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Always Starting Over
If/Then, the Musical
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
In my lGife I never thought I'd get a second chance
I thought I was G/F#done ? then I met you
And though I G/Fnever dreamed I could learn how to love again
I placed my C/Ebet
And you came thCmrough
I soGsus4mehow still lGost
                  A- F#m/A  
I somehow always do
This time feels nCew
CThank you for fiCsus2nding me
CAnd thank you for thCsus4e care
                C        Csus2               C            Csus4   Bb/G-    Dm/G    Bb/G  Dm/G  
And fuck you for making me think that this life might be fair
CYou promised to Csus2love me,
Ca promise you Csus4kept
CAnd I won't be Csus2sorry that yCou said to Csus4leap and I Gmlept
BbI won't regret what I did then
Gm7Though it hurts more than I could imagine back when
All the sEbame, even Ebsus2so
I would lEbove you all Ebsus2over agGain
AmAm I always
EmStarting over?
              F   C- G  
In a brand new story
AmAm I always
EmBack at one
              F   Gsus4- G  
After all I've done?
'Cause I've bCurned all of my bCsus/Dridges
                     C/E   F-   C  Bb/G  
And learned every last lesson too
FSo how can I start Csus2new?
DI'll love our chDsus2ildren,
Dboth fiercely and Dsus4well
DWhen they ask aDsus2bout you,
             D          Dsus4   C/A-      Em/A     C/A  Em/A  
oh lordy, the stories I'll tell
DAnd I won't reDsus2gret the lives DI didn't Dsus4lead
DI knew you, I lDsus2oved you,
Dand let that be Dsus4all that I Amneed
CSay that it's fate
Say it's foretold
Am7I'm through with fighting it
I'm much too old
What the gFods have to Fsus2give
I'll tFake, and I'll Fsus2live, and be bAold
BmIf we're always
F#mStarting over
               G   D- A  
Every brand-new morning
BmThen we're always
F#mStarting out
               G   Asus4- A  
With the end in doubt
We can leDave life for tDsus/Eomorrow
Or gD/F#rieve all that we thoGught wDe'd Amdo
Or mCake each moment Csus2new
All that has haC6/Gppened is Cmaj7/Ghappening Csus2now
All that might hC6/Gappen is G/Fhere, someEbsus2how
All of the cBbhoices that F/Amade me Gme
All of the Cmaccidents Dm/Cyet to Gbe
Csus2All that's ahead
And all that's behind
CmIt's all in the moment
I make up my mind
EbAnd open my heart
And start
And stGart
'Cause we're alwaysCm  
GmStarting over
AbEvery life we're EbliviEb/Dng
CmAnd we're always
GmJust awake
AbEvery step we tBbake
And my lEbove, our life is oEb/Fver
But Eb/Glove, I'll make you Abone lEbast vBbmow
To start oDbver
And Eb/Dbover
And oDbver somehowEb/Db  
My new life starts right.Cm7..    Bb/DnowCm7  Bb  Eb  

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Always Starting Over

by Idina Menzel

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/F

C/E

Gsus4

F#m/A

Csus2

Csus4

Bb/G

Dm/G

Gm7

Ebsus2

Csus/D

Dsus2

Always Starting Over

If/Then, the Musical

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey

In my life I never thought I'd get a second chance

G/F#

I thought I was done ? then I met you

G/F

And though I never dreamed I could learn how to love again

C/E

I placed my bet

And you came through

Gsus4 G

I somehow still lost

A F#m/A

I somehow always do

This time feels new

C Csus2

Thank you for finding me

C Csus4

And thank you for the care

C Csus2 C Csus4 Bb/G Dm/G Bb/G Dm/G

And fuck you for making me think that this life might be fair

C Csus2

You promised to love me,

C Csus4

a promise you kept

C Csus2 C Csus4 Gm

And I won't be sorry that you said to leap and I lept

I won't regret what I did then

Gm7

Though it hurts more than I could imagine back when

Eb Ebsus2

All the same, even so

Eb Ebsus2 G

I would love you all over again

Am I always

Starting over?

F C G

In a brand new story

Am I always

Back at one

F Gsus4 G

After all I've done?

C Csus/D

'Cause I've burned all of my bridges

C/E F C Bb/G

And learned every last lesson too

F Csus2

So how can I start new?

D Dsus2

I'll love our children,

D Dsus4

both fiercely and well

D Dsus2

When they ask about you,

D Dsus4 C/A Em/A C/A Em/A

oh lordy, the stories I'll tell

D Dsus2 D Dsus4

And I won't regret the lives I didn't lead

D Dsus2

I knew you, I loved you,

D Dsus4 Am

and let that be all that I need

Say that it's fate

Say it's foretold

Am7

I'm through with fighting it

I'm much too old

F Fsus2

What the gods have to give

F Fsus2 A

I'll take, and I'll live, and be bold

If we're always

F#m

Starting over

G D A

Every brand-new morning

Then we're always

F#m

Starting out

G Asus4 A

With the end in doubt

D Dsus/E

We can leave life for tomorrow

D/F# G D Am

Or grieve all that we thought we'd do

C Csus2

Or make each moment new

C6/G Cmaj7/G Csus2

All that has happened is happening now

C6/G G/F Ebsus2

All that might happen is here, somehow

Bb F/A G

All of the choices that made me me

Cm Dm/C G

All of the accidents yet to be

Csus2

All that's ahead

And all that's behind

It's all in the moment

I make up my mind

And open my heart

And start

'Cause we're always

Starting over

Ab Eb Eb/D

Every life we're living

And we're always

Just awake

Ab Bb

Every step we take

Eb Eb/F

And my love, our life is over

Eb/G Ab Eb Bbm

But love, I'll make you one last vow

To start over

Eb/Db

And over

Db Eb/Db

And over somehow

Cm7 Bb/D Cm7 Bb Eb

My new life starts right... now

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