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The Zombies – How We Were Before
Standard tuning
The pDarty's Bmover
DDawn breBmaking
D7Gradually through oGn us
EmShows us
GmHow we were DbeforeAsus4  D  
WDhy we waBmited
DBeen so loneBmly
D7Continually long to Gbe
EmAgain
GmHow we were DbeforeAsus4  D  
And as you wGmaited for me
We will be Dtogether
And as you've Gwaited for me
I'll leave you again
F#mNever eAver
DSo reBmmember Dwe were Bmlucky
D7Mercifully turned to be Gagain
GmHow we were DbeforeAsus4  D  
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And as you Gmwaited for me
We will be Dtogether
And as you've Gwaited for me
I'll leave you again
F#mNever Aever
DSo rBmemember Dwe were Bmlucky
D7Mercifully turned to be Gagain
GmHow we were DbeforeAsus4  D  

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How We Were Before

by The Zombies

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Asus4

F#m

The Zombies – How We Were Before

Standard tuning

D Bm

The party's over

D Bm

Dawn breaking

D7 G

Gradually through on us

Shows us

Gm D Asus4 D

How we were before

D Bm

Why we waited

D Bm

Been so lonely

D7 G

Continually long to be

Again

Gm D Asus4 D

How we were before

And as you waited for me

We will be together

And as you've waited for me

I'll leave you again

F#m A

Never ever

D Bm D Bm

So remember we were lucky

D7 G

Mercifully turned to be again

Gm D Asus4 D

How we were before

PLAY VERSE CHORDS FOR SOLO

And as you waited for me

We will be together

And as you've waited for me

I'll leave you again

F#m A

Never ever

D Bm D Bm

So remember we were lucky

D7 G

Mercifully turned to be again

Gm D Asus4 D

How we were before

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