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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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The Starting Line
Playing Favorites
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used: Drop D only
A9 -    777600
F#m7 -  444200
D9 -    000230
A/F# -  402220
A/E -   202220
A/D  -  002220
 E/G#-  676x00
E -     222100
Guitar 1: A9--F#m7--D9----F#m9-E-D9 (x2)
Guitar 2:
e|------0-----0-----------------0--------------------------------|
B|-0--2---0h2----0----------------------------------------0------|
G|------------------1h2-----1h2---2-------------------1h2---2----|
D|-----------------------------------2--4--6--2-----4----------0-|
A|--------------------------------------0--0--0-0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------0-----0--------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--2---0h2----0--------------0-------------------------0------|
G|------------------1h2-------2---2-------------------1h2---2----|
D|-----------------------------------2--4--6--2-----4----------0-|
A|--------------------------------------0--0--0-0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
i A9guess the most that i can do
is F#m7make a call and tell you the truth
D9sing the words in melody
                   F#m7  D9(hold)
and hope that you'll believe me
A9here's another song for you
F#m7so this one this one makes two
D9still don't know where to begin
F#m7i'll just leave it at D9this
Interlude: A/F#-A/E- A/D(x2)
Refrain:
  A/F#i'm sure you always feel my A/Eeyes on A/Dyou
but i A/F#hope that you will A/Enever feel unA/Dwanted
Chorus:
A9wait for me to move out E/G#west
it's ok if you F#m7don't
i hope you know
you're my E/G#favorite Ething
aD9bout the west coast
  A9i wish i sE/G#tayed
i hope you F#m7wait
so here i am
counting E/G#down the Edays
till D9california comes
(Repeat Intro)
Verse 2:
A9this is the least that i can do
you F#m7know i'm bad at calling you
the D9best way i can accept
the F#m7lonely words i D9miss you
i'll A9say it but i'm sure you knew
you're F#m7what i look most forward to
D9coming back to where i've been
F#m7i'll just leave it at Dthis
(Repeat Refrain)
if you feel unDwanted
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: F#m7-E-A9- D9(x4)
(repeat Chorus)
F#m7-E-D9  
F#m7-E-              D9  A(let ring)
       Till california comes

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Playing Favorites

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

F#m7

A/F#

A/E

A/D

The Starting Line

Playing Favorites

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used: Drop D only

A9 - 777600

F#m7 - 444200

D9 - 000230

A/F# - 402220

A/E - 202220

A/D - 002220

E/G#

- 676x00

E - 222100

Guitar 1: A9--F#m7--D9----F#m9-E-D9 (x2)

Guitar 2:

e|------0-----0-----------------0--------------------------------|

B|-0--2---0h2----0----------------------------------------0------|

G|------------------1h2-----1h2---2-------------------1h2---2----|

D|-----------------------------------2--4--6--2-----4----------0-|

A|--------------------------------------0--0--0-0----------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------0-----0--------------------------------------------------|

B|-0--2---0h2----0--------------0-------------------------0------|

G|------------------1h2-------2---2-------------------1h2---2----|

D|-----------------------------------2--4--6--2-----4----------0-|

A|--------------------------------------0--0--0-0----------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

i guess the most that i can do

F#m7

is make a call and tell you the truth

sing the words in melody

F#m7 D9

(hold)

and hope that you'll believe me

here's another song for you

F#m7

so this one this one makes two

still don't know where to begin

F#m7 D9

i'll just leave it at this

A/F# A/E A/D

Interlude: -- (x2)

Refrain:

A/F# A/E A/D

i'm sure you always feel my eyes on you

A/F# A/E A/D

but i hope that you will never feel unwanted

Chorus:

A9 E/G#

wait for me to move out west

F#m7

it's ok if you don't

i hope you know

E/G# E

you're my favorite thing

about the west coast

A9 E/G#

i wish i stayed

F#m7

i hope you wait

so here i am

E/G# E

counting down the days

till california comes

(Repeat Intro)

Verse 2:

this is the least that i can do

F#m7

you know i'm bad at calling you

the best way i can accept

F#m7 D9

the lonely words i miss you

i'll say it but i'm sure you knew

F#m7

you're what i look most forward to

coming back to where i've been

F#m7 D

i'll just leave it at this

(Repeat Refrain)

if you feel unwanted

(Repeat Chorus)

F#m7 E A9 D9

Interlude: --- (x4)

(repeat Chorus)

F#m7 E D9

F#m7 E D9 A

-- (let ring)

Till california comes

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