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Starting Over Is A Lot Like Giving Up
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
 F#m- 244222
Intro: E-- x4
Verse 1:
  EI know you say
you've been Ahurt
real bad beEforeA  
  Eso you dig in your
Aheels if you feel
that Epull  A   Eyou
claim the baggage
that you've got is
the thing to blame
   F#mbut I can see
you're afEraid E  
Chorus 1:
AOooBh don't Eyou don't
you C#mwanna know 
AOooBh that you don't
Ehave to be aC#mlone
AoooBh when Ewill you
C#msee? Ayou're only
held Bdown by strings 
AOooBh don't Eyou don't
you C#mwanna know 
AOooBh that you don't
Ehave to be aC#mlone
AoooBh when Ewill you
C#msee? Ayou're only
     B         (hold)
held down by strings 
Verse 2:
  Ewe're all broken in
Aour own special EwaysA  
  Ebut sometimes all
you Aneed is a chance
to Echange  A   EI watch
you hang by a thread
to your heavy heart
   F#mits dead before
it sEtarts E  
Chorus 2:
AOooBh don't Eyou don't
you C#mwanna know 
AOooBh that you don't
Ehave to be aC#mlone
AoooBh when Ewill you
C#msee? Ayou're only
held Bdown by strings 
AOooBh don't Eyou don't
you C#mwanna know 
AOooBh that you don't
Ehave to be aC#mlone
AoooBh when Ewill you
C#msee? Ayou're only
held Bdown by strings 
Interlude:  E   A   F#m   Bx2
Bridge:
  Estarting F#mover
is a Alot like
giving up
  Estarting F#mover
is a Alot C#mlike
its a a Blot
like giving up
(Repeat Chorus 2)

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Starting Over Is A Lot Like Giving Up

by Tiny Stills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

Starting Over Is A Lot Like Giving Up

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

Intro: E-- x4

Verse 1:

I know you say

you've been hurt

E A

real bad before

so you dig in your

heels if you feel

E A E

that pull you

claim the baggage

that you've got is

the thing to blame

F#m

but I can see

E E

you're afraid

Chorus 1:

A B E

Oooh don't you don't

C#m

you wanna know

A B

Oooh that you don't

E C#m

have to be alone

A B E

oooh when will you

C#m A

see? you're only

held down by strings

A B E

Oooh don't you don't

C#m

you wanna know

A B

Oooh that you don't

E C#m

have to be alone

A B E

oooh when will you

C#m A

see? you're only

B (hold)

held down by strings

Verse 2:

we're all broken in

A E A

our own special ways

but sometimes all

you need is a chance

E A E

to change I watch

you hang by a thread

to your heavy heart

F#m

its dead before

E E

it starts

Chorus 2:

A B E

Oooh don't you don't

C#m

you wanna know

A B

Oooh that you don't

E C#m

have to be alone

A B E

oooh when will you

C#m A

see? you're only

held down by strings

A B E

Oooh don't you don't

C#m

you wanna know

A B

Oooh that you don't

E C#m

have to be alone

A B E

oooh when will you

C#m A

see? you're only

held down by strings

E A F#m B

Interlude: x2

Bridge:

E F#m

starting over

is a lot like

giving up

E F#m

starting over

A C#m

is a lot like

its a a lot

like giving up

(Repeat Chorus 2)

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