{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1837126,"song":"Gone Before You Met Me","artist":"Alan Jackson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1837126-gone-before-you-met-me-chords-by-alan-jackson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1837126?type=chord","rating":4.51457,"votes":5,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI had a dream last night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was floating down that black water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKick back on the Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe got restless down around Memphis[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThat's where he left me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSaid I'm one rambling man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd there I was back in my home-town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's just how dreams go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThumb in the air wanted out of there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHeading my own road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nSaid looks like you read me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy name is Jack Kerou - ac[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou fix that roof but your roots to the ground-boys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPink house, the white fence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nPretty little woman, two point five kids[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKids, dang right, it's a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith boys like me your bound to run the wild side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nLike the restless wind you'll never catch me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]      N.C.     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd just before I awoke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI had a bad nightmare[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSomeone took your hand I wasn't that man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGirl, it sure did hit me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was cussing fate but it was too late[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou were gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nYeah, I smelled that coffee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI heard you singing in the kitchen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWalked in got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D#[/ch]  [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThank God I'm still driven[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou fix that sink but your roots to the ground-boys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBlue house, the white fence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nSweet little woman, rocking that goodness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDang right, it's a fine life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis restless heart found a heart I can call mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI was smart enough to let love catch me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSo Tom and Jack just rambled on without me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cause I was gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGone gone, gone before you met me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGone before you met me[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nE B E  B\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE   A   E  E   B     E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE   A   E   E   B   E  x2\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["E","B","A","B7","F#m","C","G#m","D#","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}