Before I Go Upstairs
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Intro: B E B G#m E
Verse: 1
B
I'll be back before bars close
E B E
I'll be tall before grass grows
B
I left there long ago
G#m E
'Cause that house ain't my home
F
I will need the warnings you speak
[Refrão]
G# E
Before you go upstairs
G# F# E
Before you go upstairs
Verse: 2
B E B G#m E
Four different stories in one single story there
A#
There are things privileged
E D# B A# B E
And some things so unfair
F#
I will heed the warnings you speak
[Refrão]
Gm F E
Before we go upstairs
Gm A# E A#
Before we go upstairs
Verse: 3
N.C.
Time is tryin' to kill me
G#m E A# B E
But foolishness will beat him to it
A#
I hear tales of things I shouldn't
E B A# E
Right before I start to do it
D F
I'll bide my time, hide my crimes
[Refrão]
Gm F E
Before I go upstairs
Gm F# E
Before I go upstairs
A# D# A#
Verse: 4
N.C.
I got dirt beneath my feet
N.C
A lot of world for me to see
D A#
Trouble haunts me in my sleep
E A#
I got places I should be
D F F#
One day soon, in my dark room
Ending
Gm F D#
Before I go upstairs
E F E
Before you go upstairs
Gm F E
Oh, before we go upstairs
Gm F# E
Before I go upstairs
How to play Before I Go Upstairs
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.