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Bread – She Was My Lady Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 D  C   G D
 D  C  G D

[Verse 1]
D          C
No one has heard
G          D
No one has seem her
D      C
Nobody else
G          D
Carin' but me
D         Cmaj7
She was a child
G         C  D
She was a woman
D            Am
When she was here
G          D    C   D
She was my lady

[Verse 2]
D       C
Never before
G       D
Was I dependin'
D             C
Then she came on
G            D
Filled in my life
D           Cmaj7
She kept me on
G         C  D
My best behavior
D          Am
She was my lord
G          D      C    D
She was my savior

[solo]
 D     Am    C    G  D
D   Am   C    G  D

[Bridge]
D             Am
She became my sanctuary
C
Some place I could lay
 G  D
 me down
D                Am
She would always help
to carry
C
All the things that
       G  D
weigh me down
   G  D      G  D

[Instrument]
 D  C   G  D

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[Verse 3]
D      C
Nobody knew
G          D
How much I loved her
D        C
Not even her
G        D
Not even me
D          Cmaj7
She was my queen
G          C  D
She was my lover
D            Am
When she was here
G            D     C  D
There was no other

[Outro]
 D     Am    C    G  D

How to play She Was My Lady: key, chords and progression

These are She Was My Lady chords by Bread on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

She Was My Lady by Bread sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, C, G, Cmaj7 and Am.

Most of the song cycles through D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.