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Common Ground

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Cmaj7 - x32000 (occasionally hammer on to the second fret on the g string)
D     - xx0032
Am7   - x02013
Am7*  - x02010
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[Intro]
 Cmaj7   Cmaj7   D   Am7x2
[Verse 1]
If it were just the Cmaj7best of us
Against the Drest of usAm7  
It Cmaj7wouldn't even really be an argument at DallAm7  
It would be a Cmaj7victory or
A Spanish DCivil WarAm7  
But I'm Cmaj7really not so sure that is the way it is at DallAm7  
[Chorus 1]
Am7If we are to Dfind a way to liCmaj7ve
Am7Then we need to Dbuild ourselves a bridCmaj7ge
Am7And if we were to Dbuild ourselves that bridCmaj7ge
Am7We could meet in the Dmiddle and forgiveCmaj7  
[Verse 2]
If all we are is Cmaj7dust to dust
Then in the end what's Dleft of usAm7  
Are the Cmaj7traces of the way we treat the ones we DmeetAm7  
And the ones who Cmaj7trouble us
The greatest Dtest of usAm7  
Cmaj7Seems to me to be the way we disaDgreeAm7  
[Chorus 2]
Am7If we are to Dfind a way to liveCmaj7  
Am7Then we need to Dbuild ourselves a bridgeCmaj7  
Am7And if we were to Dbuild ourselves that bridgeCmaj7  
Am7We could meet in the Dmiddle and forgiveCmaj7  
Am7Let's meet on the Dbridge and forgiveCmaj7  
(Let's meet on the bridge and forgiveAm7)
Let's meet on the Dbridge and forgiveCmaj7  
(Let's meet on the bridge and forgive)D  
[Bridge]
DIf there's Am7hope to be Dfound
Am7We will find it in our common Dground
And if that Am7ground is to be Dreached
Am7There are walls around us to be Dbreached
And if that Am7breach can be Dmade
Am7Drag the others through don't be afraidD  
Or let our Am7differences drag us Ddown
DI believe we'll find our common ground
[Chorus 3]
Am7*                      D  Cmaj7  
I want us to find a way to live
Am7Roll up your Dsleeves letâs build a bridCmaj7ge
Am7I want us to Dfind a way to liCmaj7ve
Am7Let's meet on the Dbridge and forgCmaj7ive
(Let's meet on the bridge and forgivAm7e)
Let's meet on the Dbridge and forgiCmaj7ve
(Let's meet on the bridge and forgivAm7e)
Let's meet on the Dbridge and forCmaj7give (common ground)
Am7Let's meet on the Dbridge and forCmaj7give (common ground)
[Outro]
Am7 D Cmaj7 Cmaj7

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Common Ground

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Am7

Cmaj7 - x32000 (occasionally hammer on to the second fret on the g string)

D - xx0032

Am7 - x02013

Am7* - x02010

Play the chords above instead of the usual chords on the site

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 D Am7

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7

If it were just the best of us

D Am7

Against the rest of us

Cmaj7 D Am7

It wouldn't even really be an argument at all

Cmaj7

It would be a victory or

D Am7

A Spanish Civil War

Cmaj7 D Am7

But I'm really not so sure that is the way it is at all

[Chorus 1]

Am7 D Cmaj7

If we are to find a way to live

Am7 D Cmaj7

Then we need to build ourselves a bridge

Am7 D Cmaj7

And if we were to build ourselves that bridge

Am7 D Cmaj7

We could meet in the middle and forgive

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7

If all we are is dust to dust

D Am7

Then in the end what's left of us

Cmaj7 D Am7

Are the traces of the way we treat the ones we meet

Cmaj7

And the ones who trouble us

D Am7

The greatest test of us

Cmaj7 D Am7

Seems to me to be the way we disagree

[Chorus 2]

Am7 D Cmaj7

If we are to find a way to live

Am7 D Cmaj7

Then we need to build ourselves a bridge

Am7 D Cmaj7

And if we were to build ourselves that bridge

Am7 D Cmaj7

We could meet in the middle and forgive

Am7 D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive

Am7

(Let's meet on the bridge and forgive)

D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive

(Let's meet on the bridge and forgive)

[Bridge]

D Am7 D

If there's hope to be found

Am7 D

We will find it in our common ground

Am7 D

And if that ground is to be reached

Am7 D

There are walls around us to be breached

Am7 D

And if that breach can be made

Am7 D

Drag the others through don't be afraid

Am7 D

Or let our differences drag us down

I believe we'll find our common ground

[Chorus 3]

Am7 D Cmaj7

I want us to find a way to live

Am7 D Cmaj7

Roll up your sleeves letâs build a bridge

Am7 D Cmaj7

I want us to find a way to live

Am7 D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive

Am7

(Let's meet on the bridge and forgive)

D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive

Am7

(Let's meet on the bridge and forgive)

D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive (common ground)

Am7 D Cmaj7

Let's meet on the bridge and forgive (common ground)

[Outro]

Am7 D Cmaj7 Cmaj7

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