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Before The Beginning

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Peter Green

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So many nights I lay awake Can't sleep I lay here thinkin' 'bout a woman I used to love Can't sleep but no good to count sheep I'll just count the worries That I've got plenty of And how many times Must I be the fool Before I can make it Oh Make it on home I've got to find a place to sing my words Is there nobody listening to my song? You talk about a life Been searching for the key But can't find an answer To comfort me I ask myself about love Can't even find the door To take me to a place I've never seen before But how many times Must I be the fool Before I can make it Oh make it on home I've got to find a place to sing my words Is there nobody listening to my song?

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Performance #1: Date Performance 1969-01-25 Running Time 3:05 Performers Peter Green (Vocals), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Mick Fleetwood (Drums) Appears On Shrine '69 (1999) Fleetwood Mac Performance #2: Running Time 3:28 Sound Clip Performers Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass), Peter Green (Vocals), Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), Martin Birch (Recording Engineer), Fleetwood Mac (Production), Mick Fleetwood (Production), John McVie (Production), Peter Green (Production), Danny Kirwan (Production), Jeremy Spencer (Production) Appears On Then Play On (1969) Fleetwood Mac The Best Of Fleetwood Mac (0000) Fleetwood Mac Performance #3: Running Time 4:16 Performers Peter Green (Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Guitar), John McVie (Bass), Mick Fleetwood (Drums) Comments Billed as "Blues In B Flat Minor" (Unissued Instrumental) Recorded in New York Appears On Jumping At Shadows: The Blues Years (2002) Fleetwood Mac The Vaudeville Years Of Fleetwood Mac: 1968 To 1970 (1998) Fleetwood Mac Performance #4: Running Time 3:30 Performers Clifford (G.) Davis (Adams) (Vocals), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), John McVie (Bass), Peter Green (Electric Guitar), Danny Kirwan (Electric Guitar), Jeremy Spencer (Piano), Clifford (G.) Davis (Adams) (Production) Comments This is an original recording but it is heavily orchestrated with strings (it's unknown who the string players are). It sounds like original guitar, bass and drum parts are included with Clifford's lead vocal. It's unknown who is playing the piano part in this recording (possibly Jeremy Spencer?). Appears On Man Of The World/Before The Beginning (0000) Clifford (G.) Davis (Adams)

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Published by Fleetwood Mac Music ASCAP/Rattlesnake Ltd. (PRS)/Palan Music Pub. Ltd.

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2012-10-10

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Lyrics contributed by Paul Barlow.