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How We Begin

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[Intro]
(Hey!)
 B   Ex3
[Verse 1]
BClose your eyes and feel it breaking throuEgh
The kind of nightmare that you get used tBo
The kind of outrage that can wear you dEown
Til you miss it when it's not aroEund
[Pre-Chorus]
EAnd wandering F#I feel myselG#mf defeat the besD#mt of me
And I Eget so caught up F#with how it G#mendsD#m  
What Ematters, what matters is how we begBin
[Chorus]
(Hey!)
Are we lEost and found
Our voices a silent sBhout (Hey!)
With our wEords entwined remind me that I'm alBive
[Interlude]
 B   Ex3
[Verse 2]
BInside my lunds the air I felt the rEush
Trying not to care but it was all too mBuch
Too much to feel too much to think too much tEo touch
And somehow still just not enoEugh
[Pre-Chorus]
EIt's all just F#me, I feel my G#mchemistry is fraD#mgmenting
And I gEet so caught F#up with how it G#mendsD#m  
What mEatters, what matters is how we beBgin
[Chorus]
(Hey!)
Are we lEost and found
Our voices a silent shBout (Hey!)
With our wEords entwined remind me that I'm G#malive
[Bridge]
The sEongs don't sBound the C#msame
It's lEike the key has cG#mhanged
But EI would rBather be lC#mostG#m  
Than sEomething that IB'm not
[Chorus]
(Hey!)
Are we lEost and found
Our voices a silent shBout (Hey!)
With our wEords entwined remind me that I'm aliBve
What maEtters is how we beBgin
What maEtters is how we beBgin

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How We Begin

by The Y Axes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

C#m

[Intro]

(Hey!)

B E

[Verse 1]

B E

Close your eyes and feel it breaking through

The kind of nightmare that you get used to

The kind of outrage that can wear you down

Til you miss it when it's not around

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m D#m

And wandering I feel myself defeat the best of me

E F# G#m D#m

And I get so caught up with how it ends

E B

What matters, what matters is how we begin

[Chorus]

(Hey!)

Are we lost and found

Our voices a silent shout (Hey!)

E B

With our words entwined remind me that I'm alive

[Interlude]

B E

[Verse 2]

B E

Inside my lunds the air I felt the rush

Trying not to care but it was all too much

Too much to feel too much to think too much to touch

And somehow still just not enough

[Pre-Chorus]

E F# G#m D#m

It's all just me, I feel my chemistry is fragmenting

E F# G#m D#m

And I get so caught up with how it ends

E B

What matters, what matters is how we begin

[Chorus]

(Hey!)

Are we lost and found

Our voices a silent shout (Hey!)

E G#m

With our words entwined remind me that I'm alive

[Bridge]

E B C#m

The songs don't sound the same

E G#m

It's like the key has changed

E B C#m G#m

But I would rather be lost

E B

Than something that I'm not

[Chorus]

(Hey!)

Are we lost and found

Our voices a silent shout (Hey!)

E B

With our words entwined remind me that I'm alive

E B

What matters is how we begin

E B

What matters is how we begin

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