It's Been Awhile - Staind
Tuning: Half Step Down
(Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)

Intro/Verse/Outro Riff:
   Asus4 (x02230@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)         G5 (355xxx@1)            Dsus4Eb|------------------------------|----------------------------| (xx0233@1)Bb|-------3--------------3-------|-----3-------------3--------|
Gb|---2------2-------0-----0---0-|--------0---0---------0---0-|
Db|-----2------2-0---------------|-0-0------0---0--0------2---|
Ab|-0--------------3---3-----2---|-x--------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-3--------------------------|

Verse 1:

Asus4
And it's been awhile
Cadd9 (x32030@1)  G5 (355xxx@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  		
Since I could hold my head up high
Asus4 (x02230@1)              Cadd9 (x32030@1)           G5 (355xxx@1) Dsus4And (xx0233@1)it's been awhile since I first saw you
Asus4 (x02230@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1) G5 (355xxx@1)  Dsus4And (xx0233@1)it's been awhile since I could stand on my own two feet again 
Asus4 (x02230@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)    Dsus4And (xx0233@1)it's been awhile since I could call you

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7
And everything I can't remember
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1) D7As (xx0212@1)fucked up as it all may seem 
Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)   D7The (xx0212@1)consequences that I've rendered
Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)D7I've (xx0212@1)stretched myself beyond my means

Verse 2:
It's been awhile 
Since I can say that I wasn't addicted
And it's been awhile since I can say I love myself as well and
And it's been awhile since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do
And it's been awhile but all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

G D7

Am (x02210@1)	   G (320003@1)D7Why (xx0212@1)must I feel this way?
Am (x02210@1)	G (320003@1)D7Just (xx0212@1)make this go away
Am (x02210@1)	   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7
Just one more peaceful day

Verse 3:
And it's been awhile 
Since I could look at 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 2:
Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0212@1">D7
And everything I can't remember 
Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)     D7As (xx0212@1)fucked up as it all may seem to be I know it's me 
Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)  D7I (xx0212@1)cannot blame this on my father
Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1) D7He (xx0212@1)did the best he could for me


Outro:
Asus4 
And it's been awhile
Cadd9 (x32030@1)       G5 (355xxx@1)  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    
Since I could hold my head up high
Asus4 (x02230@1)              Cadd9 (x32030@1)             G5And (355xxx@1)it's been awhile since I said I'm sorry 


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