Before You Were Born Chords
Before You Were Born by Toad the Wet Sprocket is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dsus4, G, Gadd2, Bm, A and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
{verse1}
D Dsus4 G Gadd2
How can it happen that every time
D Dsus4 G Gadd2
You ask us this question the answer seems like a lie
D Dsus4 G Gadd2
You know what what we're saying you know what it means
Bm
And it's always sincere god knows
A G
But it never gets through to where you need
{chorus1}
D
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G
There's no place for you here, stay back where you belong
D
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G
You are not wanted here anymore
(repeat these patterns for the other verses and choruses and the 2nd solo)
{1st solo backing chords}
Em D Em D Em A D A G