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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#
                            "Starting Over"
                             (Eric Carmen)
Intro:
	piano (simplified) arr. for guitar [2X]:
	         G      D/GCaddD/G  
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-------7---5-----|-3---------------|
	-0-----8---7-----|-3---------------|
	-----0-0---7-----|-0---------------|
	---0-------5-----|-2---------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-3---------------|-3---------------|
Verse 1 (piano and strings only):
	GUsed to feel so fuckin' Bm/F#optimistic
	G7/            FCaddD/E  
	Till she said goodbye
	Am11         G/B  CaddD      Am11        G
	x02033     x20033 x32033
	Never thought a    love like ours would die
	    (G)       D/GCaddD/G  
             /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	(...die)
	Told myself I'd never love another
	All I want is friends
	But when we met I felt it all again
	    (G)  D/GC/    G  G  
             /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	(...again)
Chorus:
	Though I am sCtarting C/Bover uAm7nder Am7/Dcloudy skGiesD/F#  Em7  
	I G/Dsay hCello to C/Blove I'm Am7seeing through G/Bdifferent eCyesA7/C#  D  
	And Gif I hCad a C/Bchance to Am7make one wD7ish and
	       G  B7/      D#      Em  G7/D  
	Know it would come true
	I'd sCtart G/Ball   Am7ovAm7/Der  with yGou
	1: repeat intro
	2,3:       G     D/GCaddD/  G  G  
	     /  /  /  /      /  /  /  /
Verse 2 (band enters):
	Every evening I would watch the sunset
	End another day
	Let the nighttime wash my blues away
	Buried my romantic inclination
	Deep inside of me
	'Til I fell for you immoderately
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
	  Eb    Bb/D  Ab/   Gb  Db/Cb  
	I remember all the good times
	   Eb/Bb  Bb/             AbCaddD/G  
	 And the bad times spent together
	    Eb    Bb/D  Ab/   Gb  Db/Cb  
	Why remember all the old times
	   Eb/Bb  Bb/               AbCaddD/G  
	When the new times look much better
	     Am11   D  
	Much better
[instrumental over verse chords]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
	(repeat last three lines of chorus)
	      G    D/GCaddD/       G[2X]
	/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	2: With you...
	string/winds tag:
	G/  /  /  D/G/      C/  /  Bb/  C/  D/  /
	  Badd91B  F#add9  
	79187x  79987x  24632x
	  /   /   /       /

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Starting Over

by Raspberries

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/G

Bm/F#

C/B

Am7

Am7/D

D/F#

Em7

G/D

G/B

A7/C#

Bb/D

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

"Starting Over"

(Eric Carmen)

Intro:

piano (simplified) arr. for guitar [2X]:

G D/G G

CaddD/

v v v v v v v v

-------7---5-----|-3---------------|

-0-----8---7-----|-3---------------|

-----0-0---7-----|-0---------------|

---0-------5-----|-2---------------|

-----------------|-----------------|

-3---------------|-3---------------|

Verse 1 (piano and strings only):

G Bm/F#

Used to feel so fuckin' optimistic

G7 F E

/ CaddD/

Till she said goodbye

Am11 G/B CaddD Am11 G

x02033 x20033 x32033

Never thought a love like ours would die

G D/G G

() CaddD/

/ / / / / / / /

(...die)

Told myself I'd never love another

All I want is friends

But when we met I felt it all again

G D G G

() /GC/

/ / / / / / / /

(...again)

Chorus:

C C/B Am7 Am7/D G D/F# Em7

Though I am starting over under cloudy skies

G/D C C/B Am7 G/B C A7/C# D

I say hello to love I'm seeing through different eyes

G C C/B Am7 D7

And if I had a chance to make one wish and

G B7 D# Em G7 D

/ /

Know it would come true

C G/B Am7 Am7/D G

I'd start all over with you

1: repeat intro

G D/G G G

2,3: CaddD/

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 2 (band enters):

Every evening I would watch the sunset

End another day

Let the nighttime wash my blues away

Buried my romantic inclination

Deep inside of me

'Til I fell for you immoderately

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

Eb Bb/D Ab Gb Db Cb

/ /

I remember all the good times

Eb/Bb Bb Ab G

/ CaddD/

And the bad times spent together

Eb Bb/D Ab Gb Db Cb

/ /

Why remember all the old times

Eb/Bb Bb Ab G

/ CaddD/

When the new times look much better

Am11

Much better

[instrumental over verse chords]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

(repeat last three lines of chorus)

G D/G G

CaddD/ [2X]

/ / / / / / / /

2: With you...

string/winds tag:

G D/G C Bb C D

/ / / / / / / / / /

Badd9 B F#add9

79187x 79987x 24632x

/ / / /

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