How We Were Before Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays765

How We Were Before by Zombies is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dmaj7, D7, G, G7, Gm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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  			D 
The party's over 
Dmaj7 
Don't break it 
D7                   G 
Gradually through on us 
G7 
Shows us 
Gm            D      A D 
How we were before 
D 
Why we waited 
Dmaj7 
Been so lonely 
D7                  G 
Continually lone to be 
G7 
Again 
Gm            D        A  D 
How we were before 

             G        G7 
And as you waited for me 
Gm              D 
We will be together 
              G       G7  
And as you waited for me 
Gm 
I'll leave you again 
D     A 
Never ever 
D           Dmaj7      
So remember we were lucky 
D7                   G   G7  
Mercifully turned to be again 
Gm           D      A   D 
How we were before 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante