Stereophonics - Before Anyone Knew Our Name: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Before Anyone Knew Our Name Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Stereophonics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" smoothly on your guitar.

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             C
I miss you, man
       F                G  C
Before anyone knew our name
                        F
We had the fire, had desire
                G        C
But what went wrong then?
                         F           G   C
It seemed so big in the eye of our storm
                                F           G  C
We couldn't have been further away from unknown
                  F               G         C
Who did we become? Amen, we were meant to be
                    F      G C
Was that really your destiny?
                       F
Was that really your dream?
         G          C
I don't really feel anyone else came close
    F      G  C
to how we see

We had the prize before our eyes
But we already had it all anyway
Driving round for hours on end
With the music on loud
Driving round in a scrapyard van
With the music on loud
I've laughed and cried,
I've confessed and I've lied
We built this thing from a dead end street
And now I'm looking around for you to see
I miss you, man

Chorus:
       C                   F               G
Before anyone knew our name we had the fire
       C                   F              G
Before anyone knew our name we had desire
       C                    F G
Before anyone knew our name
             C F G
I miss you, man

The street's so quiet now
Run down and heavy
It used to be a laugh
Swimming pools of cries
Yeah, we said our sorry's
Yeah, we made our make ups
But that don't make up for what's missing now
We built this thing from a dead end street
You couldn't drive through,
just take the bus or just meet
The mountain tops, they don't seem so high
The trees I climbed, they don't seem so high
I take my kids to see the world where we played
I miss you, man

Chorus - x2


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C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" by Stereophonics.

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