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Been To Canaan

Carole King

RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords

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Chords & lyrics

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              This is Carole's cracker off the Rhymes and Reasons Album(1972) 
 
It is in the correct key , but transposing makes it easier. It is about her home in Connecticut. 
 
Intro 
Fm7  Ebmaj7  several times 
Verse 
Fm7   Bb11         Ebmaj7 
Green fields and rolling hills 
Fm7   Bb11         Ebmaj7 
Room enough to do what we will 
Abmaj7          Gm7      Cm      Fm7 
Sweet dreams of yestertime are running though my mind 
    Bb11             Bb7 
Of a place I left behind,  
Chorus 
Abmaj7              Ebmaj7 
Been so long, I can't remember when 
     Fm7                  Bb11         Ebmaj7 
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again. 
  Abmaj7            Ebmaj7 
Been so long, I'm living till then 
        Fm7                     Abmaj7   
Cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until 
 Fm7 Bb11   Ebmaj7 
I go back again.  
Verse 2 
Though I'm content with myself 
Sometimes I long to be somewhere else 
I try to do what I can, but with our day to day demands 
We all need a promised land. 
 
Chorus 2 
Been so long,I can't remember when 
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again 
Been so long, I'm living till then 
'cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until 
I go back again.  
Bridge 
Ab     Abmaj7                  Cm7 
Oh I want to be there in the wintertime 
       Abmaj7               Fm7 
With a fireplace burning to warm me 
    Bb11   Abmaj7   Fm7        Bb11 
And you to hold me when it's stormy 
Chorus 3 
 
Been so long, I can't remember when 
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again 
Been so long, I'm living till then. 
'cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until 
I go back again.

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Chord set

Fm7 · Ebmaj7 · Bb11 · Abmaj7 · Gm7 · Cm · Bb7 · Ab · Cm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.