It's Been Awhile

It’s Been Awhile (Chromatic) by Staind	
Words and Music by Aaron Lewis, Michael Mushok, Jonathan Wysocki and John April
Key of F# Major  

Tab Notations:  none = blow   - = draw    
* = button in
.-4 = Draw hole 4 on lower register of a 16 or 14 hole chromatic. (If using a standard 12 hole, either leave out the underlined notes & hold the previous note slightly longer, or just skip the intro and musical interludes entirely.)

Musical Intro:
-1*  4*  -1*  -5*(sus)  5* 3*  -1*
(-2*,-3*) .-4 -3* -4(sus) -3* -2* .-4
2*  -2*  2*  -2*(sus)  2*  1*
.1*  -1*  -2*  -1*  4*(sus)  -4  -2*  -1* 
-1*  4*  -1*  -5*(sus)  4*  3*  -1*
(-2*,-3*) .-4 -3* -4(sus) -3* -2* .-4
2*  -2*  2*  -2*(sus)   2*  1*
.1*  -1*  -2*  -1*  4*  -4  -2*  -1*
(1*,3*)

3*   3*  -5*  5*  5*
And it's been a while  
 -2* -2* -2*   3*  3*  3*  -4  3* 
Since I could hold my head up high___  
3*  3*   -5*  5*  5* 
and it's been a while  
 -2* -2* -2*  3*  -2* 
Since I first saw you

-2*  -2*  2*  1*  .1*
-1* -2* -1*  4*  -4  -2*  -1*  (1*,3*)

3*   3*  -5*  5* 5* 
And it's been a while
 -2* -2* -2*  -2*   -2* -2* 3* 3*  3*  -4 3* 
since I could stand on  my own two feet a-gain__  
3*   3*  -5*  5* 5*
and it's been a while
 -2* -2* -2*  3*   -2*
since I could call you.

-2*  2*  -2*  2  1*
2*  -2*  2*  1*
2*  -2*  2*  1*  -1*   

 3* 3* 3* -5* -6* -5*   -4 -4  -3* 
And everything I  can't re-mem-ber

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -1*

3*  3*    3* -5* -6* -5*  5*  5*
as fucked up as  it  all may seem

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -1*
   
3*  3*  3* -5*  -6* -5*   5*  -4  3*
the con-se-quen-ces that I’ve ren-dered

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -1*
 
3*   3*        3* -5*  -6* 5*  5* 5* 
I've stretched my-self be-yond my means  

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -2*  -2* 

 3*   -5* 5*  5*
It's been a while
 -2* -2* -2*   3*  3*  3* 3* 3*  3* -4  3*  -2*
since I could say that I was-n't ad-dic-ted and
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It's been a while
 -2* -2* -2*   3*  2* 2*  2*  2*  2*  2*  -1* 
Since I  could say I love my-self as well and  
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It's been a while  
-2*   -2*  -2*  -2*  3*    3*     3*  3*   3*  3* 
Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I  
3* -4   3*
al-ways do
  
 3*  -5*  5* 5*
It's been a while  
3*   3*  3*  -6*  -5*   3*  3*  3* -6*  5*   5*
But all that shit seems to  dis-ap-pear when I'm 
-5*  -5*
with you 

 3* 3* 3* -5* -6* -5*  -4  -4  3*   
And everything I  can't re-mem-ber

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -1*

3*  3*    3* -5* -6* -5*  5*   5* 
as fucked up as  it  all  may seem

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  -2*  -2*  .-4  .-4  

 3*  3* 3* -5*  -6* -5*   5*  -4  3* 
the con-se-quen-ces that I’ve ren-dered

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  2*  .-4  .-4  -1*

3*   3*    3* -5*    -6*    5* 5* 5*  
I've gone and fucked things up a-gain. Yeah_________  
 
-4   4* -4  -3* -4   -4 -2* -4 -2*
Why must I feel this way?_________  
3*   4*   -4   -3* -4 -4 -2* -4 -2*
just make this go  a-way___________
-5*  -6* -5*  5*   -4  -4 -2* -4 -2*
just one more peaceful day__________

3*  -5*  5* 5*
Its been a-while  
 -2* -2* -2*   3*  3* 3* -4   3* 
Since I could look at my-self straight  
3*   3*  -5*  5* 5*
and it's been a-while  
 -2* -2* -2* -2* 3*  -2* 
since I said I'm sor-ry 
 
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It's been a-while  
-2*  -2*   -2*  -2* -2* 
Since I've seen the way 
 -2* 3* 3*  3*    -4    3*
the candles light your face  
 3*  -5*  5* 5*
It's been a-while  
3*  3* 3*  -6*    -5* 3*  3*  -6*  5*   5* -5*  
But I  can still__ re-mem-ber just the way you 
-5*
taste.

3*  3* 3* -5* -6* -5*  -4  -4  3*    
And everything I  can't re-mem-ber

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  -2*  -2*  .-4 .-4   

3*  3*    3* -5* -6* -5* 5*   5*     3* -5*
as fucked up as  it  all may seem... to be
3* 3*   3* -5*  
I  know it’s me, 
3* 3*  3* -5*   -6* -5* 5* -4  3* 
I can-not blame this on my fa-ther  
3*  3*  3* -5*  -6* 5*    5* 5* 
He did the best he could for me  

-2*  -2*  2*  2*  -2*  -2*  .-4  .-4

3*  3*   -5*  5* 5* 
And it's been a-while  
 -2*  -2* -2*   3*  3*  3*  -4  3* 
Since I  could hold my head up high  
3*   3*  -5*  5* 5*   -2*  -2* -2* -2* 3* -2* 
And it's been a-while since I said I'm sorry