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      G320033
  Cadd9x32033
    Em7022033
   Dsusxx0233
[Intro]
Cadd9
Cadd9     Em7  Dsus
Cadd9     Em7  Dsus
Cadd9     G
Cadd9
[Verse]
        Cadd9My father he told me what Em7goes around
DsusComes, comes around aCadd9gain
The faces you see on the Em7way up
Are tDsushose on the way back down, my fCadd9riend
But you've been climbing sEm7houlders around you
DsusTrying to reach the big blue Cadd9sky
And all above you is just the Em7blackness, darling
And Dsuseverything below you Cadd9diesEm7  
And Dsuseverything below you Cadd9diesG  Cadd9  
[Chorus]
Cadd9You've been growing up
Cadd9You've been growing on
GFurther aDsusway from us now
Cadd9You've been growing up
Cadd9You've been growing on
GFurther aDsusway from us nowCadd9  
[Verse]
       Cadd9And nobody gives a Em7fuck about you
DsusTell you it's a damn sCadd9hame
The prettiest eyes in the wEm7hole world
The Dsussame fool in the sCadd9ame gameEm7  
The Dsussame fool in the sCadd9ame gameEm7  Cadd9  G  
Cadd9
[Chorus]
Cadd9You've been growing up
Cadd9You've been growing on
GFurther aDsusway from us now
Cadd9You've been growing up
Cadd9You've been growing on
GFurther aDsusway from us now
Cadd9You've been growing up
Oh Cadd9you've been growing on
GFurther Dsusaway further Cadd9away from us now
GFurther Dsusaway further Cadd9away from us now
[Outro]
Cadd9
Cadd9     Em7  Dsus
Cadd9     Em7  Dsus
Cadd9     G
Cadd9

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Further Away

by Ben Howard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus

320033

Cadd9

x32033

Em7

022033

Dsus

xx0233

[Intro]

Cadd9

Cadd9 Em7 Dsus

Cadd9 G

Cadd9

[Verse]

Cadd9 Em7

My father he told me what goes around

Dsus Cadd9

Comes, comes around again

Em7

The faces you see on the way up

Dsus Cadd9

Are those on the way back down, my friend

Em7

But you've been climbing shoulders around you

Dsus Cadd9

Trying to reach the big blue sky

Em7

And all above you is just the blackness, darling

Dsus Cadd9 Em7

And everything below you dies

Dsus Cadd9 G Cadd9

And everything below you dies

[Chorus]

Cadd9

You've been growing up

Cadd9

You've been growing on

G Dsus

Further away from us now

Cadd9

You've been growing up

Cadd9

You've been growing on

G Dsus Cadd9

Further away from us now

[Verse]

Cadd9 Em7

And nobody gives a fuck about you

Dsus Cadd9

Tell you it's a damn shame

Em7

The prettiest eyes in the whole world

Dsus Cadd9 Em7

The same fool in the same game

Dsus Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 G

The same fool in the same game

Cadd9

[Chorus]

Cadd9

You've been growing up

Cadd9

You've been growing on

G Dsus

Further away from us now

Cadd9

You've been growing up

Cadd9

You've been growing on

G Dsus

Further away from us now

Cadd9

You've been growing up

Cadd9

Oh you've been growing on

G Dsus Cadd9

Further away further away from us now

G Dsus Cadd9

Further away further away from us now

[Outro]

Cadd9

Cadd9 Em7 Dsus

Cadd9 G

Cadd9

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