Ron Sexsmith – Its Been A While (Guitar)

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From the album "Hangover Terrace" (2025) Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6hvPvtF2mei1U1ImHmyqzC?si=1764357c9de947e1 [Intro] | Am | % | D | G | C | G | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
G                          Cadd9     D
 It's been a while since I saw their faces

G                      Cadd9  D
 We used to go to very many   places

Bm7           E
 But life got awful strange

       Am      Am/G  F    D
And it tore us all apart

          Am                     D          G               Cadd9      G
Well, it's been a while since we played our parade, I still know it by heart
[Verse 2]
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 It's been a while, I can scarce recall

G                                Cadd9    D
 How we made it through with our wits and all

Bm7            E
 The world got awful dark

      Am       Am/G     F   D
So we went our separate ways

          Am                    D          G          Cadd9      G
Well, it's been a while since I felt in my heart everything was okay
[Bridge]
Em       A7       D                     G
 Age has come and dappled our hair with grey

Em           A7          D                    G             D/F#  Em   D
 A place has turned and sprinkled our eyes in shades of our yesterdays
[Verse 3]
G                          Cadd9     D
 It's been a while, now it all seems clearer

G                                 Cadd9      D
 Something retreats but something else draws nearer

Bm7         E
 No one can ever say

         Am          Am/G   F    D
How many hearts did still remain

          Am                    D               G           Cadd9   G
Well, it's been a while since I thought that we ought to be living again
[Outro]
          Am                    D               G           Cadd9   G
Well, it's been a while since I thought that we ought to be living again