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Ximena Sariñana ~ Common Ground (2011)
BPM: 139
Key: G Major
Time Sig: 3/4
[Intro]
Amadd9  G
[Verse 1]
Amadd9I'm in the task of looking Gback
Amadd9Wondering if I am still on Gadd9track
With what I beBsus2lieve to E/G#be the score
Am/GLove is fairAm7,         Fmaj7  F#m7nothing more.
Amadd9Knife in the water's cutting Gin
Amadd9Bearing the cost of the Glook you Gadd9gave when you Bsus2left me E/G#for the prize,
Am/GDidn't care    Am7        Fmaj7  F#m7for goodbyes.
[Chorus]
I Cmaj7got lost in the Asus2way
I was Dso caught Gup I forF#m7got
BHow to reEmmember
In the Cmaj7end all we Asus2have
Is a Dcommon Gground
that will F#m7save us from each BotherEm  
[Verse 2]
Amadd9My heart is beating like a Gadd9drum,G  
Amadd9Leaving behind what I've beGadd9come
To follow the Bsus2lead of E/G#broken dreams,
Am/GNothing is    Am7        Cmaj7  F#m7what it seems.
[Chorus]
I Cmaj7got lost in the Asus2way
I was Dso caught Gup I forF#m7got
BHow to reEmmember
In the Cmaj7end all we Asus2have
Is a Dcommon Gground
that will F#m7save us from each Bother
I Cmaj7got lost in the Asus2way
I was Dso caught Gup I forF#m7got
BHow to reEmmember
In the Cmaj7end all we Asus2have
Is a Dcommon Gground
that will F#m7save us from each Bother
[Bridge]
  EWe're alone, we're alone
  EWe don't want to look around,
  BWe don't care, we don't care
  EWe just want it all right now.
  EI am scared, I am scared
  Ethat the world is crashing down.
  BOpen up, open up
  ESympathy is all we've got
  E/G#We're alone, we're alone
  EWe don't want to look around,
  B/F#We don't care, we don't care
  EWe just want it all right now.
  E/G#I am scared, I am scared
  Ethat the world is crashing down.
  B/F#Open up, open up
  ESympathy is all we've got
[Chorus]
I Cmaj7got lost in the Asus2way
I was Dso caught Gup I forF#m7got
BHow to reEmmember
In the Cmaj7end all we Asus2have
Is a Dcommon Gground
that will F#m7save us from each Bother
I Cmaj7got lost in the Asus2way
I was Dso caught Gup I forF#m7got
BHow to reEmmember
In the Cmaj7end all we Asus2have
Is a Dcommon Gground
that will F#m7save us from each BothEmer

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Common Ground

by Ximena Sariñana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amadd9

Gadd9

Bsus2

E/G#

Am/G

Am7

Fmaj7

F#m7

Cmaj7

Asus2

B/F#

Ximena Sariñana ~ Common Ground (2011)

BPM: 139

Key: G Major

Time Sig: 3/4

[Intro]

Amadd9 G

[Verse 1]

Amadd9 G

I'm in the task of looking back

Amadd9 Gadd9

Wondering if I am still on track

Bsus2 E/G#

With what I believe to be the score

Am/G Am7 Fmaj7 F#m7

Love is fair, nothing more.

Amadd9 G

Knife in the water's cutting in

Amadd9 G Gadd9 Bsus2 E/G#

Bearing the cost of the look you gave when you left me for the prize,

Am/G Am7 Fmaj7 F#m7

Didn't care for goodbyes.

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Asus2

I got lost in the way

D G F#m7

I was so caught up I forgot

B Em

How to remember

Cmaj7 Asus2

In the end all we have

D G

Is a common ground

F#m7 B Em

that will save us from each other

[Verse 2]

Amadd9 Gadd9 G

My heart is beating like a drum,

Amadd9 Gadd9

Leaving behind what I've become

Bsus2 E/G#

To follow the lead of broken dreams,

Am/G Am7 Cmaj7 F#m7

Nothing is what it seems.

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Asus2

I got lost in the way

D G F#m7

I was so caught up I forgot

B Em

How to remember

Cmaj7 Asus2

In the end all we have

D G

Is a common ground

F#m7 B

that will save us from each other

Cmaj7 Asus2

I got lost in the way

D G F#m7

I was so caught up I forgot

B Em

How to remember

Cmaj7 Asus2

In the end all we have

D G

Is a common ground

F#m7 B

that will save us from each other

[Bridge]

We're alone, we're alone

We don't want to look around,

We don't care, we don't care

We just want it all right now.

I am scared, I am scared

that the world is crashing down.

Open up, open up

Sympathy is all we've got

E/G#

We're alone, we're alone

We don't want to look around,

B/F#

We don't care, we don't care

We just want it all right now.

E/G#

I am scared, I am scared

that the world is crashing down.

B/F#

Open up, open up

Sympathy is all we've got

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Asus2

I got lost in the way

D G F#m7

I was so caught up I forgot

B Em

How to remember

Cmaj7 Asus2

In the end all we have

D G

Is a common ground

F#m7 B

that will save us from each other

Cmaj7 Asus2

I got lost in the way

D G F#m7

I was so caught up I forgot

B Em

How to remember

Cmaj7 Asus2

In the end all we have

D G

Is a common ground

F#m7 B Em

that will save us from each other

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