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