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The first chords up here for this sing i think ^^
Verse/Intro:  C5   Ab5   Eb5  Bb5  
Pre-chorus:  Ab5  F5  
Chorus: //  C5   Bb5   F5// Ab5  
Thats it!!!!!! whole song!!!!!!!!
YEAH!
Got your hands in your pockets, like your ready to pay
Got your eyes out of socket, like your a mile away
Mouth shut, like a locket, like you've nothing to say
Ab5Speak your mind up, F5come on baby free yourself
C5Hey Bb5no one can F5do it, free yourself
C5Hey Bb5nothing to F5it, free yourself
C5YeahBb5, don't let F5nobody try to steal your sAb5oul
N.C.                
You're the original
[Instrumental]
C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
So you say your just a lost soul
I know you better than that
ha ha
So you say your just a loss in the wash oh
I know you better than that
So you say your just a face in the city race,
wasted and sick of it all
Ab5Speak your mind up, F5come on baby free yourself
C5Hey Bb5no one can do F5it, free yourself
C5Hey Bb5nothing to it, F5free yourself
C5YeaBb5h, don't let noF5body try to steal your soAb5ul
N.C.      
You're the original
[Instrumental]
C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
The original
You're the original
The original
All right
Oh ohh
Come on now
Oh ohh
Come on now
On ohh
Come on now
Oh ohh
YEAH!
Yeah
Free youself, Hey no one can do it, free yourself
Hey nothing to it, free yourself
Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul
Free youself, Hey no one can do it, free yourself
Hey nothing to it, free yourself
Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul
You're the original

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The Original

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab5

Eb5

Bb5

The first chords up here for this sing i think ^^

C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5

Verse/Intro:

Ab5 F5

Pre-chorus:

C5 Bb5 F5 Ab5

Chorus: // //

Thats it!!!!!! whole song!!!!!!!!

YEAH!

Got your hands in your pockets, like your ready to pay

Got your eyes out of socket, like your a mile away

Mouth shut, like a locket, like you've nothing to say

Ab5 F5

Speak your mind up, come on baby free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5

Hey no one can do it, free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5

Hey nothing to it, free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5 Ab5

Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul

N.C.

You're the original

[Instrumental]

C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5

So you say your just a lost soul

I know you better than that

ha ha

So you say your just a loss in the wash oh

I know you better than that

So you say your just a face in the city race,

wasted and sick of it all

Ab5 F5

Speak your mind up, come on baby free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5

Hey no one can do it, free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5

Hey nothing to it, free yourself

C5 Bb5 F5 Ab5

Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul

N.C.

You're the original

[Instrumental]

C5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5

The original

You're the original

The original

All right

Oh ohh

Come on now

Oh ohh

Come on now

On ohh

Come on now

Oh ohh

YEAH!

Yeah

Free youself, Hey no one can do it, free yourself

Hey nothing to it, free yourself

Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul

Free youself, Hey no one can do it, free yourself

Hey nothing to it, free yourself

Yeah, don't let nobody try to steal your soul

You're the original

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