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I Have Always Been Here Before

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EADGBe tuning and nothing fancy throughout the song...
Verse
 A|  F#m|  Bm7| D  
Chorus just changes order
 D|  Bm7|  A| F#m  
Verse 1:
It seems like a bell rings, time for deja vú;
Everything is familiar, being here with you.
All you've ever had before, you've had to understand;
Now all you have to do is want, to have at your command.
Chorus:
I have always been here before,
Allowing my minds call of known of,
In cold parade more never stops this flow,
I have always been here before.
Verse 2:
That that is pleasing, that that is real,
That that is forever keeps filling never filled,
That that snuck upon you in the night,
That that you remember in an early child's delight,
That that was supposed to have frightened you,
but somehow you never took to fright.
Chorus
Verse 3:
From the gargoyles to stonehenge,
From the sphinx to the pyramids.
Lucifer's temple praising the devil right;
To the devil's clock as it strikes midnight.
Chorus

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I Have Always Been Here Before

by Roky Erickson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm7

EADGBe tuning and nothing fancy throughout the song...

Verse

A F#m Bm7 D

| | |

Chorus just changes order

D Bm7 A F#m

| | |

Verse 1:

It seems like a bell rings, time for deja vú;

Everything is familiar, being here with you.

All you've ever had before, you've had to understand;

Now all you have to do is want, to have at your command.

Chorus:

I have always been here before,

Allowing my minds call of known of,

In cold parade more never stops this flow,

I have always been here before.

Verse 2:

That that is pleasing, that that is real,

That that is forever keeps filling never filled,

That that snuck upon you in the night,

That that you remember in an early child's delight,

That that was supposed to have frightened you,

but somehow you never took to fright.

Chorus

Verse 3:

From the gargoyles to stonehenge,

From the sphinx to the pyramids.

Lucifer's temple praising the devil right;

To the devil's clock as it strikes midnight.

Chorus

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