Those Ive Loved

eric church picks out chords a lot so you’ll have to mess around
with them if you want to sound exactly like him . other than that
i’m pretty sure the chords are right . let me know if you have any
questions/Corrections . E – mail me cpweiss@indiana . edu .

capo 3

[ intro ]
G , Em7 , Cadd9 ( x2 )

Cadd9 D G
i remember waiting by the curb with mr . murphy
Cadd9 D G
when Daddy picked me up from school his eyes were red
Cadd9 D Em7
we drove to the hospital in a hurry
Cadd9 D G
where my family gathered round my grandpas bed

Cadd9
he was my best friend
G
he taught me how to fish
G D Cadd9
and i cried listening to my Daddy pray
Cadd9 D G
for one of those ive loved along the way

G , D , Cadd9

* * don’t feel like writing chords out again . . . same chords as first part of song

she had a ribbon in her hair the day i met her
that whole next year we couldnt get enough
after graduation she took off for denver
and for a while we both tried to keep in touch

she was my best friend
and it broke my heart
but i dont regret the day that she became
one of those ive loved along the way

D
and i hope they know
Cadd9 D
i never wouldve made it this far on my own
Cadd9
cause where would we all be without those
G D
fathers and mothers
Em7 G
sisters and brothers
Cadd9
friends ive made
Em7 D
long lost lovers
Cadd9 D Em7
i wouldnt be who i Am today
Cadd9 D Em7
if not for those ive loved along the way

Em7 , Cadd9 , Em7 , D

now im just a country boy with a guitar
looking back down this old road ive been traveling on
it was never about trying to be some big star
for me its always been about these songs

see theyre my best friends
theyre the life i lead
and i hope theyve put a smile on the face
of those ive loved along the way

cause i wouldnt be the man i Am today
if not for those ive loved along the way .