Before Chords by NIKI

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Key: Bb · Capo: 3rd fret · BPM: 140 · Difficulty: Intermediate · Chords: G, Em, C, D, Am, F
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[Verse]

    G
You hid me in your dorm room,

 It was Halloweekend

              Em
I just flew across the globe, 

22 hours just to see you

        C
Just to barely fit on 

Your twin-sized bed

 
And talk about your cool new friend
      D
Who I never met, who

 You dated as soon as I left
 
 
[Verse]

G
Carolina autumn, it had been 

A year since I saw ya

         Em
Since we ended it, had 

A year to grow into the

 Girl you always wanted

          C
Now we're holding hands
 
As not quite friends,

 But not quite lovers
 
Well, we'll just pretend

               D
You say, "It's complicated

 To make amends"

 
Well, is that the way that

 We're headеd, then?
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

C
And you couldn't answer me

                 Em
Though you could pull mе in while

 I brushed my teeth

    G
And let your hands both freely speak

       D
Like I wasn't ever gonna leave
 
 
[Chorus]

C                    G
You were all I'd ever known

                        Em
And now I'm supposed to love 

You from a distance

          D
Like it's nothing, 

Like it's instant

    C                  
And you say, "Let's just 
              G
See where this goes"

                     Am
And I don't know how or why 

You seem just fine

            Em                 
'Cause I'm havin' to grasp that 

                        F
You're somehow not mine anymore

 Em                C        
It's so cruel how things are  

                          G
Only almost like they were before
 
 
[Post]
 
(Ah, ah, ah)
               Am
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)

               Em
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)

               C
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)
 
 
[Verse]

G
We walk downtown and it's charming
 
You're alarmingly disarming
            Em
Yeah, we've got 48 hours left before 

I fly back to my death

          C
While you stay just 

Fine and feel alive

 
South of the Mason-Dixon line

      D
Where everyone closes shop at 9

 
Where you could somehow finally find
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

C
What you were desperately looking for
 Em
Funny how you thought 

That was gonna be New York

           G
With our chalkboard walls

 And slanted floors

D
Oh, we could've had that and

 So much more

Em
Ask your new lover what

 It's like to be given

  G
A real fighting chance before

 You wish her, "Good riddance"

     C                            D
Did anything ever really count, or was

 I just a two-year practice round?
 
 
[Chorus]

C                    G
You were all I'd ever known

                     Em
And now I'm feeling stupid, 

You're forbidden

              D
They say yeah we were something, 

Too bad we were children

C                        G
Oh, I don't know where to go

                     Am
And I don't know how or why

 You seem just fine

           Em                         
'Cause I'm lookin' at 

You and God knows 

                 F
You're not mine anymore

Em               
It's so cruel how 

 C 
Things will never be the 

                 G
Way they were before 
 
 
[Outro]

 
(Ah, ah, ah)
               Am
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)

            Em           
It's almost just like how  
             C
It was before (Ah, ah, ah) 

                    G
But it's not anymore
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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 3rd of June 2022, the track was released. The track was written & sung by NIKI.

Before

Track Info

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
  • Key: Bb
  • Capo: 3rd fret
  • Chords: G, Em, C, D, Am, F
  • BPM: 140
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Guitar ChordsUkulele Chords
 G – 320003
Em – 022000
C – x32010
D – xx0232
Am – x02210
F – 133211
 G – 0232
Em – 0402
C – 0003
D – 2220
Am – 2000
F – 2010

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What key is Before in?

Before is in the key of Bb.

What chords do I need for Before?

You need G, Em, C, D, Am, F to play Before by NIKI.

Do I need a capo for Before?

Yes, place a capo on the 3rd fret to play Before by NIKI.

How hard is Before to play on guitar?

Before by NIKI is rated Intermediate. It includes some barre chords or slash chords.

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