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(F)She rolled (C)in
my lit tle (F)sand y (C)town
she spent the (F)sum mer (C)there,
a cou ple (F)hous es (C)down.
ly.
Well, there was (F)mag ic in (C)the air
when she the (F)caught my (C)eye.
We shared (F)three short (C)months like (Am)she did and one (F)long good (C)bye.
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way,
the one that (F)wrecked my (C)heart.
I should have (F)nev er let (C)her go, I should have (Am)begged her to (G)stay.
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way,
yeah, the (F)one that got (C)a way.
Well, she (F)kissed my (C)lips
down lit on (F)O cean (C)Drive.
She set my (F)world on (C)fire
on cou the (F)fourth of (C)Ju ly.
We wrote our (F)names ic in (C)the sand
un der the (F)star soaked (C)sky.
But all (F)washed a (C)way like (Am)she did with the (F)ris ing (C)tide.
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way,
the one that (F)wrecked my (C)heart.
I should have (F)nev er let (C)her go, I should have (Am)begged her to (G)stay.
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way,
yeah, the (F)one that got (C)a way.
Well, she (Am)yeah.
(F)Ev ’ry sum mer that rolls a round, I’m (G)look ing o ver my shoul der,
(F)wish ing I could see her face,
(G)wish ing I could hold her.
She was the
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way.
Yeah, she (F)wrecked my heart.
I should have (F)nev er let (C)her go, I should have (Am)begged her to (G)stay.
She was the (F)one that got (C)a way,
she was the (F)one that got (C)a way.
(F)She rolled (C)in
my lit tle (F)sand y (C)town.
She spent the (F)sum mer (C)here,
a cou ple (F)hous es down.
This page shows “The One That Got Away” by Jake Owen in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 114 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.