Chords for Aaron Lewis, Its Been A While, House of Blues 7-12-11

So I'm gonna play a song that_
I've been playing this [D#] song _ for_
Fuckin' like 17 years. _
_ _ I [N] used to play this song long before Stained ever had a record deal.
_ [F#m] And, uh_
Back when I would be the human jukebox in the corner of the local bar. _
[D#] Playing for like 5 hours.
[F#m] And, [C#] uh_
And I would mix this _ song_
[F#] Okay?
But I would mix this song in [E] with all the covers that I played.
That [D#] time because, you [D#m] know_
At that level [Fm] you don't get [C] paid unless you're [F] playing somebody [D#m] else's music.
_ _ [N] So_
I never qualified for the high part, so_
_ _ [D#m] _
_ So I used to mix this [D#] song in with all the covers.
[B] And when I would play [A#] [N] it_
Nobody fuckin' cared. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They really didn't wanna listen.
[F#] Because they didn't [Em] recognize it.
[F#] _ _ _
[G#] And [E] that same song_
It's kinda funny.
Cause that same [A] song went on [B] _ [A#] to_
[G] Sit at number 1 for [F#m] 17 weeks [N] straight.
That _ _ same song went on to be the most [A#] played [G] song of the decade on rock radio.
[N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And that same song_ _ _
Made me a lot of fuckin' money. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ It's the truth, be told.
_ [D#] _ _
[N] So here's the song_
That nobody fuckin' wanted to listen to.
_ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] It's _ _ [G#] _ been a [B] while since [F#] I _ could_ _
[C#m] Hold my head up [G#m] high.
It's [F#] been a [B] while since [F#] I first saw you.
[C#] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ It's [B] been a while since I [F#] could stand_
On [C#] my own two feet _ [G#m] again.
It's been [B] a while since I [F#] could call you.
_ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ And [B] everything I can [F#] _ _ [C#] remember_
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ Is fucked [B] up as it all [F#] may seem.
_ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [B] The consequences that [F#] were _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [G#] rendered_
[G#m] I stress [B]
myself beyond [F#] my means.
_ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ And [C#m] it's been a [B]
while since [C#] I could _ [F#] say_
[C#] That I wasn't addicted.
_ [G#] _ It's been a [B] while since [F#] I could say_
I love [C#]
myself as well.
[A#] _ _ It's been a [B] while since [F#] I've gone_
_ [C#] Just like I [G#m] always do.
It's been a [B] while but all [F#] that shit_
Seems to [C#] disappear when [G#m] I'm with you.
And [B] everything I can [F#] _ _ _ [C#] remember_
_ _ _ [G#m] _ Is [B] fucked up as it all [F#] may seem.
_ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ The [B]
consequences that [F#] were _ _ [C#] rendered_
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ I'm [B] gonna fuck things up [F#] again.
_ [C#] Again.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#m] Again. _ _ _
I'll stop the [F#] world and _ _ swear_
[C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ And just make this go [F#] away.
_ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [G#m] And just one more [F#] peaceful day. Day. _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
It's _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ been a [B] while since [C#] I [F#] _ _
could_
_ [C#] Look at myself [G#] straight.
It's been a [B] while [F#] since I said I'm sorry.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
It's [B] been a while [F#] since I've seen the _ [C#] way_
That candles [D#m] light your [D#]
face.
[A#] It's been a [B] while but I [F#] can [B] still _ [C#m] remember_
How's the way [G#m] you taste.
And [B] everything I can [F#] _
_ remember_
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
Is fucked [B] up as it all [F#] may seem.
_ [C#] To me I [G#m] know [G#] it's mean.
I [B] cannot blame this on [F#] my father.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [G#m] _
He didn't get [B] no rest he could [F#] from me.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ It's been a [B] while since I [F#] _
could_
_ [C#m] Hold my head [G#] up high.
It's been a [B] while since I've