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This is my first tab so sorry if it's not that great.
NO CAPO
DmYesFterday Cit rA#ained
DmWatched FeveryCthing wash away
DmIt Ftook some Ctime to A#dry
DmBefore I Fcould feel Cokay
DmI uFsed all Cmy toA#ols
DmFounFdation Cof clay
DmYou Fkept diggCing this A#hole
DmBut climbing's Fnot my Cforte
(pre-chorus)
A#Take what you Dmneed
We can Cfight our enemA#ies
But we have to Dmhurry beCfore
the A#world crumbles aCround us
(chorus)
FTake my Chand
We can Dmbuild a A#land from the ground up
FI don't even mind
leavCing it behind us
DmWatch and wait and A#work until it all falls Dmdown-down
Down-A#down, until it all falls Dmdoooooown
(verse 2)
DmTodFay the Csky fA#ell
DmClouds Fin disCarray
DmI pFut back Call the A#blue
BeDmfore the Fsun could Ccomplain
DmThere Fwere stars CeveryA#where
DmZomFbies at Cmy gate
DmNow Fthat the Cend is A#near
NoDmthing left Fto do Cbut wait
(pre-chorus 2)
A#Are we preDmpared?
Are we Cthere?
Do you even A#care
Now I am aDmfraid, but it's oCkay
The A#world crumbles aCround us
(chorus)
FTake my Chand
We can Dmbuild a A#land from the ground up
FI don't even mind
leavCing it behind us
DmWatch and wait and A#work until it all falls Dmdown-down
Down-A#down, until it all falls Dmdoooooown

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From The Ground Up

by Laura Shigihara

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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This is my first tab so sorry if it's not that great.

NO CAPO

Dm F C A#

Yesterday it rained

Dm F C

Watched everything wash away

Dm F C A#

It took some time to dry

Dm F C

Before I could feel okay

Dm F C A#

I used all my tools

Dm F C

Foundation of clay

Dm F C A#

You kept digging this hole

Dm F C

But climbing's not my forte

(pre-chorus)

A# Dm

Take what you need

C A#

We can fight our enemies

Dm C

But we have to hurry before

A# C

the world crumbles around us

(chorus)

F C

Take my hand

Dm A#

We can build a land from the ground up

I don't even mind

leaving it behind us

Dm A# Dm

Watch and wait and work until it all falls down-down

A# Dm

Down-down, until it all falls doooooown

(verse 2)

Dm F C A#

Today the sky fell

Dm F C

Clouds in disarray

Dm F C A#

I put back all the blue

Dm F C

Before the sun could complain

Dm F C A#

There were stars everywhere

Dm F C

Zombies at my gate

Dm F C A#

Now that the end is near

Dm F C

Nothing left to do but wait

(pre-chorus 2)

A# Dm

Are we prepared?

Are we there?

Do you even care

Dm C

Now I am afraid, but it's okay

A# C

The world crumbles around us

(chorus)

F C

Take my hand

Dm A#

We can build a land from the ground up

I don't even mind

leaving it behind us

Dm A# Dm

Watch and wait and work until it all falls down-down

A# Dm

Down-down, until it all falls doooooown

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