This Has Happened Before
By Rosanne Cash
Written by Rodney Crowell
Album: Right Or Wrong (1979)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
2/17/2025

Capo 4

Intro:
G Bm C D

G                Bm
Last night's old anger
     C               G
This morning made me cry
G                    Bm
But the rain like an old friend
C                 D
Came by to change my mind
C                 G
The wind knows no secrets
            G         G/F#   Em
But like it knew what was in store
  C               Em
Reminds me, oh so kindly
C        D          G
This has happened before


And waiting at my window
I thought I heard your name
But the quiet of the evening
Was teasing me again
It's not too late for talking
But I'm afraid to ask for more
And the wind recalls that after all
This has happened before


Bridge:
Em              D
And all of your memories
           C              G
Seem to be laughing at my pain
    Am            C
And trying not to listen
        Em             D
Is like talking to the rain


Love, like a candle
Can't take me through the storm
It's bright enough to burn me
But too weak to keep me warm
I find my explanations
When I won't need them anymore
And me and my old friends know
This has happened before

Tag:
And me and the wind know
This has happened before