[Intro]
Fadd9 

V1:
       C
HE WAS DRIVING HIS TOYOTA
     G/B
DOWN HIGHWAY 95
    F
GAS LIGHT HAD BEEN BLINKING
F      C/E          G
AND 20 MILES PASSED BY
      C
SO HE PULLED OFF THE EXIT
   G/B
TO ASK FOR SOME RELIEF
          F
HE DIDN’T HAVE ANY MONEY
 F         C/E         G
BUT IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE
        Dm
WHEN HE FIRST ASKED ME I SAID
       C/E
I’M SO SORRY I CAN’T HELP
       F                             G
THEN I SAT THERE THINKING BOUT IT TO MYSELF

[Chorus]
               F
SAID I’VE BEEN THERE HON
     Em           Am
TAKE THIS I’LL BE OK
     F
IT’S JUST 10 BUCKS

I KNOW IT’S NOT MUCH
    Em           Am
BUT YOU’LL BE ON YOUR WAY
      Dm7
AND I KNOW THAT
         E7         Am
THIS WAS NEVER YOUR PLAN
        Dm              Am
AND YOU NEVER ASKED FOR MONEY
Am/G    D/F#
IN YOUR HAND
       F            G
SO I’M SORRY LIFE’S UNFAIR
        Fadd9 
BUT I’VE BEEN THERE

V2:
      C
I HAD WATCHED HIM ASK THE OTHERS
G/B
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
          F
PRIVILEGE FALLING OUT THERE POCKETS
F      C/E          G
LIKE MONEY FROM THE SKY
       C
ONE BY ONE THEY TURNED HIM DOWN
        G/B
LEAVING HIM IN A LURCH
        F
GETTING IN THEIR NICE WARM CARS
F                 C/E    G
PROBABLY ON THEIR WAY TO CHURCH
       Dm
AND IT BROKE MY HEART
            C/E
TO SEE THIS BOY SO CLOSE TO TEARS
           F                  G
COULDN’TVE BEEN OLDER THAN 18 YEARS

[Chorus]
               F
SAID I’VE BEEN THERE HON
     Em           Am
TAKE THIS I’LL BE OK
     F
IT’S JUST 10 BUCKS

I KNOW IT’S NOT MUCH
    Em           Am
BUT YOU’LL BE ON YOUR WAY
      Dm7
AND I KNOW THAT
         E7         Am
THIS WAS NEVER YOUR PLAN
        Dm              Am
AND YOU NEVER ASKED FOR MONEY
Am/G    D/F#
IN YOUR HAND
       F            G
SO I’M SORRY LIFE’S UNFAIR
        Fadd9 riff
BUT I’VE BEEN THERE


Dm C/E F C/E Dm E7 Am Dm G C/E
             Dm7
THERE’S THIS PAIN I FELT
                     C/E
WHEN I LOOKED IN HIS EYES SO LOST
           F
HURTS YOUR SOUL
                   C/E
AND BRINGS TO YOUR EYES TEARS
          Dm7
IF YOU’VE NEVER
                   E7           Am7
HAD TO ASK ANOTHER STRANGER FOR HELP
           F           C/E
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS
      D/F#
TO BE HERE
G
WOAH

[Chorus]
               F
SAID I’VE BEEN THERE HON
     Em           Am
TAKE THIS I’LL BE OK
     F
IT’S JUST 10 BUCKS

I KNOW IT’S NOT MUCH
    Em           Am
BUT YOU’LL BE ON YOUR WAY
      Dm7
AND I KNOW THAT
         E7         Am
THIS WAS NEVER YOUR PLAN
        Dm              Am
AND YOU NEVER ASKED FOR MONEY
Am/G    D/F#
IN YOUR HAND
       F            G
SO I’M SORRY LIFE’S UNFAIR
        Fadd9 
BUT I’VE BEEN THERE

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