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Sooner Or Later

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Tuning: standard 
Capo on 2nd fret
Intro:    Em    C    G    Dx2
VERSE:
GWe’re all standing with our Cbacks against the Gwall
DSooner or later
GWaiting on a Cphone that never Gcalls, at aDll
GHeartbreak comes, Crollin’ in like a Gstorm
DSooner or later
GTrying to swim but you’re Csinking like a Gstone, alDone
And I can feel fEmire in the nCight waiting hGere
Baby it’s like Dwe’re walking on a Emwire through the Cfear
Take my haCnd, we’ll get there
CHORUS
DSooner or lateGr, I swear Cwe’re gonna make itEm, we’re gonna make it,
DSooner or lateGr, I swear Cwe’re gonna make itEm, we’re gonna make it
DMilk and honey ’til we Gget our fill
CI’ll keep chasing itEm, I always will
DSooner or laterG, I swear
CWe’ll make it there
DSooner than later
 Em-  C-  G-  Dx2
VERSE ( G-  C-  G- D) 
We’re all waiting on a dream that’s hard to own, sooner or later
Trying to feel the high without the low, you know
( Em-  C-  G- D)
You can feel fire in the night lying here
Baby it’s like we’re walking on a
wire through the fear
Take my hand, we’ll get there
CHORUS
( D-  G-  C- Em)
Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it,
Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it
Milk and honey ’til we get our fill
I’ll keep chasing it, I always will
Sooner or later, I swear
We’ll make it there
Sooner than later
 Em-  C-  G- D  
Bridge:
The fEmear inside, the Chills we’ve climbed
The tGears this side of
Dheaven, Emall these dreams Cinside of me
I sGwear we’re gonna Dget there
DSooner or laterG, we're gonne make iCt
(sooner or later)
CHORUS ( D-  G-  C- Em)
I know, I swear, we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it,
Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it
Milk and honey ’til we get our fill
I’ll keep chasing it, I always will
Sooner or later, I swear
We’ll make it there
Sooner than later
 Em-  C-  G-  Dx3
 Em-  C- G  

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Sooner Or Later

by Mat Kearney

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: standard

Capo on 2nd fret

Em C G D

Intro: x2

VERSE:

G C G

We’re all standing with our backs against the wall

Sooner or later

G C G D

Waiting on a phone that never calls, at all

G C G

Heartbreak comes, rollin’ in like a storm

Sooner or later

G C G D

Trying to swim but you’re sinking like a stone, alone

Em C G

And I can feel fire in the night waiting here

D Em C

Baby it’s like we’re walking on a wire through the fear

Take my hand, we’ll get there

CHORUS

D G C Em

Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it,

D G C Em

Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it

D G

Milk and honey ’til we get our fill

C Em

I’ll keep chasing it, I always will

D G

Sooner or later, I swear

We’ll make it there

Sooner than later

Em C G D

- - - x2

G C G D

VERSE ( - - - )

We’re all waiting on a dream that’s hard to own, sooner or later

Trying to feel the high without the low, you know

Em C G D

( - - - )

You can feel fire in the night lying here

Baby it’s like we’re walking on a

wire through the fear

Take my hand, we’ll get there

CHORUS

D G C Em

( - - - )

Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it,

Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it

Milk and honey ’til we get our fill

I’ll keep chasing it, I always will

Sooner or later, I swear

We’ll make it there

Sooner than later

Em C G D

- - -

Bridge:

Em C

The fear inside, the hills we’ve climbed

The tears this side of

D Em C

heaven, all these dreams inside of me

G D

I swear we’re gonna get there

D G C

Sooner or later, we're gonne make it

(sooner or later)

D G C Em

CHORUS ( - - - )

I know, I swear, we're gonna make it, we're gonna make it,

Sooner or later, I swear we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna make it

Milk and honey ’til we get our fill

I’ll keep chasing it, I always will

Sooner or later, I swear

We’ll make it there

Sooner than later

Em C G D

- - - x3

Em C G

- -

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