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Just A Song Before I Go (A♭ Minor)
Artist: Graham Nash    Genre: Rock    Tempo: 105 bpm    Roman Numerals: m2, iii, iv, d5, M7, vii    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Graham says he was sitting in the home of a guy in Hawaii, (a low level drug dealer), who says, "Hey, you're supposed to be some big shot song writer; I bet you 500 dollars can't write a song just before your go.."
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
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Capo 2nd fret
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
E♯
(E♯,G𝄪,B♯)
E♯ B♯ E♯ G𝄪 B♯ E♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Introduction [Em] [Bm] [C] [Am] 2x

Verse 1
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Just a song be-		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fore I go,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] whom it may con-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] cern.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Travelling twice the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] speed of sound,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] easy to get		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] burned.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] When the shows were O-		 [E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] ver,
[E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] we		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] had to get back		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] home
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] when we opened		 [E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] up the door,
[E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] had to be a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] lone.

Verse 2
She [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] helped me with my		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] suitcase,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] she		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] stands before my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] eyes
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Driving me to the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] airport,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] to the friendly		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] skies.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] Going through se-		 [E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] curity,
[E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] held her for so		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long.
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] She		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] finally looked at		 [E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] me in love,
[E♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] she was		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] gone.

Guitar Solo
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 2x

Verse 3 Outro
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Just a song be		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fore I go,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] lesson to be		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] learned.
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Travelling twice the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] speed of sound,
[BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Diminished 5th] easy to get		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] burned.
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