Just a Song Before I Go (in Am)

Artist: Graham Nash (English)
User: Phil Hughes
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
Chord names: Not defined
Abusive:
Comment:
This song was written in Hawaii as Graham & David had
just a few hours before their flight back to Los Angeles. 
Graham was buying some grass from a a cheeky dweeb named
Spider who said, "You're supposed to be some big-time
songwriter. I'll bet you can't write a song before you
go." Graham says, "Oh yeah? How much?" Spider says, "A
hundred bucks" Forty minutes later Graham had written
in a school composition book this song that became CSN's
biggest hit that thay had had in twenty weeks. The 
composition book with the original manuscript is housed
in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (There are other editions
of the details that inspired this song.)

URL

Uploaded:
September 9, 2021, 12:14 AM
Get it on Google Play

Text

 Am  Em  F  Dm 2x

 Am          Em 
 Just a song before I go,
  F            Dm 
to whom it may concern.
 Am                 Em 
 Travelling twice the speed of sound,
    F         Dm 
it's easy to get burned.

 C                 Bb 
 When the shows were over,
  Dm            Em 
we had to get back home
   C            Bb 
And when we opened up the door,
        Dm       F  G 
I had to be alone.

   Am              Em 
She helped me with my suitcase,
   F              Dm 
she stands before my eyes
 Am              Em 
 Driving me to the airport,
   F             Dm 
and to the friendly skies.

 C             Bb 
 Going through security,
 Dm            Em 
I held her for so long.
   C               Bb 
She finally looked at me in love,
           Dm       F  G 
and she was gone.

 Am  Em  F  Dm 2x

 Am          Em 
 Just a song before I go,
 F          Dm 
a lesson to be learned.
 Am                 Em 
 Travelling twice the speed of sound,
    F         Dm 
It's easy to get burned.


Comments