She Was (ver. 2)

Writers: Coty/Melton **Capo 1** Intro: D D/F# G A G A D She started her new life ten dollars in debt G A D That?s all it took to get started back then G D/F# A trip to the courthouse across the state line A No one could stop her she?d made up her mind G A He was eighteen and she wasn?t Chorus 1: D D/F# But she said she was and never thought twice G A Came back home as my daddy?s wife D She just shook her head Bm G D/F# Em A When her momma said are you sure he?s the one D D/F# G A She was G A D He took a job and farmed on the side G A D He made the ends meet but she kept them tied G D/F# Changes were coming to their little world A She said what would you like a boy or a girl G A And he said are you... Chorus 2: D D/F# And she said she was and never thought twice G A About taking the next step and building their lives D Soon there were three Bm G D/F# Em A And she tried to be everything to us D And she was G A Those precious moments turned into years D A/C# Bm7 In what seemed like a blink of an eye G D/F# I held her hand as I leaned down to ask her Em A Momma are you ready to say goodbye Chorus 3: D D/F# She said she was but she thought twice G A Holding my hand as she let go of life D Daddy always said Bm G D/F# Em A A woman like her would be hard to give up Bm7 G D/F# And she was Em A If there ever was a picture of love Bm7 G A D She was