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[Intro]
  E    A    G    E    A   G(x2)
[Verse 1]
  EAre you wasting your time?A  G  
  EHis (?) all out the wayA  G  
  EIs this the rest of our lives?A  G  
  EGive it a couple of daysA  G  
[Chorus]
And it's all Egone,  G(yeah)A  C  
Yeah Ait's all Egone   G(I'm livin')A  C  A  
[Verse 2]
  EI'm gon' give you a dateA  G  
  ESomeday you'll be the queenA  G  
  EAnd you think it's for the bestA  G  
  E'Cause it's all that you've seenA  G  
[Chorus]
But not for Eme,   G(I'm livin')A  C  
And Ait's all Egone,  G(I'm livin')A  C  A  
[Bridge]
  E    A    G    E    A    G(x4)
[Chorus]
It's all Egone,  G(I'm livin')A  C  
Yeah Ait's all Egone   G(I'm livin')A  C  A  
[Outro]
  E    A    G    E    A    G(x2)
A  G  A  G  E

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The Beginning

by Declan McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E A G E A G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E A G

Are you wasting your time?

E A G

His (?) all out the way

E A G

Is this the rest of our lives?

E A G

Give it a couple of days

[Chorus]

E G A C

And it's all gone, (yeah)

A E G A C A

Yeah it's all gone (I'm livin')

[Verse 2]

E A G

I'm gon' give you a date

E A G

Someday you'll be the queen

E A G

And you think it's for the best

E A G

'Cause it's all that you've seen

[Chorus]

E G A C

But not for me, (I'm livin')

A E G A C A

And it's all gone, (I'm livin')

[Bridge]

E A G E A G

(x4)

[Chorus]

E G A C

It's all gone, (I'm livin')

A E G A C A

Yeah it's all gone (I'm livin')

[Outro]

E A G E A G

(x2)

A G A G E

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