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Song: Back to the Beginning Again
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Fading West
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Chords with a * are to be played for 7 counts instead of the normal 8.
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Intro: 
E*    E* 
B/D#* B/D#*
E/C#* E* 
B*     B(8 counts!)
Verse 1:
BI can feel it building up G#minside
The B/D#images that play inside Emy mind
The F#dreams that I've been dreaming all G#mmy life
The Ecolours that live outside of the lBines
But F#dreams aren't all I hide beneath G#mthis skin
The B/D#cord is cut, the fears and doubts Ebegin
My F#hope is anchored on the other sG#mide
With the coElours that live outside of the lBines
Chorus 1:
And the F#oceans G#mroar
And the Ewheel's in Bspin
And the F#old chorus G#msoars
Bring me Eback, bring me back to the beginning aBgain
Verse 2:
With the cF#orrugated LA harG#mbour stacks
With the wB/D#eight of these machines across Emy back
I F#know a mountain road where time uG#mnwinds
But I'm Ebusy living in a single-file lBine
And it aF#ll just sounds like poison on my G#mears
The bB/D#ackground noise makes your voice so hard Eto hear
So I F#grit my teeth and straighten up my sG#mpine
I'm stuck in Etraffic on a dotted yellow lBine
Chorus 2:
And my F#heart is G#myours
And whEat a broken place it's iBn
But F#you're what I'm running fG#mor
And I wEant to feel the wind at my back agBain
Bridge:
Back to the beginning aEgain
Back to the beginning agG#main
I wEant to feel the wind at my back agBain
(         B/C#  B/D#)     E  
Back to the beginning again
Back to the beginning agG#main
                               F#sus4(E)
I want to feel the wind at my back again
Interlude: 
E*   E*
G#m* G#m*   
C#m* E* 
B    B
Chorus 2
Bridge (outro):
Back to the beginning aEgain
Back to the beginning agG#main
I wEant to feel the wind at my back agBain
(         B/C#  B/D#)     E  
Back to the beginning again
Back to the beginning agG#main
   E*
I want to feel the wind
   E*
I want to feel the wind
I wEant to feel the wind at my back agBain

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Back To The Beginning Again

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

E/C#

G#m

B/C#

F#sus4

C#m

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Song: Back to the Beginning Again

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: Fading West

==================================================================================================

Chords with a * are to be played for 7 counts instead of the normal 8.

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Intro:

E E

* *

B/D# B/D#

* *

E/C# E

* *

B B

* (8 counts!)

Verse 1:

B G#m

I can feel it building up inside

B/D# E

The images that play inside my mind

F# G#m

The dreams that I've been dreaming all my life

E B

The colours that live outside of the lines

F# G#m

But dreams aren't all I hide beneath this skin

B/D# E

The cord is cut, the fears and doubts begin

F# G#m

My hope is anchored on the other side

E B

With the colours that live outside of the lines

Chorus 1:

F# G#m

And the oceans roar

E B

And the wheel's in spin

F# G#m

And the old chorus soars

E B

Bring me back, bring me back to the beginning again

Verse 2:

F# G#m

With the corrugated LA harbour stacks

B/D# E

With the weight of these machines across my back

F# G#m

I know a mountain road where time unwinds

E B

But I'm busy living in a single-file line

F# G#m

And it all just sounds like poison on my ears

B/D# E

The background noise makes your voice so hard to hear

F# G#m

So I grit my teeth and straighten up my spine

E B

I'm stuck in traffic on a dotted yellow line

Chorus 2:

F# G#m

And my heart is yours

E B

And what a broken place it's in

F# G#m

But you're what I'm running for

E B

And I want to feel the wind at my back again

Bridge:

Back to the beginning again

G#m

Back to the beginning again

E B

I want to feel the wind at my back again

B/C# B/D# E

( )

Back to the beginning again

G#m

Back to the beginning again

F#sus4 E

()

I want to feel the wind at my back again

Interlude:

E E

* *

G#m G#m

* *

C#m E

* *

B B

Chorus 2

Bridge (outro):

Back to the beginning again

G#m

Back to the beginning again

E B

I want to feel the wind at my back again

B/C# B/D# E

( )

Back to the beginning again

G#m

Back to the beginning again

I want to feel the wind

E B

I want to feel the wind at my back again

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