Where Have You Been All My Life
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 3rd April 2024
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No Capo
B.p.m. 105
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – Eb
* Single Strum (which rings out)
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Eb X68886 Cm X35543 Ab 466544 Bb 688766
Bb5 668XXX G5 335XXX Ab/Eb X66544 Bb5 688XXX
Ab5 466XXX
Please note that the Eb in the Intro and Verse 1 are played as Eb5 X68XXX
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[Intro]
Eb* Eb* Bb5* Bb5*
Eb* Eb* Bb5* Bb5*
Eb* Eb* Bb5* Bb5*
Eb* Eb* Bb5* Bb5*
[Verse 1] 0:10
Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5 Cm G5 Cm G5
Until we've kissed, I never knew the thrills that could be tasted...................
Ab Ab5 Ab Ab5 Bb Bb5 Bb Bb5
Until we kissed, I never knew the years that I had wasted, But now I know that I was
[Chorus] 0:28
Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5 Cm G4 Cm G4
Waiting for you to come back, I was waiting, girl won't you please tell me why,
Cm
this took so
Ab Ab5 Ab Bb Bb5 Bb Eb Bb5 Bb
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life, Oh don't you know that
[Verse 2] 0:49
Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5 Cm G5 Cm G5
Til we touch, I never knew a touch was worth revealing,
Ab Ab/Eb Ab Ab/Eb Bb Bb/F Bb5 Bb
Until we touch, I never knew my heart was really beating, But now I know I was
[Chorus] 1:06
Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5 Cm G4 Cm G4 Cm
Waiting for you to come back, I was waiting, won't you please tell me why this took so
Ab Ab5 Ab Bb Bb5 Bb Eb Bb5 Bb
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life,
[Bridge] 1:23
Bb5 Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5
Oh dar-ling, where have you been? where you been? where you been?
Eb Cm G5 Cm G5
When I was, feeling blue,
Ab Ab5 Ab Ab5 Ab Ab5
Where have you been? where you been? where you been?
Ab Ab5 Bb Bb5 Bb
When I was, needing you
Bb Bb5 Bb
Oh, where you been? where you
[Instrumental Piano Solo] 1:43
Eb Cm
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
B|------------------------|9--8--------9--8--------|9--8--------9--8--------|-----------
G|8-----------------------|------8-----------8-----|------8-----------8-----|10---------
D|8-----------------8-----|---------8-----------8--|---------8-----------8--|-----------
A|6-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &
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-8-----------|
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3 & 4 &
Ab
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
B|------------------------|------------------------|8-----------------8-----|11---------
G|------------------------|------------------8-----|------------8-----------|-----------
D|10----------------------|------------10----------|------10----------------|-----------
A|------------------------|------10----------------|------------------------|-----------
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &
Oh, where you Been ?
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-9-----------|
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3 & 4 &
Cm7#5 Bb
e|------------------------|6-----------6-----------|6-----------6-----------|9----------
B|------------------------|---9-----------9--------|---9-----------9--------|-----------
G|10----------------------|------8-----------8-----|------8-----------8-----|-----------
D|---------------------10-|---------10----------10-|---------10----------10-|-----------
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &
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-11----------|
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3 & 4 &
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|10----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------10-8-----------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------8--|6-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Now don't you)
Bb Bb5 Bb
Now don't you know, I was
[Chorus] 2:01
Eb Bb5 Eb Bb5 Cm G4 Cm G4 Cm
Waiting for you to come back, I was waiting girl, won't you please tell me why this took
so
Ab Ab5 Ab Bb Bb5 Bb Eb Bb5 Bb
Long to begin, darling where have you been all my life, Oh dar-ling,
[Outro] 2:17
Eb Bb5 Eb Eb Bb5
Where have you been? where you been? where you been?
Eb Cm G4 Cm G4
When I was, feeling blue, feeling blue
Ab Ab5 Ab/Eb Ab5
Where have you been? where you been? where you been?
When I was, needing you
Oh, where you been? where you been?
(Fades out quickly.................)
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