Artist: JJ Cale
Song: Former Me
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-GRAgUcTPA
Transcription: satir3, satir3@net.hr
Tuning: standard, NO capo
Chords used:
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.2
F#: 2.4.4.3.2.2
A: x.0.2.2.2.0 (or 5.7.7.6.5.5)
G: 3.2.0.0.3.3 (or 3.5.5.4.3.3)
Intro: Bm F# x8
Verse:
Bm F# Bm F#
Yes, I used to know a fellow
Bm F# Bm F#
He was lighter on his feet
Bm F# Bm F#
Just as quick as a sparrow
Bm A Bm
That was the former me
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
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Chorus:
G A Bm
Those days have been lost in my mind
G A Bm
A fancy man, I won't deny
G A Bm
When I think about it nowadays
A G F#
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
From the dawn to the sunset of my life
It's a truth I could not see
Not till later did I recognize the guy
It was the former me
Break:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
Chorus:
Those days have been 'bossed in my mind
Fancy man, I won't deny
When I think about it nowadays
Can't recall it for a while
Verse:
Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me
Ending:
Bm F# x6
Bm A Bm
G A Bm x3
