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* = 1 strum
[Intro]
  Em|   Em|  Em| Em  
 Em7|  Em7|   G| G  
 Em7|  Em7|   G| G  
[Verse]
GOh the cold wind blows
As I Gsus4sit and watch you grow
You will Cfind these seasons struggles will show
But I'm wide Gawake
[Chorus]
The Gdestination (Gsus4destination)
You Glong to go there (Gsus4long to go there)
But where you're Cadd9standing, this present time you Em7know
Is the Canswer, it's getting Gclose
And you will D/F#see that I've made it Gright
[Break]
Ooh-ooh-Em7ooh
Ooh-ooh-Gooh
Ooh-ooh-Em7ooh  oohoh ooooh
Ooh-ooh-Gooh
[Verse]
 G*
Oh the cold wind blows
      Gsus4*
As I sit and watch you grow
You will Cfind these season struggles will show
but I'm wide awGake
[Chorus]
The Gdestination (Gsus4destination)
You Glong to go there (Gsus4long to go there)
But where you're Cadd9standing, this present time you Em7know
Is the Canswer, it's getting Gclose
And you will D/F#see that I've made it Gright
That I made it Gright
That I made it Em7right
That I made it Gright
[Outro]
Em7From where I stand your present circumstance
Is a gift to beGhold
Em7And all your plans are just a door
Into a future that I Gmould
Em7Ooohohoh ooohoohoh ohohohoohGohhhh
Em7Ooohohoh ooohoohoh ohohohoohGohhhh

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Circumstance

by Wildwood Kin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Gsus4

Cadd9

D/F#

* = 1 strum

[Intro]

Em Em Em Em

| | |

Em7 Em7 G G

| | |

Em7 Em7 G G

| | |

[Verse]

Oh the cold wind blows

Gsus4

As I sit and watch you grow

You will find these seasons struggles will show

But I'm wide awake

[Chorus]

G Gsus4

The destination (destination)

G Gsus4

You long to go there (long to go there)

Cadd9 Em7

But where you're standing, this present time you know

C G

Is the answer, it's getting close

D/F# G

And you will see that I've made it right

[Break]

Em7

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Em7

Ooh-ooh-ooh oohoh ooooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse]

Oh the cold wind blows

Gsus4

As I sit and watch you grow

You will find these season struggles will show

but I'm wide awake

[Chorus]

G Gsus4

The destination (destination)

G Gsus4

You long to go there (long to go there)

Cadd9 Em7

But where you're standing, this present time you know

C G

Is the answer, it's getting close

D/F# G

And you will see that I've made it right

That I made it right

Em7

That I made it right

[Outro]

Em7

From where I stand your present circumstance

Is a gift to behold

Em7

And all your plans are just a door

Into a future that I mould

Em7 G

Ooohohoh ooohoohoh ohohohoohohhhh

Em7 G

Ooohohoh ooohoohoh ohohohoohohhhh

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