Biography:
Hailing from Ghana, 28 year-old Brit Benjamin Clementine has crossed the channel, guitar in hand, to get his voice heard. Discovered busking in the Paris Métro, he's Matthieu Gazier and Lionel Bensemoun's label Behind's latest signing.
More info at facebook.com/benjaminclementine and twitter.com/MrBClementine
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Cm Cm Fm Fm Cm Bb
[Verse]
Cm
I swear that you've seen me
Fm
Yes you've seen me here before - Before
Cm
And so don't tell it
Bb G7
Don't tell it otherwise
Cm
This voice, This particular voice
Fm
Yes you've heard it before - Before
Cm
And so don't you dare tell it
Bb
Don't you dare tell it otherwise
[Bridge]
G Ab
No one know why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Verse]
Cm
You felt, this feeling, tell me, don't be ashamed
Fm
You felt it before - Before
Cm
And so don't tell me
Bb G7
Don't tell me otherwise
Cm
I almost forgot, foolish me
Fm
I almost forgot - Forgot
Cm
That where I'm from you see the rain
Bb
Before the rain even starts to rain
[Bridge]
G Ab
No one know why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Verse]
Cm
Before I was born there was a storm, before that storm there was fire
Fm
Burning everywhere - everywhere
Cm
And everything
Bb G7
became nothing again
Cm
Then out of nothing, out of absolutely nothing
Fm
I, Benjamin, I was born - mmmm
Cm
So that when I become someone one day
Bb
I would always remember that I came from nothing
[Bridge]
G Ab
No wonder why you keep buggering me
G Ab
Cause this walk It's a previous journey
G Ab
And no wonder why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Ending]
Eb
I'm sending my condolence
Ab
I'm sending my condolence to fear
I'm sending my condolence
Eb
I'm sending my condolence to insecurities
You should know by now
Ab
You should know by now that I just don't care
For what you might say
Eb
Might bring someone down here
I'm sending my condolence
Ab
I'm sending my condolence to fear
(Fade out)
Cm Cm Fm Fm Cm Bb
[Verse]
Cm
I swear that you've seen me
Fm
Yes you've seen me here before - Before
Cm
And so don't tell it
Bb G7
Don't tell it otherwise
Cm
This voice, This particular voice
Fm
Yes you've heard it before - Before
Cm
And so don't you dare tell it
Bb
Don't you dare tell it otherwise
[Bridge]
G Ab
No one know why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Verse]
Cm
You felt, this feeling, tell me, don't be ashamed
Fm
You felt it before - Before
Cm
And so don't tell me
Bb G7
Don't tell me otherwise
Cm
I almost forgot, foolish me
Fm
I almost forgot - Forgot
Cm
That where I'm from you see the rain
Bb
Before the rain even starts to rain
[Bridge]
G Ab
No one know why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Verse]
Cm
Before I was born there was a storm, before that storm there was fire
Fm
Burning everywhere - everywhere
Cm
And everything
Bb G7
became nothing again
Cm
Then out of nothing, out of absolutely nothing
Fm
I, Benjamin, I was born - mmmm
Cm
So that when I become someone one day
Bb
I would always remember that I came from nothing
[Bridge]
G Ab
No wonder why you keep buggering me
G Ab
Cause this walk It's a previous journey
G Ab
And no wonder why the road seem so long
G Ab
Cause I had done it all before
Bb
And I won
[Ending]
Eb
I'm sending my condolence
Ab
I'm sending my condolence to fear
I'm sending my condolence
Eb
I'm sending my condolence to insecurities
You should know by now
Ab
You should know by now that I just don't care
For what you might say
Eb
Might bring someone down here
I'm sending my condolence
Ab
I'm sending my condolence to fear
(Fade out)
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Benjamin Orr
Benji Fowler
Benji Hughes
Benji Lewis
Benji Matthews
Benjie