Caroline Jones - Someone Who Wasn't You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Someone Who Wasn't You" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#           F#maj7
Baby boy I'm looking up
B
And I ain't ever looking back

F#             F#maj7     B
You were giving up on love
  G#m             C#
Funny enough and just like that
F#                F#maj7
Add our futures together you know
                   B
it's just getting better
                G#m
This love isn't it, there will be
   C#         F#
scratching forever
       F#maj7         B
And I never could've told myself
I was stubborn as hell
               G#m
But if I could kiss and tell
           C#
Now with this intel

Chorus:
               F#
I can't believe I wasted one second
F#maj7                          B
Trying to make it work with someone who wasn't you
  D#m
Someone who wasn't
 C           F#
You won't believe the lengths I went to
F#maj7                B
Unnecessary hurt that I put myself through
        D#m             C#  F#
For someone who wasn't you, ooh

Darling you were right on time
I just wish I would have known
To trust it all a little more
'Cause the happiness that was in store
Answered all of my questions,
validated my discretion
And every cliche of romance points your direction
A connection I never felt before
But I wasn't meant to
Now I know for sure
I was waiting for you

Chorus:
I can't believe I wasted one second
Trying to make it work
With someone who wasn't you
Someone who wasn't
You won't believe the lengths I went to
Unnecessary hurt that I put myself through
For someone who wasn't you-ooh-oh-ooh
I didn't know better til I found the best
It's all a lesson; I have no regrets
It's just so silly that
I cried me to sleep at night
Over someone who wasn't you are the one

G#m               A#m
It's so obvious now
(Ain't it funny?)
B                  A#m
It's so obvious now
G#m               A#m
It's so obvious now
        B        C#
It's so obvious now

Baby boy we're looking up
And we ain't ever looking back

Chorus:
I didn't know better 'til I found the best
It's all a lesson; I have no regrets
It's just so silly
I ever cried me to sleep at night
Over someone who wasn't you
If that girl only knew
Someone
Someone who wasn't you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#maj7

Guitar chord F#maj7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Someone Who Wasn't You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Someone Who Wasn't You" by Caroline Jones.