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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] 
(hammer on while strumming)
e|-0------0-0---0------0-0---|
B|-0------0-0---0------0-0---|
G|-1------1-1---1------1-1---|
D|-2------2-2---2-h-4--2-2---|
A|-2-h-4--2-2---2------2-2---|
E|-0------0-0---0------0-0---|
(continue with intro pattern)
EI'm going back to where we were
EI'm going back to where we were
EI'm going back to where we were
[Verse]
EI'm looking forward to rolling backwards
Back to the Bplace where time stands still
EFar from the stages with all the actors
Back to the Bpage where the wine got spilled
[Pre-Chorus]
AWhere loose lips sink ships
AI lose my mind when you shake your hips    EOhhh, Ohhh
AWhere the blood runs deep and the mud runs red
ADon't go to sleep, don't go to bed         EOhhh, Ohhh
[Chorus]
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me?A  
N.C.                                            
Don't say a word if you're gonna say no
[Verse]
EThe spell I'm under is hanging over
I spent the night ouBt on the towns
EI gotta wonder if I paid the cover
To stand there watching you Bdance for a while
[Pre-Chorus]
ABut loose lips sink ships
AI lose my mind when you shake your hips    EOhhh, Ohhh
AWhere the blood runs deep and the mud runs red
ADon't go to sleep, don't go to bed         EOhhh, Ohhh
[Chorus]
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me?A  
N.C.                                            
Don't say a word if you're gonna say no
[Bridge]
G#m  A   G#m  A
G#mI keep all my dreams to Amyself
ABury'em deep in the G#myard
G#mWant to be somebody elseA  
ASomebody else has youC#mr heart
C#mReturn to the scene of the cF#rime
F#The place where the sun hadn't Ashined
AFollow the love I havG#me found
G#mPray that you follow me Adown
ADown, down, doBwn
BDown
E   E   E  B
[Verse]
EThere's no erasing the love I'm chasing
I know she's there bBeyond the horizon 
EI keep forgetting as the sun is setting
That come the morning I'Bll watch her rising
[Pre-Chorus]
ALoose lips sink ships 
I lose my mind when you shake your hips   EOhhh, Ohhh
AWatch your back, hit your head
Don't go to sleep, come back to bed    EOhhh, Ohhh
[Chorus]
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me when I Ago?
BLover, are you gonna come with me?A  
N.C.                                            
Don't say a word if you're gonna say no
[Outro] 
EI'm going back to where we were
EI'm going back to where we were
EI'm going back to where we were
EI'm going back to where we were

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When I Go

by Joel Plaskett

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Intro]

(hammer on while strumming)

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

B|-0------0-0---0------0-0---|

G|-1------1-1---1------1-1---|

D|-2------2-2---2-h-4--2-2---|

A|-2-h-4--2-2---2------2-2---|

E|-0------0-0---0------0-0---|

(continue with intro pattern)

I'm going back to where we were

[Verse]

I'm looking forward to rolling backwards

Back to the place where time stands still

Far from the stages with all the actors

Back to the page where the wine got spilled

[Pre-Chorus]

Where loose lips sink ships

A E

I lose my mind when you shake your hips Ohhh, Ohhh

Where the blood runs deep and the mud runs red

A E

Don't go to sleep, don't go to bed Ohhh, Ohhh

[Chorus]

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me?

N.C.

Don't say a word if you're gonna say no

[Verse]

The spell I'm under is hanging over

I spent the night out on the towns

I gotta wonder if I paid the cover

To stand there watching you dance for a while

[Pre-Chorus]

But loose lips sink ships

A E

I lose my mind when you shake your hips Ohhh, Ohhh

Where the blood runs deep and the mud runs red

A E

Don't go to sleep, don't go to bed Ohhh, Ohhh

[Chorus]

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me?

N.C.

Don't say a word if you're gonna say no

[Bridge]

G#m A G#m A

G#m A

I keep all my dreams to myself

A G#m

Bury'em deep in the yard

G#m A

Want to be somebody else

A C#m

Somebody else has your heart

C#m F#

Return to the scene of the crime

F# A

The place where the sun hadn't shined

A G#m

Follow the love I have found

G#m A

Pray that you follow me down

A B

Down, down, down

Down

E E E B

[Verse]

There's no erasing the love I'm chasing

I know she's there beyond the horizon

I keep forgetting as the sun is setting

That come the morning I'll watch her rising

[Pre-Chorus]

Loose lips sink ships

I lose my mind when you shake your hips Ohhh, Ohhh

Watch your back, hit your head

Don't go to sleep, come back to bed Ohhh, Ohhh

[Chorus]

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me when I go?

B A

Lover, are you gonna come with me?

N.C.

Don't say a word if you're gonna say no

[Outro]

I'm going back to where we were

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