[ IZZY STRADLIN - 117 DEGREES ] [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1998 ] [ HERE BEFORE YOU ] INTRO: (With Rick) B I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first I was here before you Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first I was here before you ------------------------- RIFF 1: E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-2^5-2^5-2^5-2-| E|---------------| Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first Yeah, I was here before you Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first Yeah, I was here before you ------------------------- Wound up over nuthin at all Ya gotta reel yourself back in You ain't first, but you sure ain't last & thats a call I have seen ------------------------- You're up front in the second heat Ya got your head lined up in check They're gettin ready to start it They're gettin ready to go ------------------------- I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first Yeah, I was here before you Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first yeah, I was here before you ------------------------- Big talk don't mean a lot And when the final flag comes down Yeah, who's who at the finish line Gonna wear that great big crown ------------------------- Ya talkin bomb, but I'll wait & see Who's gonna be there in the end I'm already started I'm fired up ta go ------------------------- SOLO: - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------- Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first Yeah, I was here before you ------------------------- Yeah, I was here before you No matter what you do You think about that first Yeah, I was here before you -------------------------