Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Before You Were Born

DHow can it happen that Gevery time

You Dask us this question the answer sGeems like a lie?

You Dknow what we’re saying, you Gknow what we mean

And it’s aBmlways sincere, god knows

But it never Agets Gthrough to where you need

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

There’s no G/Dplace for you here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

You are G/Dnot wanted here anymore

And Dgod damn the people who Gleft you in pain

And Dgod damn the father, without Gface, without name

And Dgod damn the lovers who Gnever showed up

And Bmgod damn the wounds that show how Adeep a wGord can cut

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

There’s no G/Dplace for you here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

You are G/Dnot wanted here, stay back where you belong

Solo

EmBmEmD

Em→ ABm→ A

And Dhow can it happen now that you Gknow the cause

That Dnothing is changing and Geverything’s wrong

DPain is the healing, and the Gtears sting like alcohol

Oh, just kBmeep on there breathing

We’ll help you down the Glong, long road back home

Let ring

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

There’s no G/Dplace for you here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

You are G/Dnot wanted here, anymore

Band back in

DGDG

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

There’s no Gplace for you here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

You are Gnot wanted here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

There’s no Gplace for you here, stay back where you belong

BeDfore you were born someone kicked in the door

Hang on “help”

We’ll Ghelp you down the long road