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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"
                     [ IZZY STRADLIN - 117 DEGREES ]
                        [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1998 ]
                           [ HERE BEFORE YOU ]
INTRO:
(With Rick)		   B
	I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	I was Bhere before you
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	I was Bhere before you
			-------------------------
RIFF 1:
	E|---------------|
	B|---------------|
	G|---------------|
	D|---------------|
	A|-2^5-2^5-2^5-2-|
	E|---------------|
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	YeahB, I was here before you
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	YeahB, I was here before you
			-------------------------
	AbWound up over nuthin at all
	Ya F#gotta reel yourself back in
	AYou ain't first, but you sure ain't last
	& thEats a call I have seen
			-------------------------
	GYou're up front in the second heat
	Ya got Dyour head lined up in check
	DbThey're gettin ready to start it
	They're gettin ready to go
			-------------------------
	I was Bhere before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You thinEk about that first
	YeahB, I was here before you
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No mattF#er what you do
	You thinEk about that first
	yeahB, I was here before you
			-------------------------
	AbBig talk don't mean a lot
	And when F#the final flag comes down
	AYeah, who's who at the finish line
	GEonna wear that great big crown
			-------------------------
	  GYa talkin bomb, but I'll wait & see
	  WhoD's gonna be there in the end
	  DbI'm already started
	  I'm fired up ta go
			-------------------------
SOLO:	 B-  F#-  E- B  
	 B-  F#-  E- B  
	 E- A  
	 E- A  
	 D-  G- A  
			-------------------------
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	YeahB, I was here before you
			-------------------------
	YeahB, I was here before you
	No maF#tter what you do
	You think Eabout that first
	YeahB, I was here before you
			-------------------------

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Here Before You

by Izzy Stradlin

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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"

[ IZZY STRADLIN - 117 DEGREES ]

[ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1998 ]

[ HERE BEFORE YOU ]

INTRO:

(With Rick) B

I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

I was here before you

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

I was here before you

-------------------------

RIFF 1:

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

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

G|---------------|

D|---------------|

A|-2^5-2^5-2^5-2-|

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

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

Yeah, I was here before you

-------------------------

Wound up over nuthin at all

Ya gotta reel yourself back in

You ain't first, but you sure ain't last

& thats a call I have seen

-------------------------

You're up front in the second heat

Ya got your head lined up in check

They're gettin ready to start it

They're gettin ready to go

-------------------------

I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

yeah, I was here before you

-------------------------

Big talk don't mean a lot

And when the final flag comes down

Yeah, who's who at the finish line

Gonna wear that great big crown

-------------------------

Ya talkin bomb, but I'll wait & see

Who's gonna be there in the end

I'm already started

I'm fired up ta go

-------------------------

B F# E B

SOLO: - - -

B F# E B

- - -

E A

D G A

- -

-------------------------

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

Yeah, I was here before you

-------------------------

Yeah, I was here before you

No matter what you do

You think about that first

Yeah, I was here before you

-------------------------

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