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Before I Forget chords by Slipknot (Official Version)

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C#5
E5
B5
D5
F#5
G5
A5
E/G#

Intro 1
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5)  (E5)  (B5) 
E5 
B5 
 (E5)  (B5) Go
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5)  (E5)  (B5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5)  (E5)  (B5)  (E5)  (B5) 

Verse 1
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) Sta    (D5) pled  (C sharp5)  (D5) shut,
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) in (D5) side an out (C sharp5) side  world  (D5) and I'm
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) Sealed  (D5) in  (C sharp5)  (D5) tight,
C#5 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5) bi (D5) zarre but  (E5) right at home  (B5) 
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) Claus-  (D5) tro (C sharp5)  (D5) pho
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) bic,  (D5) clos (C sharp5) ing   in and  (D5) I'm
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) Cat    (D5) a (C sharp5)  (D5) stroph-
C#5 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5) ic,  (D5)  (E5) not again  (B5) 

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Verse 2

I'm smeared a cross the page

and doused in gaso line

I wear you like a stain,

yet I'm the one who's obscene

Catch me up on all your

sordid little insurrections

I've got no time to lose,

I'm just caught up in all the cattle

Pre-chorus 1

Fray the strings,

throw the shapes

Hold your breath,

listen

Chorus 1
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
I'm  (C sharp5) ripped  (D5) a   cross  (C sharp5) the  (D5) ditch
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) and  (D5) settled in  (C sharp5) the   dirt  (D5) and I
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) Wear   (D5) you like  (C sharp5) a  (D5) stitch,
C#5 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (C sharp5) yet  (D5) I'm the  (E5) one who's  (B5) hurt
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5)  (D5) Pay atten (C sharp5) tion   (D5) to  your
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) twisted  (D5) little in (C sharp5) dis   cretions  (D5) 
C#5 
D5 
C#5 
D5 
 (C sharp5) I've  (D5) got no right  (C sharp5) to win,  (D5) 
C#5 
D5 
E5 
B5 
I'm  (C sharp5) just  caught  (D5) up  in  (E5) all the battles  (B5) 

Pre-chorus 2

Locked in clutch,

pushed in place

Hold your breath,

listen

Chorus 2
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 

Interlude 2
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (D5)  (E5)  (B5) 
C#5 
E/G# 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (E/G#)  (B5) 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (D5)  (E5)  (B5) 
C#5 
E/G# 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (E/G#)  (B5) 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (D5)  (E5)  (B5) 
C#5 
E/G# 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (E/G#)  (B5) 
D5 
E5 
B5 
 (D5)  (E5)  (B5) 
C#5 
E/G# 
B5 
 (C sharp5)  (E/G#)  (B5) 
D5 
My  (D5) end,

Bridge 1
E5 
B5 
C#5 
it  (E5) jus-  (B5) tifies my  (C sharp5) means
E/G# 
B5 
D5 
 (E/G#) All    I ev (B5) er  do is de (D5) lay
E5 
B5 
C#5 
My  (E5) eve  (B5) ry  attempt to e (C sharp5) vade
E/G# 
B5 
 (E/G#) The    end of the  (B5) road
D5 
E5 
B5 
C#5 
And my  (D5) end, it  (E5) jus-  (B5) tifies my  (C sharp5) means
E/G# 
B5 
D5 
 (E/G#) All    I ev (B5) er  do is de (D5) lay
E5 
B5 
C#5 
My  (E5) eve  (B5) ry  attempt to e (C sharp5) vade
E/G# 
B5 
 (E/G#) The    end of the  (B5) road

Chorus 3
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     am a  (E5) world  (B5) before  (E5) I   am  (F sharp5) a     man
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
B5 
F#5 
 (C sharp5) I     was a  (E5) crea (B5) ture be (E5) fore  (B5) I   could  (F sharp5) stand
C#5 
E5 
B5 
E5 
G5 
 (C sharp5) I     will re (E5) mem  (B5) ber be (E5) fore I  (G5) forget
F#5 
A5 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
 (F sharp5)  (A5) Be  fore  (E5) I forget  (G5) that  (F sharp5) 

Chorus 4

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remem ber before I forget

Be fore I forget that

Outro 1
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
 (C sharp5)  (C sharp5) 
C#5 
C#5 
Yeah,  (C sharp5) yeah, yeah,  (C sharp5) yeah,
C#5 
C#5 
E5 
B5 
Yeah,  (C sharp5) yeah, yeah,  (C sharp5)  (E5) oh   (B5) 
E5 
B5 
 (E5)  (B5) 

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C#5
E5
B5
D5
F#5
G5
A5
E/G#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C# minorBPM: 134

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Before I Forget by Slipknot, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It suits players who want to learn Before I Forget the way Slipknot intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Before I Forget

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