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(Use a phaser pedal)
[Intro]
Emadd9              Am   Emadd9
Am Bm7 C D
G7sus4 G7 Cadd9
[Verse 1]
       Cadd9As my Cadd9/Elife goes Fadd9on I believe, G7somehow something's Cadd9changed,   
         Cadd9/Esomething deep in Bbadd9side, a  Fpart of me.
      Cadd9There's a Cadd9/Estrange new Flight in my eyes, G7things I've never Cadd9known
        Cadd9/Echanging my   Fadd9life,  Bbadd9changing  Dmme-e-e 
     Am7I've Been SDm7earchin' so lGong       G/F#  G7/Fto find an answer
     AmnGow I Cknow my lAmife has Bbadd9meaning.  whoa Gwhoa!
[Verse 2]
    Cadd9Now I Cadd9/Esee my    Fself as I am G7feeling very Cadd9free  
        Cadd9/Elife is everyBbadd9thing  ooooo  it's Fmeant to be.  
      Cadd9When my Cadd9/Edays have Fadd9come to an end, G7I will undersCadd9tand,Cadd9/E  
what I left behFind,  Bbadd9part of  Dm7me.
     Am7I've Been Dm7Searchin' so Glong      G/F#  G7/Fto find an answer
     AmnGow I Cknow my lAmife has Dmmeaning.  whoa Ewhoa!
[Instrumental]
 A     G6     D/F#    A
 A     G6     D/F#    A
[Chorus]
SeAarchinG6'         D/F#for an  aAn - swer to the Aquestion, oh yG6eah,  D/F#who am AI?
MAaybe, maybe it's G6true,   D/F#oh yeah it's only naAtural, goAod things in lG9ife   D/F#take a long Atime.
[Outro]
A      G6     D/F#      A
A      G6     D/F#      A
 Bb/C. . . . . . . .

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Ive Been Searchin So Long

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emadd9

Bm7

G7sus4

Cadd9

Cadd9/E

Fadd9

Bbadd9

Am7

Dm7

G/F#

G7/F

D/F#

Bb/C

(Use a phaser pedal)

[Intro]

Emadd9 Am Emadd9

Am Bm7 C D

G7sus4 G7 Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 Cadd9/E Fadd9 G7 Cadd9

As my life goes on I believe, somehow something's changed,

Cadd9/E Bbadd9 F

something deep in side, a part of me.

Cadd9 Cadd9/E F G7 Cadd9

There's a strange new light in my eyes, things I've never known

Cadd9/E Fadd9 Bbadd9 Dm

changing my life, changing me-e-e

Am7 Dm7 G G/F# G7/F

I've Been Searchin' so long to find an answer

Am G C Am Bbadd9 G

now I know my life has meaning. whoa whoa!

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 Cadd9/E F G7 Cadd9

Now I see my self as I am feeling very free

Cadd9/E Bbadd9 F

life is everything ooooo it's meant to be.

Cadd9 Cadd9/E Fadd9 G7 Cadd9 Cadd9/E

When my days have come to an end, I will understand,

F Bbadd9 Dm7

what I left behind, part of me.

Am7 Dm7 G G/F# G7/F

I've Been Searchin' so long to find an answer

Am G C Am Dm E

now I know my life has meaning. whoa whoa!

[Instrumental]

A G6 D/F# A

[Chorus]

A G6 D/F# A A G6 D/F# A

Searchin' for an an - swer to the question, oh yeah, who am I?

A G6 D/F# A A G9 D/F# A

Maybe, maybe it's true, oh yeah it's only natural, good things in life take a long time.

[Outro]

A G6 D/F# A

Bb/C

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