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The Power Shift

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*Strum once
*Strum once and mute
[Intro]
 C***  C   Am   G7   F   C   G7   C   Am   G7   F   C  G7  
[Verse]
AmI can hear the engine screaming, but it is G7way down the road
AmI’m not gonna sit here and wait for someone G7to guide me hFome
FThe lights burned out
FIt is dark out here
FSomething is going on
but in the G7end I know I’m nAmot alone
there are millions of us, G7down in this rFabbit hole
millions of us, G7losing our sAmelf-control
millions of us, G7with nowhere Felse to go
[Pre-Choruse]
So Keep moving fCorward now
Let the Ampeople going G7backwards find their Fown way outC  G7  
Keep looking Cup my friends
Let the pAmeople looking G7down on you neFver forgetC  G7  
[Chorus]
We see your bCullshit, all of it
AmI hope you’re G7ready for the Fpower shiftC  G7  
We see your bCullshit, all of it
AmI hope you’re G7ready for the Fpower shiftC  G7  
[Verse]
Ami can feel the tables turning, and if you G7open your eyes
Amyou will see your castle burning, oh what a G7pleasant supFrise
Fhow does it feel
to be the oG7ne in nFeed
reaching out your arms when you rG7ealise you are Amon your own
with the millions of us, G7you put into Fthis hole
the millions of us, G7you thought you cAmould control
the millions of us, G7with nowhere Felse to go
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep moving foCrward now
And Let the Ampeople going G7backwards find their Fown way outC  G7  
Keep looking Cup my friends
Let the Ampeople looking G7down on you nevFer forgetC  G7  
[Chorus]
We see your buCllshit, all of it
AmI hope you’re G7ready for the Fpower shiftC  G7  
We see your buCllshit, all of it
AmI hope you’re G7ready for the Fpower shiftC  G7  
(Muted strings in the same strumming pattern)
N.C.
We see your bullshit, all of it
N.C.
I hope you’re ready for the power shift
[Outro]
So keep moving fCorward now
And Let the Ampeople going G7backwards find their Fown way outC  G7  
Keep looking Cup my friends
Let the Ampeople looking G7down on you nevFer forgetC  G7  
We see your buCllshit, all of it
AmI hope you’re G7ready for the Fpower shiftC  G7  
               C*
We see your bullshit, all of it
 Am*           G7*           F*                   F**
I hope you’re ready for the power shift

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The Power Shift

by Greg Holden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

All chords are relative to tuning

*Strum once

*Strum once and mute

[Intro]

C C Am G7 F C G7 C Am G7 F C G7

***

[Verse]

Am G7

I can hear the engine screaming, but it is way down the road

Am G7 F

I’m not gonna sit here and wait for someone to guide me home

The lights burned out

It is dark out here

Something is going on

G7 Am

but in the end I know I’m not alone

G7 F

there are millions of us, down in this rabbit hole

G7 Am

millions of us, losing our self-control

G7 F

millions of us, with nowhere else to go

[Pre-Choruse]

So Keep moving forward now

Am G7 F C G7

Let the people going backwards find their own way out

Keep looking up my friends

Am G7 F C G7

Let the people looking down on you never forget

[Chorus]

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F C G7

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F C G7

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

[Verse]

Am G7

i can feel the tables turning, and if you open your eyes

Am G7 F

you will see your castle burning, oh what a pleasant suprise

how does it feel

G7 F

to be the one in need

G7 Am

reaching out your arms when you realise you are on your own

G7 F

with the millions of us, you put into this hole

G7 Am

the millions of us, you thought you could control

G7 F

the millions of us, with nowhere else to go

[Pre-Chorus]

Keep moving forward now

Am G7 F C G7

And Let the people going backwards find their own way out

Keep looking up my friends

Am G7 F C G7

Let the people looking down on you never forget

[Chorus]

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F C G7

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F C G7

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

(Muted strings in the same strumming pattern)

N.C.

We see your bullshit, all of it

N.C.

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

[Outro]

So keep moving forward now

Am G7 F C G7

And Let the people going backwards find their own way out

Keep looking up my friends

Am G7 F C G7

Let the people looking down on you never forget

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F C G7

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

We see your bullshit, all of it

Am G7 F F

* * * **

I hope you’re ready for the power shift

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