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Richard Allan II - Before It Gets Me Down
Capo 6
Chord progression throughout the whole song: B-C#-A
Verse 1:
BThe hand C#upon your shoulder,A  
Grows colder everyday.
BBut you nC#ever turn to face.A  
Verse 2:
All you hopeless lovers,
Greater than the last
But never quite the first.
Chorus:
Well I usBed to find it fC#unny.A  
But I've forgotten how to laugh.B  C#  A  
I've been lurking in the dark,B  C#  A  
Plotting my escape.B  C#  A  
BefBore it gets me C#down,
I will lAeave this town.
Some deciBde to C#run,
But I will sAtay with you, my son.
Verse 3:
I've been chasing tails,
Since I was a boy.
It never seems to change.
Verse 4:
All you A-class soldiers,
Longing for the heights
You'll never reach again.
Chorus

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Before It Gets Me Down

by Richard Allan II

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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Richard Allan II - Before It Gets Me Down

Capo 6

Chord progression throughout the whole song: B-C#-A

Verse 1:

B C# A

The hand upon your shoulder,

Grows colder everyday.

B C# A

But you never turn to face.

Verse 2:

All you hopeless lovers,

Greater than the last

But never quite the first.

Chorus:

B C# A

Well I used to find it funny.

B C# A

But I've forgotten how to laugh.

B C# A

I've been lurking in the dark,

B C# A

Plotting my escape.

B C#

Before it gets me down,

I will leave this town.

B C#

Some decide to run,

But I will stay with you, my son.

Verse 3:

I've been chasing tails,

Since I was a boy.

It never seems to change.

Verse 4:

All you A-class soldiers,

Longing for the heights

You'll never reach again.

Chorus

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