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Standard Tuning
VERSE 1
Oh, wChat a gray C  
and hCopeless dayC  
I've got a wCorried mind
The Csun's behind the cAmlouds againAm  
And Cso am IC  
I Cask the skyC  
Tell me which Cway to go, 
how Cwill I know to Amshine againAm?
CHORUS 1
I've been here beDsusfore,
I've Amseen it GallG  
And I can't take no Dsusmore, 
I Ammean it
I'll GgoG  
REFRAIN 1      
And this is the Dsustime, Am  
the time to change my lGifeG  
Yeah these are the Dsustimes Am  
reaching up to fiGndG  
VERSE 2
A wCindow out 
of Cdoom and doubt
A Cremedy for agony 
oh Amhush that shout
CHORUS 2
I've been here Dsusbefore, 
I've sAmeen it GallG  
And I can't take no Dsusmore, 
I Ammean it
I'll gGoG  
You heard it all and mDsusore, 
I Ambeat it and took hGoldG  
REFRAIN 2
And these are the Dsustimes, Am  
time to change my lGifeG  
Yeah these are the Dsustimes Am  
reaching up to fGindG  
BRIDGE
FWhoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh
I took the wrong way hoAmme
AmWhoa-oh-oh-oh
FI took the wrong way homeF  
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-Amoh
AmWhoa-oh-oh-oh
FI took the wrong way homeF  
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oAmh
AmWhoa-oh-oh-oh
FWhoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
FWhoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
FWhoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
FWhoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oFh
CHORUS 3
I've been here Dsusbefore, 
I've sAmeen it aGllG  
I can't take no Dsusmore, 
I mAmean it
I'll GgoG  
What's this screaming fDsusor?Am  G  G  
REFRAIN 3
And this is the Dsustime, Am  
the time to change my lGifeG  
Yeah these are the DsustimesAm, 
reaching up to fGindG  
Reaching up to fDsusindAm  G  G  
Reaching up to fDsusindAm  G  G  
GReaching up
GReaching up
GReaching up 

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Here Before

by Lissie

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Standard Tuning

VERSE 1

C C

Oh, what a gray

C C

and hopeless day

I've got a worried mind

C Am Am

The sun's behind the clouds again

C C

And so am I

C C

I ask the sky

Tell me which way to go,

C Am Am

how will I know to shine again?

CHORUS 1

Dsus

I've been here before,

Am G G

I've seen it all

Dsus

And I can't take no more,

I mean it

G G

I'll go

REFRAIN 1

Dsus Am

And this is the time,

G G

the time to change my life

Dsus Am

Yeah these are the times

G G

reaching up to find

VERSE 2

A window out

of doom and doubt

A remedy for agony

oh hush that shout

CHORUS 2

Dsus

I've been here before,

Am G G

I've seen it all

Dsus

And I can't take no more,

I mean it

G G

I'll go

Dsus

You heard it all and more,

Am G G

I beat it and took hold

REFRAIN 2

Dsus Am

And these are the times,

G G

time to change my life

Dsus Am

Yeah these are the times

G G

reaching up to find

BRIDGE

F F

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I took the wrong way home

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

F F

I took the wrong way home

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

F F

I took the wrong way home

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

F F

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

CHORUS 3

Dsus

I've been here before,

Am G G

I've seen it all

Dsus

I can't take no more,

I mean it

G G

I'll go

Dsus Am G G

What's this screaming for?

REFRAIN 3

Dsus Am

And this is the time,

G G

the time to change my life

Dsus Am

Yeah these are the times,

G G

reaching up to find

Dsus Am G G

Reaching up to find

Dsus Am G G

Reaching up to find

Reaching up

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