Then
Brad Paisley
American Saturday Night
Transcribed by: Steven P.
Am x02210
F 133211
C x32010
G 320001
G#dim x2x134
Am F C G (repeat 1x)
Verse 1
Am F C
I remem - ber tryin’ not to stare the
G Am F
Night that I first met you
C G
You had me Mesmer - ized
Am F
And three weeks later in the front porch light
C G
Takin’ forty five minutes to kiss goodnight
F
I hadn’t told you yet
G C
But, I thought I loved you then
Chorus 1
G
Now you’re my whole life
Am
Now you’re my whole world
G F
I just can’t believe the way I
G C
Feel about you girl
G
Like a river meets the sea
G#dim Am
Stronger than it’s ever been
G F
We’ve come so far since that day
C G
And I thought I loved you then
Verse 2
Am F C
And I remem - ber taking you back
G Am F
To right where I first met you
C G
You were so sur - prised
Am F
There were people around but I didn’t care
C G
I got down on one knee right there
F
And once again
G C
I thought I loved you then
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Chorus 1
G
Now you’re my whole life
Am
Now you’re my whole world
G F
I just can’t believe the way I
G C
Feel about you girl
G
Like a river meets the sea
G#dim Am
Stronger than it’s ever been
G F
We’ve come so far since that day
C G
And I thought I loved you then
Solo
Am G F
Bridge
G
I can just see you
F C
With a baby on the way
G
I can just see you
F C
When your hair is turnin’ grey
Am G
What I can’t see is how I’m ever
C G F
Gonna love you more
G C
But, I’ve said that be - fore
Chorus 2
G
Now you’re my whole life
Am
Now you’re my whole world
G F
I just can’t believe the way I
G C
Feel about you girl
G
We’ll look back some day
G#dim Am
At this moment that we’re in
G F
And I’ll look at you and say
C G
And I thought I loved you then
Am F
And I thought I loved you then
C G Am F (repeat until end)
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
