W B Sims - Have I Met You Before
View chords used in this chart
D|-----2---------|-----2---------|------2---------|------2---------|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
G G G G
C C
G G
[Verse 1]
G
The old man says how you doin’
C G
The young man says I’m doin’ fine
C
Old man says when you've lived as long as I have
D
you can always spot a lie
[Verse 2]
C
The Young man says it's my father,
G
He aint been feelin’ too well
The old man says, “I've got an ear,
D G
if you've got a story to tell”
[Chorus]
C D
The young man says it a feeling sad and strange
C G
to introduce yourself
C D
over and over to the man who made me what I am today
C D G
like some kind of sick and twisted hell
C(Hold) G(Hold)
Oh, I've shook his hand a thousand times
c(Hold) D(Hold) G(Hold)
I’ll shake a thousand more,
C(Hold) D(Hold) G(Finger)
but he’ll still ask have I met you before
[Verse 3]
G
The old man says I know the feeling.
C G
The same thing happened to mine
C
The young man says I remember,
D
Wasn't it back in ‘89?
[Verse 4]
C
The old man says, "How’d you know that?"
G
The young man says, “Lucky guess.”
The old man asks, “Have we met before?”
D G
The young man says, “Yes”
[Chorus]
C D
Cuz its a feelin’, sad and strange
C G
to introduce yourself
C D
over and over to the man who made me what I am today
C D G
like some kind of sick and twisted hell
C(Hold) G(Hold)
Oh, I've shook his hand a thousand times
c(Hold) D(Hold) G(Hold)
I’ll shake a thousand more,
C(Hold) D(Hold) G(Finger)
but he’ll still ask have I met you before
How to play W B Sims - Have I Met You Before
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.