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Dmixolydian

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BEGINNING - Colin Blunstone
       Dmaj7As another day lays    Cdown         D11/Cit’s        Cmaj7head
              Am                    Bm         A/C#   G/B-                               A  
    I sit here     reading by your       light 
My       G/Bmind       A/C#is    Dsinging  (     D7singing)
With    Call        D11/Cwe've         Cmaj7said
   AmScared at how     Bmfinal it can        A/C#be
    G/BFor     Awrong       G/Ba -       A/C#and    Dright
      Dmaj7Are not like    Cblack         D11/Cand        Cmaj7white
   AmEverything     Bmfalls in the        A7/C#middle 
   AOo -      G/Boo -        A/C#hoo     Dself doubt
      Dmaj7Surrounds you    Cin         D11/Cthe         Cmaj7night
You     Amsuddenly      Bmfind yourself        A7/C#running 
 Gsus2/E-  G5/E-  A5/G- 
   DKeep out the people    CKeep         D11/Cout the        Cmaj7day
   AmLet us be -     Bmgin by be -        A/C#ginning
(Let     Aus begin) 
The     Dsecret         Dmaj7of the future's 
   CNe -         D11/Cver         Cmaj7told
   AmLet us be -     Bmgin by be -       A/C#ginning
(Let     Aus be -     Dgin) 
(Let      D7us, let     Cus         D11/Cbe -        Cmaj7gin) 
             Am                Bm(guitar)                                       
   Let us be -     gin by be -          ginning
Guitar:
e|------0-12-------9--------------9---/10-----9------7-----5-----3----/
B|----5-----14-------10--------10---10/---8------8-----8-----3-----3--/
G|--6---------14--------9----9--------/-----7------7-----7-----4-----4/
D|--------------14--------11----------/-------------------------------/
A|0-----------------------------------/0------------------------------/
E|------------------------------------/-------------------------------/
e|----5-------7-----9-----7-------/----5---7s9-------9---------0------/
B|5h7---7-------7-----7------7---7/------5-8s10-10-----------2---2----/
G|--------5h7-----7-----7------7--/4s6-----7s9-----9-------4-------4-2/
D|0-----------------0-------------/----------------------2-2----------/
A|--------------------------------/0-------------------0--------------/
E|--------------------------------/-----------------------------------/
e|--------0-----------------5------/---------------7----------/
B|----2---------2h3p2p0h2-----2----/4----5p4---4------4-------/
G|------2-----2-----------2-----2-2/---------6---4------4---4s/
D|--2-------2----------------------/---4------------------4---/
A|0--------------------------------/0-------------------------/
E|---------------------------------/--------------------------/
e|--------------/--------------/-------------/-----------//
B|------5-------/------3-------/----------2--/---0-------//
G|----4----4----/----2----2----/-------2-----/--1---1----//
D|--2--------2--/--0--------0--/-----2-------/-2---------//
A|--------------/--------------/---4---------/-----------//
E|4-------------/2-------------/0------------/0----------//
   Dmaj7xx0232
       Cx32010
   Am6/Cx32212
   D11/Cx32032
   Cmaj7x32003
      Amx02210
     G/Bx2003x
      Bmx24432
    A/C#x42220
       Ax02220
      D7xx0212
   A7/C#x42223
 Gsus2/Exxx985
    G5/Exxx9810
    A5/Gxxx121012
      D7xx0212

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Beginning

by Colin Blunstone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

D11/C

Cmaj7

A/C#

G/B

A7/C#

Gsus2/E

G5/E

A5/G

Am6/C

BEGINNING - Colin Blunstone

Dmaj7 C D11/C Cmaj7

As another day lays down it’s head

Am Bm A/C# G/B A

I sit here reading by your light

G/B A/C# D D7

My mind is singing ( singing)

C D11/C Cmaj7

With all we've said

Am Bm A/C#

Scared at how final it can be

G/B A G/B A/C# D

For wrong a - and right

Dmaj7 C D11/C Cmaj7

Are not like black and white

Am Bm A7/C#

Everything falls in the middle

A G/B A/C# D

Oo - oo - hoo self doubt

Dmaj7 C D11/C Cmaj7

Surrounds you in the night

Am Bm A7/C#

You suddenly find yourself running

Gsus2/E G5/E A5/G

- - -

D C D11/C Cmaj7

Keep out the people Keep out the day

Am Bm A/C#

Let us be - gin by be - ginning

(Let us begin)

D Dmaj7

The secret of the future's

C D11/C Cmaj7

Ne - ver told

Am Bm A/C#

Let us be - gin by be - ginning

A D

(Let us be - gin)

D7 C D11/C Cmaj7

(Let us, let us be - gin)

Am Bm

(guitar)

Let us be - gin by be - ginning

Guitar:

e|------0-12-------9--------------9---/10-----9------7-----5-----3----/

B|----5-----14-------10--------10---10/---8------8-----8-----3-----3--/

G|--6---------14--------9----9--------/-----7------7-----7-----4-----4/

D|--------------14--------11----------/-------------------------------/

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

E|------------------------------------/-------------------------------/

e|----5-------7-----9-----7-------/----5---7s9-------9---------0------/

B|5h7---7-------7-----7------7---7/------5-8s10-10-----------2---2----/

G|--------5h7-----7-----7------7--/4s6-----7s9-----9-------4-------4-2/

D|0-----------------0-------------/----------------------2-2----------/

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

E|--------------------------------/-----------------------------------/

e|--------0-----------------5------/---------------7----------/

B|----2---------2h3p2p0h2-----2----/4----5p4---4------4-------/

G|------2-----2-----------2-----2-2/---------6---4------4---4s/

D|--2-------2----------------------/---4------------------4---/

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

E|---------------------------------/--------------------------/

e|--------------/--------------/-------------/-----------//

B|------5-------/------3-------/----------2--/---0-------//

G|----4----4----/----2----2----/-------2-----/--1---1----//

D|--2--------2--/--0--------0--/-----2-------/-2---------//

A|--------------/--------------/---4---------/-----------//

E|4-------------/2-------------/0------------/0----------//

Dmaj7

xx0232

x32010

Am6/C

x32212

D11/C

x32032

Cmaj7

x32003

x02210

G/B

x2003x

x24432

A/C#

x42220

x02220

xx0212

A7/C#

x42223

Gsus2/E

xxx985

G5/E

xxx9810

A5/G

xxx121012

xx0212

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