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By half•alive
from their debut studio album
"Now, Not Yet"
Track: 10
[Verse 1]
  FmIt was something I believed in
Ain't no rest until the Gmbank account's Abmaj7peakin'
They say the city never sleeps inGm7  
But Cmliving busy Fmisn't giving you your worth
Slowing down is Gfighting backAbmaj7  
The time you take is Gm7given backC7  
Fm7Shifting gears is saving gas
[Pre-Chorus]
Hiding in the Gm7quiet is a Abmaj7world of wisAbdom
CmSlowing Fmdown and see it
[Chorus]
FmRest is a secret
I Cmstart to believe Ebin
C
[Verse 2]
  FmThis city's built on blood and muscle (Yeah, yeah)
Skyscrapers held up by Gmphilosophy of hustling
Abmaj7But Saturday is my cathedralGm7  
Cm7A day to stop and rest is Fm7holding up the steeple
Fm7This might be news to all the people
G7Living Abmaj7busy isn't giving you your Gm7worthFm7  
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7Slowing down is fighting back
Hiding in the Gm7quiet is a Abmaj7world of wisdom
Calling on the Abvoice so you could Gm7finally listenCm7  Fm7  
[Chorus]
Fm7Rest is a secret
I Cm7start to believe Ebmaj7in (Believe in)Cm  
  FmStopping the motion to Cmprocess the momEbent
(Why don't we stop just tCmo proFmcess?)
[Verse 3]
  CmCan I take a minute' maybe a breath to breathe?
FmCan I take a second? I'm craving clarityC  
So Ablost in the thought of what one day I could be that
That Cm7I forgot to take some Fmtime to make a richer me
  CmI searched around to find myself a mental cure
I took a break' that's pAbmrobably what I was looking for
                       CmN.C.
  What once was lost has finally got me reassured
[Bridge]
  FmLeaving room for Cmgreater paths
CmLetting go and kicking back
Cm7Reading books and Fm7taking baths
Fm7Slowing down is
[Instrumental]
Fm Ebmaj7 C7
Fm Ebmaj7 C7
[Chorus]
   Cm7Rest is a sFm7ecret
I Cm7start to believe Ebmaj7in (Believe in)C  Cm  
  FmStopping the motion to Cmprocess the momEbent
Eb(Stopping the motion)
Now we stopped' you're used tCmo it
[Outro]
Cm Eb C

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Rest

by half•alive

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Gm7

Fm7

Cm7

Ebmaj7

Abm

By half•alive

from their debut studio album

"Now, Not Yet"

Track: 10

[Verse 1]

It was something I believed in

Gm Abmaj7

Ain't no rest until the bank account's peakin'

Gm7

They say the city never sleeps in

Cm Fm

But living busy isn't giving you your worth

G Abmaj7

Slowing down is fighting back

Gm7 C7

The time you take is given back

Fm7

Shifting gears is saving gas

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm7 Abmaj7 Ab

Hiding in the quiet is a world of wisdom

Cm Fm

Slowing down and see it

[Chorus]

Rest is a secret

Cm Eb

I start to believe in

[Verse 2]

This city's built on blood and muscle (Yeah, yeah)

Skyscrapers held up by philosophy of hustling

Abmaj7 Gm7

But Saturday is my cathedral

Cm7 Fm7

A day to stop and rest is holding up the steeple

Fm7

This might be news to all the people

G7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7

Living busy isn't giving you your worth

[Pre-Chorus]

Fm7

Slowing down is fighting back

Gm7 Abmaj7

Hiding in the quiet is a world of wisdom

Ab Gm7 Cm7 Fm7

Calling on the voice so you could finally listen

[Chorus]

Fm7

Rest is a secret

Cm7 Ebmaj7 Cm

I start to believe in (Believe in)

Fm Cm Eb

Stopping the motion to process the moment

Cm Fm

(Why don't we stop just to process?)

[Verse 3]

Can I take a minute' maybe a breath to breathe?

Fm C

Can I take a second? I'm craving clarity

So lost in the thought of what one day I could be that

Cm7 Fm

That I forgot to take some time to make a richer me

I searched around to find myself a mental cure

Abm

I took a break' that's probably what I was looking for

N.C.

What once was lost has finally got me reassured

[Bridge]

Fm Cm

Leaving room for greater paths

Letting go and kicking back

Cm7 Fm7

Reading books and taking baths

Fm7

Slowing down is

[Instrumental]

Fm Ebmaj7 C7

[Chorus]

Cm7 Fm7

Rest is a secret

Cm7 Ebmaj7 C Cm

I start to believe in (Believe in)

Fm Cm Eb

Stopping the motion to process the moment

(Stopping the motion)

Now we stopped' you're used to it

[Outro]

Cm Eb C

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