Allister
From The Ground Up
Before The Blackout
2005
Key: A#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
A# - x24442
F - 244322
Gm - 466444
D# - 022100
C - x46664
Cm - x46654
F# - 320033
Verse 1:
A#
We built this up together
Gm
on a shaky ground
F
Before too long it
D#
started crumbling down
Gm
So I got out before the
A#
whole thing hit the floor
F
But you knew better
D#
I'd be back for more
Gm F
And when I finally did
A# D#
it was strange to see
Gm F
That you rebuilt it
A# D#
with no help from me
Gm F
The same foundation
A# D#
but the rest is new
Gm
You made this
F A#
it belongs to you
Chorus 1:
D# F
It all went by too fast
Gm C
No time to react
D#
Once you have fired the shots
F A#
They can't be taken back
Verse 2:
A#
You spread your roots
and make your things
Gm
for all of me
F
The ground is soft but
D#
there's no room to breathe
Gm
You had to push and
A#
force into abnormal growth
F
We could have dreamed
D#
it if we took it slow
Gm F
But from the highest branches
A# D#
there's much thinner air
Gm F
And things are different
A# D#
when you're way up there
Gm F
Now all I want is you
A# D#
to come back down
Gm F
And start again
A#
on level ground
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
D#
I went and left you for dead
A# F
But you just got up again
D#
And every fight just
A# F
seems to make you stronger
D#
I tried to tear this apart
A# Cm
But it was blown
from the start
D# F
Cause you just had to
F#
grab them all and run
Guitar Solo: B-G#m-F#-E- x2 E--
Verse 3:
Gm F
But from the highest branches
A# D#
there's much thinner air
Gm F
And things are different
A# D#
when you're way up there
Gm F
Now all I want is you
A# D#
to come back down
Gm F
And start again
A#
on level ground
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
D# F F# Gm
It all went by too fast
C
Never could react
D#
Once you have fired the shots
F A# B(hold)
They can't be taken back