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