Been to Canaan — Carole King
Chords and lyrics for Been to Canaan by Carole King (key of D#).
Intro
[Fm7/Bb] [Ebmaj7] [Fm7/Bb] [Ebmaj7]
Verse 1
[Fm7/Bb]Green fields and [Ebmaj7]roll - [Ab/Eb]ing [Ebmaj7]hills
[Fm7/Bb]Room enough to [Ebmaj7]do what we will
[Abmaj7]Sweet dreams of [Gm7]yestertime are [Cm]runnin' though my [Fm7]mind____
Of a [Fm7/Bb]place___ I left [Bb]behind___,
Chorus
[Abmaj9]Been so__ long____, I____ [Ebmaj7]can't remember when
I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and I wanna go go back [Ebmaj7][Ab/Eb]again___.[Ebmaj7]
[Abmaj7]Been so long, I'm [Ebmaj7]livin' till then
Cause I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and [Bb6]I won't rest until
[Fm7/Bb]I [Bb6]go [Fm7/Bb]back [Ab]again.
Verse 2
[Fm7/Bb]Though I'm [Ebmaj7]content with myself
[Fm7/Bb]Sometimes I long to be [Ebmaj7]some - [Fm7/Bb]where [Ebmaj7]else
[Abmaj9]I______ try to do[Gm7] what I can, but with our [Cm]day to day [F7]demands__
We all [Fm7/Bb]need__ a promised [Bb]land___.
Chorus
[Abmaj9]Been so__ long____, I____ [Ebmaj9]can't remember when
I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and I wanna go go back [Ebmaj7][Ab/Eb]again___.[Ebmaj7]
[Abmaj7]Been so long, I'm [Ebmaj7]livin' till then
Cause I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and [Bb6]I won't rest until
[Fm7/Bb]I [Bb6]go [Fm7/Bb]back [Ab]again.
Bridge
[Dbmaj7]Oh ___I want to be there in the [Cm7]wintertime
With a [Bbm7]fireplace burning to [Abmaj9]warm me
And [Bbm7/Eb]you to [Abmaj7]hold __ me when it's[Fm7/Bb] stormy
Outro
[Abmaj9]Been so long_____, I___ [Ebmaj7]can't remember when
but I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and I wanna go back [Ebmaj7]again
[Abmaj9]Been so long______, I'm [Ebmaj7]livin' till then.
I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and [Bb6]I won't rest until
[Fm7/Bb]I [Bb6]go [Fm7/Bb]back [Ab]again.
I've [Fm7/Bb]been to Canaan and [Bb6]I won't rest until
[Fm7/Bb]I [Bb6]go [Fm7/Bb]back [Ab(add2)]again.
Instrumental
[Ab(add2)] [Fm7/Bb] [Ebmaj7] [Ab/Bb] [Ebmaj7]
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