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Nowhere To Go

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Nowhere to go but down
Capo 1
A7sus4x x 2 0 3 0
Asus4/F#x x 4 2 3 0 
[Intro]
e|---|----------0--2--------5---|-----3--------------------||
B|---|-------3------------------|--------------------------||
G|---|----2-----------2--4------|--2-----------------------||  
D|---|-0------------------------|--------------------------|| 
A|---|--------------------------|--------------------------||
E|---|--------------------------|--------------------------||
[Intro Vamp]
Asus4/F#  A7sus4
[Verse 1]
   A7sus4I heard the Asus4/F#thunder
   A7sus4So I braced for the Asus4/F#rain
   A7sus4I tried to get out from Asus4/F#under
   A7sus4But all was in Asus4/F#vain
   A7sus4There's no way to Gstop it G/F#  Em  
from pouring Buckets Bm7down from the sCky
When you're stuck in a Gcloud
And there's A7sus4nowhere to go but Asus4/F#downA7sus4  Asus4/F#  
[Verse 2]
   A7sus4You try to think about Asus4/F#something
   A7sus4To erase all the Asus4/F#pain
   A7sus4But you come up with Asus4/F#nothing
   A7sus4All your thoughts are in Asus4/F#vain
When your spirit is GfallingG/F#  Em  
Plummeting from on Bm7highC  
All you see is the Gground
When there's A7sus4nowhere to go but Asus4/F#downA7sus4  
There's Asus4/F#nowhere to go but A7sus4down
[Middle Eight]
Nowhere to go but Gdown
When you tBm7hought it could not go Emlower
GDown, as if Bm7under some old lawn Emmower
Life's been running you Aover
[Verse 3]
   A7sus4Everything's in slow Asus4/F#motion
   A7sus4That hasn't come to a Asus4/F#halt
   A7sus4Feels like all your Asus4/F#emotions
   A7sus4Have been locked in a Asus4/F#vault
It's like you're stuck in a GpaintinG/F#gEm  
Unable to Bm7cryC  
Or to make a Gsound
And there's nA7sus4owhere to go but dAsus4/F#ownA7sus4  
[Verse 4]
The gravity of the GmomentG/F#  Em  
Plucked you out the Bm7skyC  
or trying to walk on the Gclouds
When there's A7sus4nowhere, nowhere to go but Asus4/F#down A7sus4  
Nowhere to go but Asus4/F#downA7sus4  
Nowhere to go but Asus4/F#downA7sus4  

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Nowhere To Go

by Ron Sexsmith

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

Nowhere to go but down

Capo 1

A7sus4

x x 2 0 3 0

Asus4/F#

x x 4 2 3 0

[Intro]

e|---|----------0--2--------5---|-----3--------------------||

B|---|-------3------------------|--------------------------||

G|---|----2-----------2--4------|--2-----------------------||

D|---|-0------------------------|--------------------------||

A|---|--------------------------|--------------------------||

E|---|--------------------------|--------------------------||

[Intro Vamp]

Asus4/F# A7sus4

[Verse 1]

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

I heard the thunder

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

So I braced for the rain

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

I tried to get out from under

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

But all was in vain

A7sus4 G G/F# Em

There's no way to stop it

Bm7 C

from pouring Buckets down from the sky

When you're stuck in a cloud

A7sus4 Asus4/F# A7sus4 Asus4/F#

And there's nowhere to go but down

[Verse 2]

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

You try to think about something

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

To erase all the pain

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

But you come up with nothing

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

All your thoughts are in vain

G G/F# Em

When your spirit is falling

Bm7 C

Plummeting from on high

All you see is the ground

A7sus4 Asus4/F# A7sus4

When there's nowhere to go but down

Asus4/F# A7sus4

There's nowhere to go but down

[Middle Eight]

Nowhere to go but down

Bm7 Em

When you thought it could not go lower

G Bm7 Em

Down, as if under some old lawn mower

Life's been running you over

[Verse 3]

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

Everything's in slow motion

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

That hasn't come to a halt

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

Feels like all your emotions

A7sus4 Asus4/F#

Have been locked in a vault

G G/F# Em

It's like you're stuck in a painting

Bm7 C

Unable to cry

Or to make a sound

A7sus4 Asus4/F# A7sus4

And there's nowhere to go but down

[Verse 4]

G G/F# Em

The gravity of the moment

Bm7 C

Plucked you out the sky

or trying to walk on the clouds

A7sus4 Asus4/F# A7sus4

When there's nowhere, nowhere to go but down

Asus4/F# A7sus4

Nowhere to go but down

Asus4/F# A7sus4

Nowhere to go but down

About Nowhere To Go Chords by Ron Sexsmith

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