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miranda4747's version wasn't bad but I love these guys and figured I'd give it a shot myself.
Capo on 2
(vocals, no guitar)
we were always on our way 
rolling up our sleeves
ever moving forwards
in the traGps
where we Clived our Gsimple Dlives
kept our Gblinders Con
eyes to the horEmizonD  
i Bm7/F#know,
i’m no doctor but i Cknow
you Emcan’t live Din the Gpast
but the Conly Gway to Emgo is to Dgo Gback
and rCeturn to Gwho we Dwere
before we diGsappearedC  
into the thick of big EmideasD  
and nowG  
we can Csee the Gsweeping Dview
waiting ouGt the sCtorm
stuck under the EmawninDg
i Bm7/F#know,
i’m no doctor but i Cknow
you Emcan’t live Din the Gpast
but the Conly Gway to Emgo is to Dgo Gback
[MANDOLIN BREAK!]
 G-  C-  C-  D- G  
Cinto evergladesEm  
greener yesterdGay
skip the stones awaDy
Cgo back to the starEmt
photos in the darGk
bloom before they fadDe
G [Hold]
[Single Strums]
so we Chold to Gwho we aDre
Deven into Gthe yaCrd
Cbeyond our furthest Emday Ddreams
to a Gworld
full of Cstrange and toGwering skiDes
the chance to Gchoose in Ctime
to set out on our Emown wDay
i Bm7/F#know,
i’m no doctor but i Cknow
D5no doctor but i kCnow
you canG’t live Din the Gpast
but the Conly Gway to Emgo is to Dgo backG  

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Go Back

by Darlingside

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7/F#

miranda4747's version wasn't bad but I love these guys and figured I'd give it a shot myself.

Capo on 2

(vocals, no guitar)

we were always on our way

rolling up our sleeves

ever moving forwards

in the traps

C G D

where we lived our simple lives

G C

kept our blinders on

Em D

eyes to the horizon

Bm7/F#

i know,

i’m no doctor but i know

Em D G

you can’t live in the past

C G Em D G

but the only way to go is to go back

C G D

and return to who we were

G C

before we disappeared

Em D

into the thick of big ideas

and now

C G D

we can see the sweeping view

G C

waiting out the storm

Em D

stuck under the awning

Bm7/F#

i know,

i’m no doctor but i know

Em D G

you can’t live in the past

C G Em D G

but the only way to go is to go back

[MANDOLIN BREAK!]

G C C D G

- - - -

C Em

into everglades

greener yesterday

skip the stones away

C Em

go back to the start

photos in the dark

bloom before they fade

G [Hold]

[Single Strums]

C G D

so we hold to who we are

D G C

even into the yard

C Em D

beyond our furthest day dreams

to a world

C G D

full of strange and towering skies

G C

the chance to choose in time

Em D

to set out on our own way

Bm7/F#

i know,

i’m no doctor but i know

D5 C

no doctor but i know

G D G

you can’t live in the past

C G Em D G

but the only way to go is to go back

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