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Away From The Numbers

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AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS
(Paul Weller)
[Chords]
      G= 355433                     Cm7= x35343
      (or x-10-12-12-12-10)     A7sus4 = 575755
      C= x3555x                 Em*    = 12-14-14-12-12-12
  Gsus4= 355533                   Dsus4= 10-12-12-12-10-10
D      = xx0232 or x5777x       Dsus2  = 10-12-14-x-x-x
   G/F#= 255433                 C*     = 8-10-10-9-8-8
     C6= xxx555                      F#= 244322
     Em= 022000                       F= 133211
D*     = 10-12-12-11-10-10      D6     = x-x-12-11-12-x
     Am= 577555                      D7= 10-12-10-11-10-10
 D7sus4= 10-12-10-12-10-10           Bb= 688766
     Cm= x35543
/ between two chords = slide from one to the other
[Outro Riff]
Gsus4e|----G--Dsus4------G-----|
B|-3-x-x-----3-x-3-|
G|-5-4-x-2-x-4-x-4-|
D|-5-5-x-x-x-5-x-5-|
A|-------5-x-------|
E|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
=====================================================================
[Intro]
 G   C   G    Gsus4(x2)
[Verse 1]
  GThings are getting Cjust a-too cosy for GmeC  G  Gsus4  
  GI'm not seeing Dpeople as they see GmeC  G  Gsus4  
  GGonna break aCway and gain conGtrolC6  G  G/F#  Em  
                                  D*
You free your mind, you free your soul
  GI was the Ctype who knocked at old Gmen    C    G(history's eaGsus4sy)
  GWho together at Dtables sit and drink Gbeer (CsomeGwhere is reaGsus4lly)
  GThen I saw that CI was really the Gsame,C6  G  G/F#  Em  
                                      D*
So this link's breaking away from the chain
[Chorus]
Away from the Gnumbers,
  AmAway from the Cnumbers
                   D*   D7sus4  D*
Is where I'm gonna be
Away from the Gnumbers,
  AmAway from the Cnumbers
D*             G  
  Is where I am free
[Bridge 1]
CmOoh, Cm7ooh, A7sus4ooh,   Aooh
Em*      A  D*  Dsus4  D*  Dsus2  D*
Ooh, ooh, ooh...
[Chorus]
Away from tGhe numbers (away from the Amnumbers)
              C*               D*
Away from the numbers (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Is where I'm gonna Gbe
[Bridge 2]
                                  Am        G  C*   G   F#  F  
  I was sick and tired of my little niche
                                        D*
I'm gonna break away and find what life is
C* / D* (x2)   Dsus4    D6  D  
[Verse 2]
  GAnd all those Cfools I thought were my Gfriends (CcoaGsting is eaGsus4sy)
  GThey now stare Dat me and don't see a Gthing (reCa-Glity's so haGsus4rd)
 G'Til their life is Cover and they start to GmoanC6  G  G/F#  Em  
                                            D*
How they've never had the chance to make it good
[Chorus]
Away from the Gnumbers,
              Am  C*
  Away from the numbers
                   D*    D7  D  
Is where I'm gonna be
Away from the Gnumbers (away from the Amnumbers)
Away from the CnumbersD  
Is where I am Gfree    (ooh-ooh-Dooh)
Is where I am Gfree    (ooh-ooh-Dooh)
Is where I'm gonna Gbe (ooh-ooh-Dooh)
It's realiGty          (ooh-ooh-Gooh)
[Outro]
 Gsus4    G    D5    Gx4
Re - Gsus4a  -  Glity's D5so Ghard (x6)
C* / D* (x2)
 Bb/ C*
 F/ G  

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Away From The Numbers

by The Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Gsus4

Dsus4

G/F#

D7sus4

A7sus4

Dsus2

AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS

(Paul Weller)

[Chords]

G Cm7

= 355433 = x35343

(or x-10-12-12-12-10) A7sus4 = 575755

C Em

= x3555x * = 12-14-14-12-12-12

Gsus4 Dsus4

= 355533 = 10-12-12-12-10-10

D = xx0232 or x5777x Dsus2 = 10-12-14-x-x-x

G/F# C

= 255433 * = 8-10-10-9-8-8

C6 F#

= xxx555 = 244322

Em F

= 022000 = 133211

D* = 10-12-12-11-10-10 D6 = x-x-12-11-12-x

Am D7

= 577555 = 10-12-10-11-10-10

D7sus4 Bb

= 10-12-10-12-10-10 = 688766

= x35543

/ between two chords = slide from one to the other

[Outro Riff]

Gsus4 G Dsus4 G

e|-----------------|

B|-3-x-x-----3-x-3-|

G|-5-4-x-2-x-4-x-4-|

D|-5-5-x-x-x-5-x-5-|

A|-------5-x-------|

E|-----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

=====================================================================

[Intro]

G C G Gsus4

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G C G C G Gsus4

Things are getting just a-too cosy for me

G D G C G Gsus4

I'm not seeing people as they see me

G C G C6 G G/F# Em

Gonna break away and gain control

You free your mind, you free your soul

G C G C G Gsus4

I was the type who knocked at old men (history's easy)

G D G C G Gsus4

Who together at tables sit and drink beer (somewhere is really)

G C G C6 G G/F# Em

Then I saw that I was really the same,

So this link's breaking away from the chain

[Chorus]

Away from the numbers,

Am C

Away from the numbers

D D7sus4 D

* *

Is where I'm gonna be

Away from the numbers,

Am C

Away from the numbers

D G

Is where I am free

[Bridge 1]

Cm Cm7 A7sus4 A

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Em A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

* * * *

Ooh, ooh, ooh...

[Chorus]

G Am

Away from the numbers (away from the numbers)

C D

* *

Away from the numbers (ooh-ooh-ooh)

Is where I'm gonna be

[Bridge 2]

Am G C G F# F

I was sick and tired of my little niche

I'm gonna break away and find what life is

C D Dsus4 D6 D

* / * (x2)

[Verse 2]

G C G C G Gsus4

And all those fools I thought were my friends (coasting is easy)

G D G C G Gsus4

They now stare at me and don't see a thing (rea-lity's so hard)

G C G C6 G G/F# Em

'Til their life is over and they start to moan

How they've never had the chance to make it good

[Chorus]

Away from the numbers,

Am C

Away from the numbers

D D7 D

Is where I'm gonna be

G Am

Away from the numbers (away from the numbers)

C D

Away from the numbers

G D

Is where I am free (ooh-ooh-ooh)

G D

Is where I am free (ooh-ooh-ooh)

G D

Is where I'm gonna be (ooh-ooh-ooh)

G G

It's reality (ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Outro]

Gsus4 G D5 G

Re - a - lity's so hard (x6)

C D

* / * (x2)

Bb C

/ *

F G

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