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Mark Erelli - Before I Knew Your Name
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C  F    G    C  F  C
[Verse 1]
I walked these streets beFfore I Gknew your Cname G/B  
Now you're Amby my side and Fnothing Gseems Cthe same
Has Feverything turned Gupside down or am EI the one who's Amchanged 
I Cwalked these streets beFfore I Gknew your CnameF  G  
[Verse 2]
I Cknew this town beFfore I Gdreamed of Cyou 
Back G/Bwhen the Amwhole place only Fcame in Gshades of Cblue
But Fnowadays it Gseems that dream is Eall I have to Amdo
I Cknew this town beFfore I Gdreamed of CyouF  C  
[Bridge]
On every street my Gmemories unCravel
There's a Fhistory down each Cwinding aveGnue
These Edays the only roads I seem to Amtravel
Are the Cones that always Fbring me back to Gyou
[Verse 3]
I walked these streets beFfore I Gknew your Cname G/B  
Now you're Amby my side and Fnothing Gseems Cthe same
Has Feverything turned Gupside down or am EI the one who's Amchanged 
I Cwalked these streets beFfore I Gknew
I Cwalked these streets beFfore I Gknew your Cname
[Outro]
C  F    G    C  F  C

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Before I Knew Your Name

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Mark Erelli - Before I Knew Your Name

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

C F G C F C

[Verse 1]

F G C G/B

I walked these streets before I knew your name

Am F G C

Now you're by my side and nothing seems the same

F G E Am

Has everything turned upside down or am I the one who's changed

C F G C F G

I walked these streets before I knew your name

[Verse 2]

C F G C

I knew this town before I dreamed of you

G/B Am F G C

Back when the whole place only came in shades of blue

F G E Am

But nowadays it seems that dream is all I have to do

C F G C F C

I knew this town before I dreamed of you

[Bridge]

G C

On every street my memories unravel

F C G

There's a history down each winding avenue

E Am

These days the only roads I seem to travel

C F G

Are the ones that always bring me back to you

[Verse 3]

F G C G/B

I walked these streets before I knew your name

Am F G C

Now you're by my side and nothing seems the same

F G E Am

Has everything turned upside down or am I the one who's changed

C F G

I walked these streets before I knew

C F G C

I walked these streets before I knew your name

[Outro]

C F G C F C

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