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[Intro]
F
[Verse]
Spent the Fbad part of my twenties
In a photo shop in UtahC/E  
Killing F2timeDm7  
G/BCutting gloBb2ssy three-by-fives
ProG/Bviding phoBb2to evidence
Of F/Aother Bb2people's Flives
Spent the Flast ounce of my patience
Putting other lives in focus
Going Dm7mad
G/BCustomers Bb2keep coming in
ReG/Bminding me Bb2of places
That F/AI have nBb2ever Dm7beenC5  G/B  Bb2  
[Chorus]
Dm7Someone at C5Mount Rushmore
SoG/Bmeone seeBb2ing Delaware
Dm7Look, they climbed C5the Catskills
And I'm G/Bnot goiBb2ng anywhere
I Dm7watch their dreams C5develop
And Eb2pass out in my armchairBb/D  
But Csus4slowly aDm7nd surelyF/A  F/Bb  C5  
I'm getting Fthere
[Verse]
Spent the Flast three nights at Denny's
With a million cups of coffee
Makin' Dm7plans
G/BCalled my boss Bb2up on the phone
Gonna G/Btake a little Bb2time
Taking F/Apictures Bb2of my Dm7ownC5  G/B  Bb2  
[Chorus]
Dm7Slingshot to the C5highway
For some G/Bsnapshots on Bb2the road
Dm7Redefine C5a life with no G/Barea oBb2r zip code
Gonna  Dm7put my life C5in focus
Got a Eb2good three years to spareBb/D  
Csus4Slowly but surelyF/A  F/Bb  C5  
I'm getting Dm7thereF/Bb  
[Bridge]
Dm7Load the film, stretch the tiF/Bbme
Lose the map and disappeaDm7r
Keep on capturingF/Bb  C2  
Dm7Load the film, try to finF/Bbd
the longest route C2/Efrom there to hereDm7  
Keep on capturingF/Bb  C2  
     F2/A     Bb2Keep F/Aon__Bb2____Dm7____ F/AtravelingBb2  C7sus4  
     F2/AKeep Bb2on travelingF/C  Dm7  
[Verse]
In the Fnext part of my twenties
Gonna put my life in focus
On the Dm7road
G/BSet the course Bb2to anywhere
G/BGet my out Bb2of Utah
F/APut me in Bb2the picture
As C7sus4long as I'm Bb2/Din *beat* moF/A----BbtionC7sus4  
[Outro]
     Bb2/DI'm getting tF2/AhereBb2  F/C  
   Dm7I'm getting tF2/AhereBb2  F/C  
   Bb2I'm getting tFhere

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Getting There

by Miller and Tysen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Dm7

G/B

Bb2

F/A

Eb2

Bb/D

Csus4

F/Bb

C2/E

F2/A

C7sus4

F/C

Bb2/D

[Intro]

[Verse]

Spent the bad part of my twenties

C/E

In a photo shop in Utah

F2 Dm7

Killing time

G/B Bb2

Cutting glossy three-by-fives

G/B Bb2

Providing photo evidence

F/A Bb2 F

Of other people's lives

Spent the last ounce of my patience

Putting other lives in focus

Dm7

Going mad

G/B Bb2

Customers keep coming in

G/B Bb2

Reminding me of places

F/A Bb2 Dm7 C5 G/B Bb2

That I have never been

[Chorus]

Dm7 C5

Someone at Mount Rushmore

G/B Bb2

Someone seeing Delaware

Dm7 C5

Look, they climbed the Catskills

G/B Bb2

And I'm not going anywhere

Dm7 C5

I watch their dreams develop

Eb2 Bb/D

And pass out in my armchair

Csus4 Dm7 F/A F/Bb C5

But slowly and surely

I'm getting there

[Verse]

Spent the last three nights at Denny's

With a million cups of coffee

Dm7

Makin' plans

G/B Bb2

Called my boss up on the phone

G/B Bb2

Gonna take a little time

F/A Bb2 Dm7 C5 G/B Bb2

Taking pictures of my own

[Chorus]

Dm7 C5

Slingshot to the highway

G/B Bb2

For some snapshots on the road

Dm7 C5 G/B Bb2

Redefine a life with no area or zip code

Dm7 C5

Gonna put my life in focus

Eb2 Bb/D

Got a good three years to spare

Csus4 F/A F/Bb C5

Slowly but surely

Dm7 F/Bb

I'm getting there

[Bridge]

Dm7 F/Bb

Load the film, stretch the time

Dm7

Lose the map and disappear

F/Bb C2

Keep on capturing

Dm7 F/Bb

Load the film, try to find

C2/E Dm7

the longest route from there to here

F/Bb C2

Keep on capturing

F2/A Bb2 F/A Bb2 Dm7 F/A Bb2 C7sus4

Keep on__________ traveling

F2/A Bb2 F/C Dm7

Keep on traveling

[Verse]

In the next part of my twenties

Gonna put my life in focus

Dm7

On the road

G/B Bb2

Set the course to anywhere

G/B Bb2

Get my out of Utah

F/A Bb2

Put me in the picture

C7sus4 Bb2/D F/A Bb C7sus4

As long as I'm in *beat* mo----tion

[Outro]

Bb2/D F2/A Bb2 F/C

I'm getting there

Dm7 F2/A Bb2 F/C

I'm getting there

Bb2 F

I'm getting there

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