"Been To Canaan" - Words and Music by Carole King Chords
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Eb
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] Green fields [Eb] and [Ab] [Eb] rolling hills, [Bb] room enough
[Fm] [Eb] to do what we will.
[Ab] Sweet dreams of [Gm] yestertime [C] are running through my [F]
mind, of a [Ab] place [Fm] I left [Bb]
behind.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Fm] and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] until then.
[Ab] Cause I've been to [Bb] Canaan and I won't rest until I [Fm] go back [Ab] again.
[D]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] Though I'm [Eb] content with myself,
[Ab] sometimes [Bb] I [Fm] long to [Eb] be [Fm] [Eb] somewhere else.
[Ab] I try to [Gm] do what I can, but [Cm] with our day to day [F]
demands, we [Ab] all need a promised [Bb]
land.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Fm] I've been to Canaan and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been [Eb] so long, [Fm] [Eb] until then.
[Fm] Cause I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest until [Ab] [Bb] I [Fm] go back [Ab] again.
[D]
[Ab] [Db] Oh, I want to be [Cm] there in the wintertime, [Bbm] with a fireplace burning [Ab] to warm me,
[Db] and you [Ab] to hold me when [Fm] it's stormy.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Bb] But I've [Ab] been to [Fm] Canaan and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been so long,
[Eb]
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Gm] and I won't rest [Bb] until I [Fm] go back [Ab]
again.
[D] [Fm] I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest [Fm] until [Bb] I [Fm] go [Ab] back again.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Fm] Green fields [Eb] and [Ab] [Eb] rolling hills, [Bb] room enough
[Fm] [Eb] to do what we will.
[Ab] Sweet dreams of [Gm] yestertime [C] are running through my [F]
mind, of a [Ab] place [Fm] I left [Bb]
behind.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Fm] and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] until then.
[Ab] Cause I've been to [Bb] Canaan and I won't rest until I [Fm] go back [Ab] again.
[D]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] Though I'm [Eb] content with myself,
[Ab] sometimes [Bb] I [Fm] long to [Eb] be [Fm] [Eb] somewhere else.
[Ab] I try to [Gm] do what I can, but [Cm] with our day to day [F]
demands, we [Ab] all need a promised [Bb]
land.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Fm] I've been to Canaan and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been [Eb] so long, [Fm] [Eb] until then.
[Fm] Cause I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest until [Ab] [Bb] I [Fm] go back [Ab] again.
[D]
[Ab] [Db] Oh, I want to be [Cm] there in the wintertime, [Bbm] with a fireplace burning [Ab] to warm me,
[Db] and you [Ab] to hold me when [Fm] it's stormy.
[Ab] Been so long, [Eb] I can't remember when.
[Bb] But I've [Ab] been to [Fm] Canaan and I want to go back [Eb] again.
[Ab] Been so long,
[Eb]
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Gm] and I won't rest [Bb] until I [Fm] go back [Ab]
again.
[D] [Fm] I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest [Fm] until [Bb] I [Fm] go [Ab] back again.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
Key:
Ab
Fm
Eb
Bb
Gm
Ab
Fm
Eb
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Green fields [Eb] and _ [Ab] [Eb] rolling _ hills, _ _ [Bb] room _ enough _
_ [Fm] [Eb] to do what we will. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Sweet _ _ dreams of [Gm] _ _ yestertime _ _ _ [C] are running through my [F]
mind, of a [Ab] place [Fm] I left _ [Bb] _
behind.
_ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] I can't remember when.
_ [Ab] I've been to Canaan [Fm] and I want to go back [Eb] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] _ until then.
_ _ [Ab] Cause I've been to [Bb] Canaan and I won't rest until I [Fm] go _ back _ [Ab] again.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] Though I'm [Eb] content with myself, _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ sometimes [Bb] I [Fm] long to [Eb] be [Fm] [Eb] somewhere _ else.
_ _ [Ab] I _ try to [Gm] do what I can, _ _ but [Cm] with our day to day _ [F]
demands, we [Ab] all need a promised [Bb]
land.
_ _ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] I can't remember when. _
_ _ [Fm] I've been to Canaan and I want to go back _ [Eb] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Been [Eb] so _ long, [Fm] [Eb] until _ then. _
_ _ [Fm] Cause I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest until [Ab] [Bb] I [Fm] go _ back _ [Ab] again.
_ [D] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ Oh, I want to be [Cm] there in the _ wintertime, _ _ [Bbm] with a fireplace burning [Ab] to warm me,
[Db] and you _ [Ab] to hold me when [Fm] it's _ _ _ _ _ stormy.
[Ab] Been so _ _ long, [Eb] I can't remember when. _ _
[Bb] But I've [Ab] been to [Fm] Canaan and I want to go back _ [Eb] again. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Been so _ long, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Gm] and I won't rest [Bb] until I [Fm] go back _ [Ab]
again.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Fm] I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest [Fm] until [Bb] I [Fm] go [Ab] back again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Green fields [Eb] and _ [Ab] [Eb] rolling _ hills, _ _ [Bb] room _ enough _
_ [Fm] [Eb] to do what we will. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Sweet _ _ dreams of [Gm] _ _ yestertime _ _ _ [C] are running through my [F]
mind, of a [Ab] place [Fm] I left _ [Bb] _
behind.
_ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] I can't remember when.
_ [Ab] I've been to Canaan [Fm] and I want to go back [Eb] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] _ until then.
_ _ [Ab] Cause I've been to [Bb] Canaan and I won't rest until I [Fm] go _ back _ [Ab] again.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] Though I'm [Eb] content with myself, _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ sometimes [Bb] I [Fm] long to [Eb] be [Fm] [Eb] somewhere _ else.
_ _ [Ab] I _ try to [Gm] do what I can, _ _ but [Cm] with our day to day _ [F]
demands, we [Ab] all need a promised [Bb]
land.
_ _ [Ab] Been so long, _ _ [Eb] I can't remember when. _
_ _ [Fm] I've been to Canaan and I want to go back _ [Eb] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Been [Eb] so _ long, [Fm] [Eb] until _ then. _
_ _ [Fm] Cause I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest until [Ab] [Bb] I [Fm] go _ back _ [Ab] again.
_ [D] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ Oh, I want to be [Cm] there in the _ wintertime, _ _ [Bbm] with a fireplace burning [Ab] to warm me,
[Db] and you _ [Ab] to hold me when [Fm] it's _ _ _ _ _ stormy.
[Ab] Been so _ _ long, [Eb] I can't remember when. _ _
[Bb] But I've [Ab] been to [Fm] Canaan and I want to go back _ [Eb] again. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Been so _ long, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] I've been to Canaan [Gm] and I won't rest [Bb] until I [Fm] go back _ [Ab]
again.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Fm] I've been to Canaan [Bb] and I won't rest [Fm] until [Bb] I [Fm] go [Ab] back again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _