5 Chords used in the song: C, Em, Am, F, G
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[Verse]
C
Summer after high school when we first met
Em
We make out in your mustang to Radiohead
Am F
And on my 18th birthday we got matching tattoos
C
Used to steal your parent's liquor and climb to the roof
Em
Talk about our future like we had a clue
Am F
Never planned that one day I'd be losing you
[Chorus]
C Em
In another life I would be your girl
Am F
We keep all our promises be us against the world
C Em
In another life I would make you stay
Am F
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
F
The one that got away.
[Verse]
C
I was June and you were my Johnny Cash
Em
Never one without the other we made a pact
Am F
Sometimes when I miss you I put those records on... woe
C
Someone said you had your tattoo removed
Em
Saw you downtown singing the blues
Am F
It's time to face the music I'm no longer your muse
[Chorus]
C Em
But in another life I would be your girl
Am F
We keep all our promises be us against the world
C Em
In another life I would make you stay
Am F
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
F
The one that got away.
The one the one the one
The one that got away.
[Bridge]
G Am F
All his money can't buy me a time machine. No.
G Am F
Can't replace you with a million rings. No.
Em Am F
I shoulda told you what you meant to me. Woe.
G
Cause now I pay the price.
[Chorus]
C Em
In another life I would be your girl
Am F
We keep all our promises be us against the world
C Em
In another life I would make you stay
Am F
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
F
The one that got away.
The one the one the one
The one that got away.
[Outro]
C Em
In another life I would make you stay
Am F
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
F N.C.
The one that got away.
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About this song: The One That Got Away
The The One That Go Away Songfacts says: The song was chosen to be the sixth single from Teenage Dream. "I'm so pleased to select 'The One That Got Away' as my sixth single because this song shows a very different side of me that I haven't shown with my past singles on this record," said Perry. "I think that everyone can relate to this song. I wrote (it) about when you promise someone forever, but you end up not being able to follow through. It's a bittersweet story. Read more on Last.fm.