IntroFm7Ebmaj7 several times
VerseFm7Bb11Ebmaj7
Green fields and rolling hills
Fm7Bb11Ebmaj7
Room enough to do what we will
Abmaj7Gm7CmFm7
Sweet dreams of yestertime are running though my mind
Bb11Bb7
Of a place I left behind,
ChorusAbmaj7Ebmaj7
Been so long, I can't remember when
Fm7Bb11Ebmaj7
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again.
Abmaj7Ebmaj7
Been so long, I'm living till then
Fm7Abmaj7
Cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until
Fm7Bb11Ebmaj7
I go back again.
Verse 2
Though I'm content with myself
Sometimes I long to be somewhere else
I try to do what I can, but with our day to day demands
We all need a promised land.
Chorus 2
Been so long,I can't remember when
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again
Been so long, I'm living till then
'cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until
I go back again.
BridgeAbAbmaj7Cm7
Oh I want to be there in the wintertime
Abmaj7Fm7
With a fireplace burning to warm me
Bb11Abmaj7Fm7Bb11
And you to hold me when it's stormy
Chorus 3
Been so long, I can't remember when
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again
Been so long, I'm living till then.
'cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until
I go back again.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.