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Been Down This Road Before

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1/64

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---0h2-2-2p0-------------------0---------------------0----------|
D|----0h2---2-------------0h2-2-2p0---0h2-------0h2-2-2p0---0h2---2p0------|
A|--3-------------------3-----------3---------------------3-----------3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  F   Em   F|
|  C/  F   C|  Am   C|  Am   C|  F   Em   F| x2
[Verse]
CCome round Famen Ccorner
And Amthere she standin' in the Cdoor
 AmStaring in the Ceyes of my poor FsoulEm  F  
 CBeen around I Fwore those Cshadows
That Amsooner or later drag ya Cdown
AmHang around your Cheart and your FmindEm  F  
[Chorus]
DmI___Em__ been Amdown this road before
DmI___Em__ don’t Amgo there anyCmore
|  C/  F   C|  Am   C|  Am   C|  F   Em   F|
[Verse]
CAhhh honey I Flook in your Ceyes
It's Amcarryin' me far aCway
AmTake me right back to the Cday in my FmindEm  F  
CI've been down where Fnothing Cmatters
and you're Amknocking everybody Cdown
Amstumbling every place in Ctown with an open FdoorEm  F  
[Chorus]
DmI___Em__ love to Amopen up the door.
DmI___Em__ can't Amgo there anyCmore
|  C/  F   C|  Am   C|  Am   C|  F   Em   F|
[Verse]
CAhhh you’re a devil you can Fpush those Cbuttons
'Til there's Amno more water in the Cwell
AmFires burnin' in Chell flowin' in my FveinEmsF  
CI've been around, I Fknow you Cbrother
I Amknow how this story Cgoes
AmYou and me pushin' to Cblows and then I feel FsadEm  F  
[Chorus]
DmI___Em__ like to Ameven up the score
  Dm         EmAm.         C  
I_____ don’t go there anymore
[Solo]
(Fiddle)
|  C/  F   C|  Am   C|  Am   C|  F   Em   F| x2
(Mandolin)
|  Dm   Em|   Am|  Dm   Em|  F   Em   F|
|  Dm   Em|  F   E   D   C   A   B|  (last measure is bassline, listen for timing)
(Guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---0h2-2-2p0-------------------0-------------------0----------|
D|----0h2---2-------------0h2-2-2p0---0h2-----0h2-2-2p0---0h2---2p0------|
A|--3-------------------3-----------3-------------------3-----------3----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   F    Em   F|
[Verse]
CCome round Famen Ccorner
And Amthere she standin' in the Cdoor
 AmStaring in the Ceyes of my poor FsoulEm  F  
 CBeen around I Fwore those Cshadows
That Amsooner or later drag ya Cdown
AmHang around your Cheart and your FmindEm  F  
[Chorus]
DmI___Em__ like to Amopen up the door
DmOooooEmooohAm  
DmI___Em__ been Amdown this road before
DmI___Em__ don’t Amgo there anyCmore
|  C/  F   C|  Am   C|  Am   C|  F   Em   F| x2

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Been Down This Road Before

by Railroad Earth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------0---0h2-2-2p0-------------------0---------------------0----------|

D|----0h2---2-------------0h2-2-2p0---0h2-------0h2-2-2p0---0h2---2p0------|

A|--3-------------------3-----------3---------------------3-----------3----|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F Em F

| |

C F C Am C Am C F Em F

| / | | | | x2

[Verse]

C F C

Come round amen corner

Am C

And there she standin' in the door

Am C F Em F

Staring in the eyes of my poor soul

C F C

Been around I wore those shadows

Am C

That sooner or later drag ya down

Am C F Em F

Hang around your heart and your mind

[Chorus]

Dm Em Am

I_____ been down this road before

Dm Em Am C

I_____ don’t go there anymore

C F C Am C Am C F Em F

| / | | | |

[Verse]

C F C

Ahhh honey I look in your eyes

Am C

It's carryin' me far away

Am C F Em F

Take me right back to the day in my mind

C F C

I've been down where nothing matters

Am C

and you're knocking everybody down

Am C F Em F

stumbling every place in town with an open door

[Chorus]

Dm Em Am

I_____ love to open up the door.

Dm Em Am C

I_____ can't go there anymore

C F C Am C Am C F Em F

| / | | | |

[Verse]

C F C

Ahhh you’re a devil you can push those buttons

Am C

'Til there's no more water in the well

Am C F Em F

Fires burnin' in hell flowin' in my veins

C F C

I've been around, I know you brother

Am C

I know how this story goes

Am C F Em F

You and me pushin' to blows and then I feel sad

[Chorus]

Dm Em Am

I_____ like to even up the score

Dm Em C

Am.

I_____ don’t go there anymore

[Solo]

(Fiddle)

C F C Am C Am C F Em F

| / | | | | x2

(Mandolin)

Dm Em Am Dm Em F Em F

| | | | |

Dm Em F E D C A B

| | | (last measure is bassline, listen for timing)

(Guitar)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------0---0h2-2-2p0-------------------0-------------------0----------|

D|----0h2---2-------------0h2-2-2p0---0h2-----0h2-2-2p0---0h2---2p0------|

A|--3-------------------3-----------3-------------------3-----------3----|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

F Em F

| |

[Verse]

C F C

Come round amen corner

Am C

And there she standin' in the door

Am C F Em F

Staring in the eyes of my poor soul

C F C

Been around I wore those shadows

Am C

That sooner or later drag ya down

Am C F Em F

Hang around your heart and your mind

[Chorus]

Dm Em Am

I_____ like to open up the door

Dm Em Am

Ooooooooh

Dm Em Am

I_____ been down this road before

Dm Em Am C

I_____ don’t go there anymore

C F C Am C Am C F Em F

| / | | | | x2

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