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So Far Away

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TUNE 1/2 STEP DOWN
[Intro]
Em7  Cadd9   G   D
Em7  Cadd9   G   D
Em7  Cadd9   G   D
Em7  Cadd9   G
[Verse 1]
Dsus2This is my Em7lifeCadd9  
It's Gnot what it Dsus2was before
Em7All these feeCadd9lings I've Gshared
And Dsus2these are Em7my dreamsCadd9  
That IG've never Dsus2lived before
Em7Somebody sCadd9hake me 'cause Dsus2I
I must be slCadd9eepingD  Dsus4  
[Chorus]
  GAnd now that we're Dhere, it's so far Emaway
All the sCtruggle we thought was in vGain
All the Dmistakes one life conEmtained
They all fCinally start to go aGwayyy
And now that we're Dhere, it's so far aEmway
And I Cfeel like I can face the dGay
And I can forDgive, and I'm not aEmshamed
To be the pCerson I am today
[Verse 2]
And these are my Em7wordsCadd9  
That GI've never Dsus2said before
Em7I think I'm Cadd9doing oGkay
Dsus2And this is the Em7smileCadd9  
That GI've never Dsus2shown before
Em7Somebody sCadd9hake me 'cause Dsus2I
I must be slCadd9eepingD  Dsus4  
[Chorus]
  GAnd now that we're Dhere, it's so far Emaway
All the sCtruggle we thought was in vGain
All the Dmistakes one life conEmtained
They all fCinally start to go aGwayyy
And now that we're Dhere, it's so far aEmway
And I Cfeel like I can face the dGay
And I can forDgive, and I'm not aEmshamed
To be the peCrson I am today
[Bridge]
I'm so afEm7raid oDsus4/F#f         GwakDing, PEm7lease Dsus4/F#don't     Gshake Dme
AEm7fraid Dsus4/F#of        GwaDking, Cadd9Please dont Dshake meDsus4  
[Chorus]
  GAnd now that we're Dhere, it's so far Emaway
All the sCtruggle we thought was in vGain
And all the Dmistakes one life conEmtained
They all fCinally start to go aGwayyy
And now that we're Dhere, it's so far aEmway
And I Cfeel like I can face the dGay
And I can forDgive, and I'm not aEmshamed
To be the peCrson I am today
(Fade)

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The story behind the song

"So Far Away" is a song from Staind's fourth album, 14 Shades of Grey, that captures a brighter, more optimistic feeling. Its lyrics convey a "sunny disposition," standing out with a mid-tempo feel anchored by frontman Aaron Lewis. It plays like a reflection on distance and longing, yet with an underlying sense of hope.

AI-written from these sources:So Far Away (Staind song) — Wikipedia ↗Staind — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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So Far Away

by Staind

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Em7

Cadd9

Dsus2

Dsus4

Dsus4/F#

TUNE 1/2 STEP DOWN

[Intro]

Em7 Cadd9 G D

Em7 Cadd9 G

[Verse 1]

Dsus2 Em7 Cadd9

This is my life

G Dsus2

It's not what it was before

Em7 Cadd9 G

All these feelings I've shared

Dsus2 Em7 Cadd9

And these are my dreams

G Dsus2

That I've never lived before

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus2

Somebody shake me 'cause I

Cadd9 D Dsus4

I must be sleeping

[Chorus]

G D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

All the struggle we thought was in vain

D Em

All the mistakes one life contained

C G

They all finally start to go awayyy

D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

And I feel like I can face the day

D Em

And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed

To be the person I am today

[Verse 2]

Em7 Cadd9

And these are my words

G Dsus2

That I've never said before

Em7 Cadd9 G

I think I'm doing okay

Dsus2 Em7 Cadd9

And this is the smile

G Dsus2

That I've never shown before

Em7 Cadd9 Dsus2

Somebody shake me 'cause I

Cadd9 D Dsus4

I must be sleeping

[Chorus]

G D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

All the struggle we thought was in vain

D Em

All the mistakes one life contained

C G

They all finally start to go awayyy

D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

And I feel like I can face the day

D Em

And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed

To be the person I am today

[Bridge]

Em7 Dsus4/F# G D Em7 Dsus4/F# G D

I'm so afraid of waking, Please don't shake me

Em7 Dsus4/F# G D Cadd9 D Dsus4

Afraid of waking, Please dont shake me

[Chorus]

G D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

All the struggle we thought was in vain

D Em

And all the mistakes one life contained

C G

They all finally start to go awayyy

D Em

And now that we're here, it's so far away

C G

And I feel like I can face the day

D Em

And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed

To be the person I am today

(Fade)

About So Far Away Chords by Staind

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