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definitely meant for piano so the guitar chords will require some work. It's in C# so to make it easier on 
everyone, I've written it with capo 1. If you're playing it on piano, which I HIGHLY recommend you do, just 
The song structure is not too obvious on this one either, so bear with me. The word "verse" is used very 
A couple notes: The "/G" and other slash notes apart from a chord represent a changing bass note. They're 
not always mandatory, so I don't have them written as chords. If you can read the rest of this chart, I 
figure you know how to throw a G bass under an F chord! Also I just want to note that it's a really easy 
transition from the Bm7 to the Cmaj9(b5) in the bridge. Kinda cool. That's it, enjoy!
Capo 1
Verse 1:
Cmaj9Why don't you Fmaj7/Crun away and spend some time Cmaj9with me?
                           Am7          Fmaj7/         G   Cmaj9   Fmaj7  G  
On this summer's day, there's nowhere else I'd rather be
Cmaj9Why don't we Fmaj7/Cfeel the way we used to anyG9more?
There's a Am7place along the Gway that Fmaybe we could stay
Dm9Listen to the waves at my F/Gfront Gdoor
Verse 2:
(G)/  C/   A                           Cmaj9  Dm9  
You've been thinkin' 'bout some things we used to do
Em7Thinkin' 'bout when life was still in Dm9front of you
Cmaj9Back where you belong, our Dm9favorite song
Won't you G7listen?
Cmaj9AhhhhhhDm9hhhh, Cmaj9AhhhhhhDm9hhhh
Don't you Em7understand the words are Fmaj7singing in the wind
I F/Gwish that we could get from there to G7back again
Verse 3:
Cmaj9The clouds are parting, it's a Dm9beautiful day
For a Em7wonderful PaFmaj7cific Coast getaway
Cmaj9The sun is shining, could we Dm9just find a way
               Em7/         F/G  
If you just fall, just fall, just fall
To the...
Break:
FGroundCmaj9  
FAaaaaaaaaaaaaCmaj9aaaah
Bridge:
                    Bm7/          A              D            Cadd9    D   Cadd9  G  
Through our compromise paradise is just another place upon the wall
                            Bm7  Cmaj9(b5)
Through the common sense of it all
We had a Am7lot to live, we gave it D9all
                            Bm7  Cmaj9(b5)
Through the consequence of the wine
Another Dplace in time
Verse 4:
Cmaj9Ba da da ba da ba ba da da da
Dm9Ba ba Em7ba ba Fmaj7ba da da G7da
(G7)
Ba da da da da da da da
Outro:
Em7(WhisFmaj7tling)Em7  Fmaj7  
Em7(WhisFmaj7tling)G7  
Cmaj9
Dm9  Em7
Fmaj7  G7
Chords:
Verse
        Cmaj9X35430
      Fmaj7/CX33210
          Am7X02010
        Fmaj7133210
            G320003
           G93X0201
            F133211
          Dm9X5355X
          F/G3X3211
          Em7022030
           G7320001
Bridge
          Bm7X24232
            DXX0232
        Cadd9X32030
Cmaj9(b5)    X34430
           D9X5455X

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From There To Back Again

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9

Fmaj7/C

Am7

Fmaj7

Dm9

F/G

Em7

Bm7

Cadd9

definitely meant for piano so the guitar chords will require some work. It's in C# so to make it easier on

everyone, I've written it with capo 1. If you're playing it on piano, which I HIGHLY recommend you do, just

The song structure is not too obvious on this one either, so bear with me. The word "verse" is used very

A couple notes: The "/G" and other slash notes apart from a chord represent a changing bass note. They're

not always mandatory, so I don't have them written as chords. If you can read the rest of this chart, I

figure you know how to throw a G bass under an F chord! Also I just want to note that it's a really easy

transition from the Bm7 to the Cmaj9(b5) in the bridge. Kinda cool. That's it, enjoy!

Capo 1

Verse 1:

Cmaj9 Fmaj7/C Cmaj9

Why don't you run away and spend some time with me?

Am7 Fmaj7 G Cmaj9 Fmaj7 G

On this summer's day, there's nowhere else I'd rather be

Cmaj9 Fmaj7/C G9

Why don't we feel the way we used to anymore?

Am7 G F

There's a place along the way that maybe we could stay

Dm9 F/G G

Listen to the waves at my front door

Verse 2:

G C A Cmaj9 Dm9

()/ /

You've been thinkin' 'bout some things we used to do

Em7 Dm9

Thinkin' 'bout when life was still in front of you

Cmaj9 Dm9

Back where you belong, our favorite song

Won't you listen?

Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9

Ahhhhhhhhhh, Ahhhhhhhhhh

Em7 Fmaj7

Don't you understand the words are singing in the wind

F/G G7

I wish that we could get from there to back again

Verse 3:

Cmaj9 Dm9

The clouds are parting, it's a beautiful day

Em7 Fmaj7

For a wonderful Pacific Coast getaway

Cmaj9 Dm9

The sun is shining, could we just find a way

Em7 F G

/ /

If you just fall, just fall, just fall

To the...

Break:

F Cmaj9

Ground

F Cmaj9

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Bridge:

Bm7 A D Cadd9 D Cadd9 G

Through our compromise paradise is just another place upon the wall

Bm7 Cmaj9

(b5)

Through the common sense of it all

Am7 D9

We had a lot to live, we gave it all

Bm7 Cmaj9

(b5)

Through the consequence of the wine

Another place in time

Verse 4:

Cmaj9

Ba da da ba da ba ba da da da

Dm9 Em7 Fmaj7 G7

Ba ba ba ba ba da da da

()

Ba da da da da da da da

Outro:

Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7

(Whistling)

Em7 Fmaj7 G7

(Whistling)

Cmaj9

Dm9 Em7

Fmaj7 G7

Chords:

Verse

Cmaj9

X35430

Fmaj7/C

X33210

Am7

X02010

Fmaj7

133210

320003

3X0201

133211

Dm9

X5355X

F/G

3X3211

Em7

022030

320001

Bridge

Bm7

X24232

XX0232

Cadd9

X32030

Cmaj9

(b5) X34430

X5455X

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