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The One That Got Away

"The One That Got Away" is a song by Katy Perry, written in the key of B major. It was released as the sixth single from her third studio album, "Teenage Dream," in 2011. Katy Perry co-wrote the song with Dr. Luke and Max Martin, who also produced it. In terms of trivia, this song was initially intended to be the album's final single but ended up being released after the success of its predecessors. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and received positive reviews from music critics. The melody of "The One That Got Away" is catchy and encompasses Perry's signature pop sound, featuring a blend of electronic and rock elements with a memorable chorus.
The One That Got Away - Katy Perry

a# C C C C a#
Summer after high school
a# a# C C
When we first met
a# a# C C C C a#
We’d make out in your Mustang
a# a# C C C
To Radiohead
a# a# C C C C a#
And on my 18th birthday
a# D C a# a g
We got matching tattoos

e e a# C C C C a#
Used to steal your parents’ liquor
a# a# C C C
And climb to the roof
a# C C C C a#
Talk about our future
a# a# C C C
Like we had a clue
a# C C C C a#
Never planned that one day
D C a# a g
I’d be losing you

Refrão:
D# D# D# D D
In another life
D# D# D# D C
I would be your girl
D# D# D# D D C a#
We’d keep all our promises
C D C a# a g
Be us against the world
D# D# D# D D
In another life
F F F D C
I would make you stay
D# D# D# D D C a#
So I don’t have to say you were
C D C a# a g
The one that got away
e g g g f f
The one that got away

a# C C C C a#
I was June and you were
a# a# C C
My Johnny Cash
e e a# C C C C a#
Never one without the other
a# a# C C C
We made a pact
a# C C C C a#
Sometimes when I miss you
a# D C a# a g
I put those records on

a# C C C C a#
Someone said you had your
a# C C C
Tattoo removed
a# C C C
Saw you downtown
a# C C C
Singing the blues
a# a# C C C C a#
It’s time to face the music
a# D C a# a g
I’m no longer your muse

Refrão:
D# D# D# D D
In another life
D# D# D# D C
I would be your girl
D# D# D# D D C a#
We’d keep all our promises
C D C a# a g
Be us against the world
D# D# D# D D
In another life
F F F D C
I would make you stay
D# D# D# D D C a#
So I don’t have to say you were
C D C a# a g
The one that got away
e g g g f f
The one that got away

g F D F D F D F D
The oooone
g F D F D F D F D
The oooone
g F D F D F D F D
The oooone
e g g g f f
The one that got away

C a# C a# C C a#
All this money can’t buy me
C D a# g
a time machine
D C D
No
C a# C C a# C D a# g
Can’t replace you with a million rings
F D# D C D
Noooo
g F F MIB MIB
I should have told you
D D MIB D a#
What you meant to me
a# C D C
Whoooa
g C C C a# a
‘Cause now I pay the price

Refrão:
D# D# D# D D
In another life
D# D# D# D C
I would be your girl
D# D# D# D D C a#
We’d keep all our promises
C D C a# a g
Be us against the world
D# D# D# D D
In another life
F F F D C
I would make you stay
D# D# D# D D C a#
So I don’t have to say you were
C D C a# a g
The one that got away
e g g g f f
The one that got away

g F D F D F D F D
The oooone
g F D F D F D F D
The oooone
g F D F D F D F D
The oooone

D# D# D# D D
In another life
F F F D C
I would make you stay
D# D# D# D D C a#
So I don’t have to say you were
C D C a# a g
The one that got away
e g g g f f
The one that got away