For some reason, the manually highlighted chords and the chorus strumming pattern
keep getting erased everytime I place them and save the changes.*
[Intro]
C G Em
C G Em
[Verse]
C G Em
Once upon a time
C G Em
A Dublin girl ran free
C G
Down the cobblestones
D Am
Round pubs and homes
C G Em
As rich as she could be
C G Em
Swimming in the Irish Sea
C G Em
Climbing up Bray Head
C G
Her lips were warmed
D Am
With pots of tea
C G Em
Chips and buttered bread
C (Fill 1) G
Fed love from Mam and Da
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
D
They raised her up
Em
They made her fly
C D
They gave her roots and wings
D
As time moves on
Em
And years go by
C D
She'll miss those simple things
C (Fill 1) G
She's the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Verse]
C G Em
The playgrounds all came down
C G Em
And we mourned our factories
C G D Am
Times were tough, but I had enough
C G Em
I had my family
C G Em
Life kicked in with all its might
C G Em
But my strong heart wouldn't break
C G D Am
I got kicked around and broken down
C (Fill 1) G
I took all that I could take
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
D
But you raise me up
Em
You made me fly
C D
You gave me roots and wings
D
As time moves on
Em
And years go by
C D
I miss those simple things
C (Fill 1) G
And the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Instrumental]
D Em C D
D Em C D
C (Fill 1) G
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Verse]
C G Em
Now I'm grown with a child of my own
C G Em
And I hope to God on high
C G D Am
That these are the days she thinks upon
C (Fill 1) G
As the best days of her life
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
D
And I'll raise her up
Em
I'll make her fly
C D
I'll give her roots and wings
D
As time moves on
Em
And years go by
C D
She'll miss those simple things
C (Fill 1) G
And the girl she used to be
C (Fill 1) G
She's the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/imelda_may/the_girl_i_used_to_be_chords_2063115