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Before I Knew

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This is just a short little ditty from Basia's album. It's recorded with a ukulele, but 
be played with a guitar.
*The melody overlay on the Intro and Outro C chords is played on the A string seventh 
then fifth fret, then third fret, then second. It's easy to figure out if you listen to 
recording.
Intro:
 C|  C|  G| G  
 C|  C|  G| G  
Verse:  F|  F|  C| C  
        F|  F|  C| C  
Oh, it was the (F) first time I fell in (F) love
the first time I (C) felt my heart (C)
it was the (F) first time we sang out (F) loud
all through the (C) night (C)
Chorus:  F|  F|  C| C  
         G|  G|  C| C  
but before I knew
I was lost
before I knew
I was a prisoner
and I still can find a way to make it right
Outro:
 C|  C|  G| F  
 C|  C|  G| F  
 F|  F|  F| C  

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Before I Knew

by Basia Bulat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is just a short little ditty from Basia's album. It's recorded with a ukulele, but

be played with a guitar.

*The melody overlay on the Intro and Outro C chords is played on the A string seventh

then fifth fret, then third fret, then second. It's easy to figure out if you listen to

recording.

Intro:

C C G G

| | |

C C G G

| | |

F F C C

Verse: | | |

F F C C

| | |

Oh, it was the (F) first time I fell in (F) love

the first time I (C) felt my heart (C)

it was the (F) first time we sang out (F) loud

all through the (C) night (C)

F F C C

Chorus: | | |

G G C C

| | |

but before I knew

I was lost

before I knew

I was a prisoner

and I still can find a way to make it right

Outro:

C C G F

| | |

C C G F

| | |

F F F C

| | |

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