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Been Here Before

from Big Storm by Up in the Air

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This is a typical Up in the Air song in that it is difficult to catagorize because of it being an almalgamation of many different influences. I just fell in love with this chord progression utilizing major and minor 7ths and chose to put it to a doo-wop type of rhythm.

lyrics

Been Here Before
by John Beccia

(Fmaj7-dm7-gm7-am7, Fmaj7-dm7-Eb-C,
Bbmaj7-am7-gm7-gm7b5, F-C7-F-A7-Bbmaj7-am7-dm)


Fmaj7 dm7 gm7 am7
Are we just pretenders.....role actors and mimes
Fmaj7 dm7 Eb C
Repeating offenders....were just passing our time
Bbmaj7 am7 gm7 gm7b5
The deafening silence....still cuts to the core
F C7 F - A7
And it's just like we have been here before
Bbmaj7 am7 dm
And it's just like we have been here before


Fmaj7 dm7 gm7 am7
Mistakes we are making.....all over again
Fmaj7 dm7 Eb C
The promises breaking.... with your very best friend
Bbmaj7 am7 gm7 gm7b5
The laughing, the crying....and still we want more
F C7 F - A7
And it's just like we have been here before
Bbmaj7 am7 dm
And it's just like we have been here before

BREAK - (C---F--G7---Bb-C7)

(Fmaj7-dm7-gm7-am7, Fmaj7-dm7-Eb-C,
Bbmaj7-am7-gm7-gm7b5, F-C7-F-A7-Bbmaj7-am7-dm)

(C---F--G7---Bb-C7)

Fmaj7 dm7 gm7 am7
Like continents drifting.....at one time were one
Fmaj7 dm7 Eb C
The forces around us....are as old as the sun
Bbmaj7 am7 gm7 gm7b5
We break into pieces....like the sand on the shore
F C7 F - A7
And it's just like we have been here before
Bbmaj7 am7 dm - G7
And it's just like we have been here before
F C7 (Bb - C7) - repeated till fade
And it's just like we have been here before

credits

from Big Storm, released July 21, 2016
Suzy Newman - lead vocals
John Beccia - keyboards, glockenspiel, shakers
Phil Gross - bass
Rich Daulton - drums
David Singer - flute
Tom Bruner - trombone
Geof Land - trumpet

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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