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Where We Came From

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[Intro] 
Em
[Verse 1]
EmI must've used up all my wishes yesterday
'Cause the Cwords we said in anger still Dsusecho in my bDrain
EmAlone through the darkness in this cave
I Cwanna hear you whisper
Hang on Dsusevery word you sayD  
[Pre-Chorus]
EmClimb the mountaiCn, Dswim for shoreD  Em  
EmBring it back to Chow Dit was before
[Chorus]
Take it Cout, blow it Gup
Ignite the Emmemory in between Dus
Through the Cstorm and all the Gdust
Take it Emout of these walls with a DsuscannonbaDllC  
But don’t let it Dgo, don’t Emgive up the Cghost
DWhile staring at the moon and the sun
Just trying to remember where we came Emfrom
[Verse 2]
EmI connect the stars to build a map to you
In the Cempty space we’re dreaming
Will Dsuswe still know the Dtruth
[Pre-Chorus]
EmClimb the mountaiCn, Dswim for shoreD  Em  
EmBring it back to Chow Dit was before
[Chorus]
Take it Cout, blow it Gup
Ignite the Emmemory in between Dus
Through the Cstorm and all the Gdust
Take it Emout of these walls with a DsuscannonbaDllC  
But don’t let it Dgo, don’t Emgive up the Cghost
DWhile staring at the moon and the sun
Just trying to remember where we came Emfrom
EmOhhh ohhh ohhh Dohhh, Emohhh ohhh ohhh Dohhh
[Pre-Chorus]
EmClimb the mountaiCn, Dswim for shoreD  Em  
EmBring it back to CwhaDt it was before
[Chorus]
Take it Cout, blow it Gup
Ignite the Emmemory in between Dus
Through the Cstorm and all the Gdust
Take it Emout of these walls with a DsuscannonbaDllC  
But don’t let it Dgo, don’t Emgive up the Cghost
DWhile staring at the moon and the sun
Just trying to remember where we came Emfrom
[Tag]
Just trying to remember where we came Emfrom
(Ohhh)    (Ohhh)    (Ohhh)    (Ohhh)     (Ohh)
[Outro]
But don’t let it Dgo, don’t Emgive up the Cghost
DWhile staring at the moon and the sun
Just trying to remember where we came Emfrom

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Where We Came From

by Phillip Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I must've used up all my wishes yesterday

C Dsus D

'Cause the words we said in anger still echo in my brain

Alone through the darkness in this cave

I wanna hear you whisper

Dsus D

Hang on every word you say

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C D D Em

Climb the mountain, swim for shore

Em C D

Bring it back to how it was before

[Chorus]

C G

Take it out, blow it up

Em D

Ignite the memory in between us

C G

Through the storm and all the dust

Em Dsus D C

Take it out of these walls with a cannonball

D Em C

But don’t let it go, don’t give up the ghost

While staring at the moon and the sun

Just trying to remember where we came from

[Verse 2]

I connect the stars to build a map to you

In the empty space we’re dreaming

Dsus D

Will we still know the truth

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C D D Em

Climb the mountain, swim for shore

Em C D

Bring it back to how it was before

[Chorus]

C G

Take it out, blow it up

Em D

Ignite the memory in between us

C G

Through the storm and all the dust

Em Dsus D C

Take it out of these walls with a cannonball

D Em C

But don’t let it go, don’t give up the ghost

While staring at the moon and the sun

Just trying to remember where we came from

Em D Em D

Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh, ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C D D Em

Climb the mountain, swim for shore

Em C D

Bring it back to what it was before

[Chorus]

C G

Take it out, blow it up

Em D

Ignite the memory in between us

C G

Through the storm and all the dust

Em Dsus D C

Take it out of these walls with a cannonball

D Em C

But don’t let it go, don’t give up the ghost

While staring at the moon and the sun

Just trying to remember where we came from

[Tag]

Just trying to remember where we came from

(Ohhh) (Ohhh) (Ohhh) (Ohhh) (Ohh)

[Outro]

D Em C

But don’t let it go, don’t give up the ghost

While staring at the moon and the sun

Just trying to remember where we came from

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