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Been There Before

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 9

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Tuning: Capo 1
There's a Cdown C/Btown Amcorner 
People Fdown Gtown Cknow 
And a Cback C/Bbeat Amrhythm on the FraGdiCo 
And the Cgirl C/Bwho Amlistens to a Fyoung Gman's Csong 
On the Cblock C/BI lAmive on 
In the Fplace GI'm Cfrom 
Well the Cyoung C/Bman Amsitting 
On the Fdock Gof the Cbay 
He took a Clong-C/Bterm Amtrip on a Ffirst Gclass pClane 
Now the Cwhole C/Bworld Amlistens 
To that Fone Gman's Csong 
On the Cblock C/BI lAmive on 
In the Fplace GI'm Cfrom 
Tell me does it Fmove Cyou 
Does it Gsoothe Amyou 
Does it Ffill your Cheart and soul with the 
GRoots of Amrock and roll 
Does it Fmove Cyou 
Does it Gsoothe Amyou 
Does it Ffill your Cheart and soul with the 
GRoots of Amrock and roll 
   C   C/B   Am     F     G     C   C  C/ B   Am     F         G  C  
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7-5-7-----5-5-5----9-7-5-7-----5---5---5----|
D|---------5-7------------------5-7---7---7------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Well the Cman C/Bin bAmlack sits 
On a Fscreened Gin Cporch 
Making CbirthC/Bday Amwishes, 7F1 GalCmost 
You can Chear C/Bhim Amsinging 
ChariFot GSwing Clow 
On the Cblock C/BI lAmive on 
In the Fplace GI Cknow 
Tell me does it Fmove Cyou 
Does it Gsoothe Amyou 
Does it Ffill your Cheart and soul with the 
GRoots of Amrock and roll 
Does it Fmove Cyou 
Does it Gsoothe Amyou 
Does it Ffill your Cheart and soul with the 
GRoots of Amrock and roll 
 D#  D#/ D    Cm   G#   A#   D#(x2)
Tell me does it G#move D#you 
Does it A#soothe Cmyou 
Does it G#fill your D#heart and soul with the 
A#Roots of Cmrock and roll 
Does it G#move D#you 
Does it A#soothe Cmyou 
Does it G#fill your D#heart and soul with the 
A#Roots of Cmrock and roll 
Na na G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore 
Na na G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore
Na na G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore 
Na na G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore
G#When you can't get D#through it 
A#You can listen Cmto it 
With a G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore
G#When you can't get D#through it 
A#You can listen Cmto it
With a G#na na D#na na, I've A#been there beCmfore

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Been There Before

by Hanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

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Tuning: Capo 1

C C/B Am

There's a down town corner

F G C

People down town know

C C/B Am F G C

And a back beat rhythm on the radio

C C/B Am F G C

And the girl who listens to a young man's song

C C/B Am

On the block I live on

F G C

In the place I'm from

C C/B Am

Well the young man sitting

F G C

On the dock of the bay

C C/B Am F G C

He took a long-term trip on a first class plane

C C/B Am

Now the whole world listens

F G C

To that one man's song

C C/B Am

On the block I live on

F G C

In the place I'm from

F C

Tell me does it move you

G Am

Does it soothe you

F C

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

G Am

Roots of rock and roll

F C

Does it move you

G Am

Does it soothe you

F C

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

G Am

Roots of rock and roll

C C/B Am F G C C C B Am F G C

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

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

G|-9-7-5-7-----5-5-5----9-7-5-7-----5---5---5----|

D|---------5-7------------------5-7---7---7------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

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

C C/B Am

Well the man in black sits

F G C

On a screened in porch

C C/B Am F G C

Making birthday wishes, 71 almost

C C/B Am

You can hear him singing

F G C

Chariot Swing low

C C/B Am

On the block I live on

F G C

In the place I know

F C

Tell me does it move you

G Am

Does it soothe you

F C

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

G Am

Roots of rock and roll

F C

Does it move you

G Am

Does it soothe you

F C

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

G Am

Roots of rock and roll

D# D# D Cm G# A# D#

/ (x2)

G# D#

Tell me does it move you

A# Cm

Does it soothe you

G# D#

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

A# Cm

Roots of rock and roll

G# D#

Does it move you

A# Cm

Does it soothe you

G# D#

Does it fill your heart and soul with the

A# Cm

Roots of rock and roll

G# D# A# Cm

Na na na na na na, I've been there before

G# D# A# Cm

Na na na na na na, I've been there before

G# D# A# Cm

Na na na na na na, I've been there before

G# D# A# Cm

Na na na na na na, I've been there before

G# D#

When you can't get through it

A# Cm

You can listen to it

G# D# A# Cm

With a na na na na, I've been there before

G# D#

When you can't get through it

A# Cm

You can listen to it

G# D# A# Cm

With a na na na na, I've been there before

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