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Capo 1st Fret
Chords used:
 Em- 022000
 C2- x32030
  G- 320003
  D- xx0232
[Verse 1]
EmSick and tC2ired of this woGrld
There's Dno more air
EmTripping oC2ver myGself, gDoing nowEmhere
C2Waiting, suGffocaDting, Emno directC2ion
GI took a dive anDd
[Chorus]
EmOn the way dC2own
I sGaw you, and you sDaved me from EmmyselfC2  
And I wGon't forget the wDay you loved me
EmAnd on the way dC2own
GI almost fDell right tEmhrougC2h
But I heGld on tDo yEmou
[Verse 2]
EmBeen wC2ondering wGhy it's oDnly me
EmHave you alC2ways been inGside wDaiting to bEmreathe
C2It's alright, suGnlight on Dmy faEmce
I waC2ke up and yet, 
GI'm alive 'cuzD  
[Chorus]
EmOn the way dC2own
I sGaw you, and you sDaved me from EmmyselfC2  
And I wGon't forget the wDay you loved me
EmAnd on the way dC2own
GI almost fDell right tEmhrougC2h
But I heGld on tDo yEmou
[Bridge]
EmI was so C2afraid of Ggoing unDder
EmBut now, the weight of the C2world
GFeels like nothing, no Dnothing
Em(down, down, down)
C2You're all I wanted
Em(down, down, down)
GYou're all I needed
Em(down, down, down)
C2You're all I wanted
GYou're all I needed
And I won't forget the way you loved me
All that I wanted, all that I needed now
[Chorus]
EmOn the way dC2own
I sGaw you, and you sDaved me from EmmyselfC2  
And I wGon't forget the wDay you loved me
EmAnd on the way dC2own
GI almost fDell right tEmhrougC2h
But I heGld on tDo yEmou

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On The Way Down

by Ryan Cabrera

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st Fret

Chords used:

- 022000

- x32030

- 320003

- xx0232

[Verse 1]

Em C2 G

Sick and tired of this world

There's no more air

Em C2 G D Em

Tripping over myself, going nowhere

C2 G D Em C2

Waiting, suffocating, no direction

G D

I took a dive and

[Chorus]

Em C2

On the way down

G D Em C2

I saw you, and you saved me from myself

G D

And I won't forget the way you loved me

Em C2

And on the way down

G D Em C2

I almost fell right through

G D Em

But I held on to you

[Verse 2]

Em C2 G D

Been wondering why it's only me

Em C2 G D Em

Have you always been inside waiting to breathe

C2 G D Em

It's alright, sunlight on my face

I wake up and yet,

G D

I'm alive 'cuz

[Chorus]

Em C2

On the way down

G D Em C2

I saw you, and you saved me from myself

G D

And I won't forget the way you loved me

Em C2

And on the way down

G D Em C2

I almost fell right through

G D Em

But I held on to you

[Bridge]

Em C2 G D

I was so afraid of going under

Em C2

But now, the weight of the world

G D

Feels like nothing, no nothing

(down, down, down)

You're all I wanted

(down, down, down)

You're all I needed

(down, down, down)

You're all I wanted

You're all I needed

And I won't forget the way you loved me

All that I wanted, all that I needed now

[Chorus]

Em C2

On the way down

G D Em C2

I saw you, and you saved me from myself

G D

And I won't forget the way you loved me

Em C2

And on the way down

G D Em C2

I almost fell right through

G D Em

But I held on to you

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