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Hit The Ground Running

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[Intro]
G#m  G#m  E   E
Hit the groundG#m  
EHit the ground running
[Verse 1]
G#mIt's a oneway street
With an Bopen end
And you Enever know
What lies aEhead
G#mBut I always knew
That Bthis was it
The Esigns were lit
Oh I always Eknew
[Chorus]
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
[Verse 2]
(G#m)
I'm an overdrive
      (B)
Go to play offense
And I Ewon't look back
There be no reEgrets
I keep my G#mhead up
Even if I'm Bfed up
Cause I'm getting Ecloser
Oh I know, Eoh I know
[Chorus]
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
[Bridge]
G#m  B  E
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
G#m  B
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
[Verse 3]
(G#m)
It's a oneway street
        (B)
With an open end
        (E)
And you never know
           (E)
What lies ahead
(G#m)
But I always knew
     (B)
That this was it
    (E)
The signs were lit
            (E)
Oh I always knew
[Chorus]
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
[Chorus]
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes
I'm gonna G#mhit the ground running
BHit the ground running
Only Ewaiting for the marching drums
I'll be Eready when the morning comes

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Hit The Ground Running

by Alice Merton

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G#m

[Intro]

G#m G#m E E

G#m

Hit the ground

Hit the ground running

[Verse 1]

G#m

It's a oneway street

With an open end

And you never know

What lies ahead

G#m

But I always knew

That this was it

The signs were lit

Oh I always knew

[Chorus]

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

[Verse 2]

G#m

()

I'm an overdrive

()

Go to play offense

And I won't look back

There be no regrets

G#m

I keep my head up

Even if I'm fed up

Cause I'm getting closer

Oh I know, oh I know

[Chorus]

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

[Bridge]

G#m B E

I'll be ready when the morning comes

G#m B

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

[Verse 3]

G#m

()

It's a oneway street

()

With an open end

()

And you never know

()

What lies ahead

G#m

()

But I always knew

()

That this was it

()

The signs were lit

()

Oh I always knew

[Chorus]

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

[Chorus]

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

G#m

I'm gonna hit the ground running

Hit the ground running

Only waiting for the marching drums

I'll be ready when the morning comes

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