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Right Back Where I Started From
The Alarm
Capo 1
[Verse 1]
SGometimes you’ve got to take one step back to go Emtwo steps forward
SCometimes you’ve got to stop believing to fGind the faith
Sometimes you’ve got to face up to defeat to find vEmictory
CSometimes you’ve got to live with a lie to Gget to the truth
[Chorus]
What’s dFone is done, now has jCust begun
I’m right baGck where I sFtarted fCrom
Hello, heGllo Fmy frCiend
This is the fGirst day of the rFest of your liGfeEm  C  
[Verse 2]
GSometimes you’ve got to listen to what everybody`s been
Emsaying about you
If yCou want to be what you wanted to be not what yoGu`ve become
GSometimes you’ve got to stop bEmreathing just to stay alive
CSometimes the impossible seems poGssible
[Chorus]
What’s Fdone is done, now has jCust begun
I'm right bGack where I Fstarted frCom
Hello, hGello Fmy fCriend
This is the fGirst day of the rFest of your liGfeEm  C  
[Outro]
This is the fiGrst day of the rFest of your liGfeEm  C  

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Right Back Where I Started From

by The Alarm

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Right Back Where I Started From

The Alarm

Capo 1

[Verse 1]

G Em

Sometimes you’ve got to take one step back to go two steps forward

C G

Sometimes you’ve got to stop believing to find the faith

Sometimes you’ve got to face up to defeat to find victory

C G

Sometimes you’ve got to live with a lie to get to the truth

[Chorus]

F C

What’s done is done, now has just begun

G F C

I’m right back where I started from

G F C

Hello, hello my friend

G F G Em C

This is the first day of the rest of your life

[Verse 2]

Sometimes you’ve got to listen to what everybody`s been

saying about you

C G

If you want to be what you wanted to be not what you`ve become

G Em

Sometimes you’ve got to stop breathing just to stay alive

C G

Sometimes the impossible seems possible

[Chorus]

F C

What’s done is done, now has just begun

G F C

I'm right back where I started from

G F C

Hello, hello my friend

G F G Em C

This is the first day of the rest of your life

[Outro]

G F G Em C

This is the first day of the rest of your life

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