm]I will [Cm]always love [G]you.

[C]Lonely [F]and [C]forgotten, [F]never thought she’d [G]look my way [Em]And she smiled at me and [Am]held me [F]Just like she used to [G]do [C]Like she loved [Am]me, [F]when she loved [G]me

[C]When [F]somebody [C]loved me, [F]everything was [G]beautiful. [Em]Every hour we [Am]spent together [F]lives within my [G]heart. When [C]she [G]loved me. [C]

Artist Sarah McLachlan
Album Toy Story 2: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Genres Pop
Year 1999
Key C

How to Play When She Loved Me on Guitar?

Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, Em, Am, Fm, Cm chords.

  • 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 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.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • 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.

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

You can play When She Loved Me with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.