Before I Knew Your Name Chords
by Mark Erelli
Before I Knew Your Name by Mark Erelli is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, G/B, Am and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F G C F C
verse 1
F G C G/B
I walked these streets before I knew your name
Am F G C
Now you're by my side and nothing seems the same
F G E Am
Has everything turned upside down or am I the one who's changed
C F G C F G
I walked these streets before I knew your name
verse 2
C F G C
I knew this town before I dreamed of you
G/B Am F G C
Back when the whole place only came in shades of blue
F G E Am
But nowadays it seems that dream is all I have to do
C F G C F C
I knew this town before I dreamed of you
Bridge
G C
On every street my memories unravel
F C G
There's a history down each winding avenue
E Am
These days the only roads I seem to travel
C F G
Are the ones that always bring me back to you
verse 3
F G C G/B
I walked these streets before I knew your name
Am F G C
Now you're by my side and nothing seems the same
F G E Am
Has everything turned upside down or am I the one who's changed
C F G
I walked these streets before I knew
C F G C
I walked these streets before I knew your name
Outro: C F G C F C