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Tonight Alive - World Away
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
[Intro]
 D   F#m   A   D(2x)
[Verse 1]
A part of F#mme always C#mbelieved
I must have Dbrought this on myself
'Cause I'm not Ewhere I want to be
And every F#mtime I want to change my C#mlife
It just feels like Etrying to turn water into Bwine
[Chorus]
It doesn't have to be a Dworld away
F#mI can hear the song like it's Einside of me 
I knBow that if I get to Dknow my pain
F#mI unlock a hundred different Edoors to better daysB  
[Verse 2]
Though I F#mtake hit after C#mhit
I realise the Dhigher reason is accepting Echallenges as gifts
And through the F#mfight
I never really C#mknew that I would find myEself
That's why I give my thanks to Byou
[Chorus] (2x)
It doesn't have to be a Dworld away
F#mI can hear the song like it's Einside of me 
I Bknow that if I get to Dknow my pain
F#mI unlock a hundred different Edoors to better dBays
My life is what I Dmake itF#m  
I choose to rise and Atake it
From your Dhands
My life is what I Dmake itF#m  
I choose to rise and Atake it
From your Dhands
This is not my F#mpunishment
This is my Acatalyst for gDrowth
I know I will F#msurvive this
I'll be the Astrongest person I kDnow

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World Away

by Tonight Alive

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Tonight Alive - World Away

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st Fret

[Intro]

D F#m A D

(2x)

[Verse 1]

F#m C#m

A part of me always believed

I must have brought this on myself

'Cause I'm not where I want to be

F#m C#m

And every time I want to change my life

E B

It just feels like trying to turn water into wine

[Chorus]

It doesn't have to be a world away

F#m E

I can hear the song like it's inside of me

B D

I know that if I get to know my pain

F#m E B

I unlock a hundred different doors to better days

[Verse 2]

F#m C#m

Though I take hit after hit

D E

I realise the higher reason is accepting challenges as gifts

F#m

And through the fight

C#m E

I never really knew that I would find myself

That's why I give my thanks to you

[Chorus] (2x)

It doesn't have to be a world away

F#m E

I can hear the song like it's inside of me

B D

I know that if I get to know my pain

F#m E B

I unlock a hundred different doors to better days

D F#m

My life is what I make it

I choose to rise and take it

From your hands

D F#m

My life is what I make it

I choose to rise and take it

From your hands

F#m

This is not my punishment

A D

This is my catalyst for growth

F#m

I know I will survive this

A D

I'll be the strongest person I know

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