IT'S BEEN AWHILE (acoustic)
Staind
Tabbed by Denial Guitar (DenialGtr@hotmail.com)



Tune 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)


Chords:

 Asus4 (x02230)
 C9    (x32030)
 G     (320033)
 D     (x00232)
 Am    (x02210)
 C     (x32010)



Intro

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|---------3---|-------1-0---|-------------|-----3-----3---|
|-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-|-------0-----|---2---2-----2-|
|---2---------|---2---------|---4-----4---|-0-------------|   (x2)
|-0-----------|-3-----------|-5---5-----5-|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  Asus4         C9            G             D


Verse 1

 Asus4            C9             G D          
  It's been awhile since I could   hold my head up high
 Asus4                C9             G        D       
  And it's been awhile since I first saw you
 Asus4                C9                G           D       
  And it's been awhile since I couldn't stand on my own two feet again
 Asus4                C9             G        D       
  And it's been awhile since I could call you


Chorus

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|---------|---------|-----------|--------------|
|---------|-5---5---|-----------|-7-7-7-7--5-5-|
|-7---7---|-5---5---|-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--5-5-|   (x4)
|-7---7---|-3---3---|-5---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
|-5---5---|---------|-3---3-3-3-|--------------|

  Am        C             G     D Am
   And everything I can remember
  Am         C                G   D
   as ***ed up as it all may seems
  Am        C                G       D
   The consequences that are rendured 
  Am           C              G    D
   I stretch myself beyond my means


Verse 2

 It's been awhile since I couldn't say that I wasn't addicted and
 It's been awhile since I couldn't say I love myself as well and
 It's been awhile since I've gone ***ed things up just like I always do
 It's been awhile but all that *** seems to disappear when I'm with you


Chorus 2

 And everything I can remember
 as ***ed up as it always seemed
 The consequences that I've rendured
 have gone and ***ed up things again


Bridge

 G D Am
       Why must I feel this
 G D Am
 way, just make this go
 G D Am                   
away, just one more peaceful
 G D Am
 day


Verse 3

 It's been awhile since I could look in myself straight
 And it's been awhile since I said I'm sorry
 And it's been awhile since I've seen the way the candles light your face
 And it's been awhile but I can still remember just the way you taste


Chorus 3

 And everything I can remember 
 as ***ed up as it all may seems to be, I know it's me
 I cannot blame this on my father
 he did the best he could for me


Ending

 It's been awhile since I could hold my head up high
 It's been awhile since I said I'm sorry