Author/Artist: Staind
Title:  Its Been Awhile
Album:  Break The Cycle
Transcribed by: B. Underwood
Email:  BadBob96@aol.com

Standard tuning dropped ?  step as follows: Eb,  Ab,  Db,  Gb,  Bb,  Eb

Intro is Am, C, G, D, basically picked listen to the song for rythm


Am             C           G  D              Am
Its been awhile since I could hold my head up high
Am             C             G          D       Am
Its been awhile since I first saw you
Am             C              G           D            Am                  Am
Its been awhile since I could stand on my own two feet again
Am             C               G                 D
Its been awhile since I could call you

-Chorus
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--2?2---5?5-------- ---7?7---7?7
--2---2---5---5?5?5---7?7---7---7
--0---0---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5
-----------3?3---3---3---5---5---5---5

And every thing I can?t remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I?ve rendered
I stretched myself beyond my means



Am             C                 G          D                 Am
Its been awhile since I couldn?t say that I wasn?t addicted
Am             C                 G          D                     Am
Its been awhile since I couldn?t say I love myself as well as
Am             C                    G                     D             Am
Its been awhile since I?ve gone and fucked things up just like I always do
Am             C             G                  D                 Am           Am
Its been awhile but all that shit seems to disappear when Im with you


Chorus  + bridge?

And everything I cant remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that ive rendered
Ive gone and fucked things up again  yea~~~~~~~~~~

Why must I feel this way~~~~~~~
Just make this go away~~~~~~~~
Just one more peaceful day~~~~~~~~`





Am             C              G      D                Am
Its been awhile since I could look at myself straight
Am             C                G            D   Am
Its been awhile since I said im sorry
Am             C                    G  D                  Am                Am
Its been awhile since ive seen the way candles light your face
Am             C          G              D                Am
Its been awhile but I can still remember just the way you taste


Chorus

And everything I cant remember
As fucked up as it all may seem --    to be I know its me
I can not blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me


Outro

Am             C              G       D       Am
Its been awhile since I could hold my head up high
Am             C                G
Its been awhile since I said im sorry



Any questons email me its easier with two guitars but it sounds fine with one