Before I Go Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays575

Before I Go by American Authors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G, A and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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verse 1 
             Am  F               C G 
I'm so afraid of where my life's going 
Am    C                 F    A          C G 
Guess I've been ashamed, somehow I kept going 
Am 
So tell me I'm good, tell me I'm good 
Am      G 
Tell me I'm good 
Am                                       G 
Say I've done all I could, I've done all I could 

         F               C 
I hope I find a peace of mind 
             G 
In all of my woes 
           F                 C 
I hope the rain, it brings a light 
             G 
To my broken soul 
         F                  G 
I hope I lose myself in the city 
         G# Am G F 
But find my hooome 
                 C 
I hope I live my life 
         G 
Before I go 

verse 2 
C                   F                              G 
Hope I've been awake and I didn't sleep through it all 
          C                  F          C 
And every last drop of faith, oh I can drink it all 
Am 
I'll take it all in, I'll take it all in 
Am                 G 
I'll take it all in 

         F               C 
I hope I find a peace of mind 
             G 
In all of my woes 
           F                 C 
I hope the rain, it brings a light 
             G 
To my broken soul 
         F                  G 
I hope I lose myself in the city 
         G# Am G F 
But find my hooome 
                 C 
I hope I live my life 
         G 
Before I go 
         F   C 
I hope I live 
         G 
Before I go 

Bridge 
G      F 
I hope I 
C      Am 
I hope I 
G      F 
I hope I 
C      Am G 
I hope I 

Outro 
G        F                  G                 Am G F 
I hope I lose myself in the city, but find my hooome 
                 C             G 
I hope I live my life before I go 
         F   C         G 
I hope I live before I go 
         F   C         G 
I hope I live before I go 
             F C         G 
I hope I live   before I go 
         F   C         G 
I hope I live before I go 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante