Blues Before And After Chords by The Smithereens

Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

F#

F#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smithereens - Blues Before and After chords
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[F#] [A] [B]
[A] [F#] [F#m] [B]
[A] [F#] [A] [B]
[A] [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[A] [C#m] [F#] [E] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
[E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
[A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
When we're old enough and tender,
[C#] [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] [F#m]
[A] [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
I'll do.
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn The Smithereens - Blues Before And After chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, B, F#, A, B, F#m, A, F# and F#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 63 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 127 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ _ [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
_ Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
_ I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
_ [E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
_ [A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
_ The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good _ _ _ boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
_ When we're old enough and tender,
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll do. _ _

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This song was composed by Pat DiNizio.

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