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Taking It All Back
Key: B  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
     Bx24442
    F#244322
   G#m466444
   Ebmx68876
     E022100
Intro:  B   F#   G#m   Ebm    E  F#(hold)
B F# G#m Ebm E  F#
Verse 1:
  BSo how could I go Eon
and where did we go Bwrong
can someone give
me F#answers maybe
  Bthe way you looked 
in that dress 
  Eso obviously selfish
  Bcan you just wake me in
the F#end because I am
Chorus 1:
  BTaking it F#all back   G#mthat's 
every Ebmword that I said
  Efor every word that you could 
F#never get the nerve to Bsay
taking it F#all back that's 
every Ebmpromise I Emade
for every promise you could 
F#never get the nerve to BsayE  
never get the nerve to BsayF#  
Verse 2:
  Band tell me when you Eleave
so I can finally Bbreathe
though suffocating F#isn't so bad
  Bblood stains all over your bed
  Elike finger nails down my back
  Bcan you just wake me 
in the F#end because i am
Chorus 2:
  BTaking it F#all back   G#mthat's 
every Ebmword that I said
  Efor every word that you could 
F#never get the nerve to Bsay
taking it F#all back that's 
every Ebmpromise I Emade
for every promise you could 
F#never get the nerve to BsayE  
                         B  F#(hold) Ebm(hold)
never get the nerve to say
Bridge:
   G#mThis world can 
Eswallow you whole
but F#I will never 
be taken alive
(Repeat)
Interlude:  B   F#   G#m   Ebm    E  F#(hold)
Chorus 3:
  BTaking it F#all back   G#mthat's 
every Ebmword that I said
  Efor every word that you could 
F#never get the nerve to Bsay
taking it F#all back that's 
every Ebmpromise I Emade
for every promise you could 
F#never get the nerve to BsayE  
                         B   F#     B  B(hold)
never get the nerve to say

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Taking It All Back

by Count the Stars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Ebm

Taking It All Back

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

x24442

244322

G#m

466444

Ebm

x68876

022100

B F# G#m Ebm E F#

Intro: (hold)

B F# G#m Ebm E F#

Verse 1:

B E

So how could I go on

and where did we go wrong

can someone give

me answers maybe

the way you looked

in that dress

so obviously selfish

can you just wake me in

the end because I am

Chorus 1:

B F# G#m

Taking it all back that's

Ebm

every word that I said

for every word that you could

F# B

never get the nerve to say

taking it all back that's

Ebm E

every promise I made

for every promise you could

F# B E

never get the nerve to say

B F#

never get the nerve to say

Verse 2:

B E

and tell me when you leave

so I can finally breathe

though suffocating isn't so bad

blood stains all over your bed

like finger nails down my back

can you just wake me

in the end because i am

Chorus 2:

B F# G#m

Taking it all back that's

Ebm

every word that I said

for every word that you could

F# B

never get the nerve to say

taking it all back that's

Ebm E

every promise I made

for every promise you could

F# B E

never get the nerve to say

B F# Ebm

(hold) (hold)

never get the nerve to say

Bridge:

G#m

This world can

swallow you whole

but I will never

be taken alive

(Repeat)

B F# G#m Ebm E F#

Interlude: (hold)

Chorus 3:

B F# G#m

Taking it all back that's

Ebm

every word that I said

for every word that you could

F# B

never get the nerve to say

taking it all back that's

Ebm E

every promise I made

for every promise you could

F# B E

never get the nerve to say

B F# B B

(hold)

never get the nerve to say

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