I Have Always Been Here Before Chords by Roky Erickson

Tempo:
111.15 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

A

B

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roky Erickson - I Have Always Been Here Before chords
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It seems like a bell rings [F#] time to deja vu
[Bm]
[B] Everything is [D] familiar being here with you
[E] All you ever had before [F#] you've had to [F#] understand
[B] Now all you have to do is [A] want to have at your command
I have [B] always been here [E] before
[F#] [A] Around in my [E] mind's call of Nona
[F#] [A]
Incorporate [E] more never stops [A] this flow
[F#m] [A] I have [B] always been [E] here before
That that is pleasing, [C#m] that that is real
[B] That that is forever [D] keeps, filling never fill
[F#] That that snuck up upon you in the night
[B] That that you remember in [A] my early childhood life
[E] That that was supposed [F#m] to have frightened you
[B] But somehow you never took the fright
[D] I have [E] always been here before
[F#] [A]
Allowing my [E] mind's call of Nona
[F#] [A]
Incorporate [E] more never stops this flow
[F#] [A] I have [E] always been here [A] before
[E] From the Gargoyles to [F#] Stonehenge
[B] From the Sphinx to the [D] pyramids
[E] Lucifer's temples praising the devil [F#] ride
To [B] the devil's cloth [D] strikes midnight
I have [E] always been here before
[F#]
[D] Allowing [G] my [E] mind's call of Nona
[F#] [A]
[E] Incorporate more never stops this flow
[F#] [A] I have [E] always been here before
I [C]
[G] [D]
[E]
have always been here before
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
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To start learning Roky Erickson - I Have Always Been Here Before chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F#m, D, E, A, D, F# and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 111 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ It seems like a bell rings [F#] time to deja vu
[Bm] _
[B] Everything is [D] familiar being here with you
[E] All you ever had before [F#] you've had to [F#] understand
[B] Now all you have to do is [A] want to have at your command
I have [B] always been here [E] before
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] Around in my [E] mind's call of Nona _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Incorporate [E] more never stops [A] this flow
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] I have [B] always been [E] here before
_ _ _ _ _ _ That that is pleasing, [C#m] that that is real
[B] That that is forever [D] keeps, filling never fill
[F#] That that snuck up upon you in the night
[B] That that you remember in [A] my early childhood life
[E] That that was supposed [F#m] to have frightened you
[B] But somehow you never took the fright
[D] _ _ _ _ I have [E] always been here before
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Allowing my [E] mind's call of Nona _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Incorporate [E] more never stops this flow
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] I have [E] always been here [A] before
_ _ _ _ [E] _ From the Gargoyles to [F#] _ _ Stonehenge
[B] From the Sphinx to the [D] pyramids
_ [E] Lucifer's temples praising the devil [F#] ride
_ To [B] the devil's cloth [D] strikes midnight _ _
I have [E] always been here before
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[D] Allowing [G] my [E] mind's call of Nona
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Incorporate more never _ stops this flow
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] I have [E] always been here before
_ I _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
have always been here before
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Gremlins Have Pictures album.

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