How was I to know
G - C - D - G
(2x) + G - C - D - G - C -
D
D G
1. My world revolved around
you,
D G C D
every
word was a promise I was hanging on.
D G
Swept up inside a whirlwind,
D G C
D
I just couldn't see the end
'til you were gone.
C D
Oh, I thought I would fall
apart
C D
with
shattered dreams and a broken heart,
C D
scrambling
in the dark.
G Em
How was I to know that I'd be okay ?
C
D
thought I'd lose it all when you
walked away.
G Em
How was I to know I would be this strong ?
C
D
I had what it takes all along.
G - C
- D - G
How was I to kno
.w ?
+ G - C - D - G
D
G
2. What I was so afraid of
D G
C D
turned out to be my freedom in disguise.
D G
Now I know what I'm made of,
D G C D
guess
it just took some time to realize.
C D
Oh, I was blind, I couldn't
tell,
C D
put
too much faith in someone else,
C D
I gave up on myself.
G Em
How was I to know that I'd be okay ?
C D
thought I'd lose it all when you
walked away.
G Em
How was I to know I would be this strong ?
C D
I had what it takes all along.
G - C - D - G
How was I to kno
.w ?
+ G - C - D - G
+ Em - C - D - G - Em
- C - Am - D
G Em
How was I to know that I'd be okay ?
C D
thought I'd lose it all when you
walked away.
G Em
How was I to know I would be this strong ?
C D
I had what it takes all along.
G - C
- D
How was I to kno
.w ?
G -
C - D - G
How was I to kno
.w ?
(Reba McEntire)