IntroFmEb several times
VerseFmBbEb
Green fields and rolling hills
FmBbEb
Room enough to do what we will
AbGmCmFm
Sweet dreams of yestertime are running though my mind
BbBb7
Of a place I left behind,
ChorusAbEb
Been so long, I can't remember when
FmBbEb
I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again.
AbEb
Been so long, I'm living till then
FmAb
Cause I've been to Canaan and I won't rest until
FmBbEb
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.
BridgeAbAbCm
Oh I want to be there in the wintertime
AbFm
With a fireplace burning to warm me
BbAbFmBb
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.