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Up And Down And Back Again

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Chords used:
	Em(022000)
B*	(x2444x)
	C(x32010)
	G9(30003x)
	Dsus4(xx0233)
	D(xx0232)
CAPO 3.
[Verse]
EmCome and rescue me
EmFrom in the water deep
EmCareful now don't lose your aim
EmThe road ahead is clear again
I Chaven't found it yeBt
[Verse]
EmYou drift away so slow
EmIn the ebb and flow
EmSo I landed on my feet
EmThe steadiness is bittersweet
It Cfeels the same when you're pusBhed
Out and aCway and into the cBrush
[Bridge]
In Emall the hidden Bpleasures you Cfind
what you're Glooking Dsus4forC  
I Emhope that you reBmember that prCide
Comes beGfore a Dsus4fallC  
[Chorus]
   EmAnd I can Gbarely seCe and up and Ddown and back aEmgain
Despite what Gyou beliCeve I keep aDway from trouble
  EmIf who I Gam todaCy's a sign of Dwhere I'm going
  EmI'm ready Gto embrCaceD  Em  
[Verse]
EmRecreate the scene
EmOf everywhere you've been
EmOvercome the dreaded curse
EmA symptom of the universe
It Cfeels the same when you're pusBhed
Out and aCway and into the cBrush
[Bridge]
In Emall the hidden Bpleasures you Cfind
what you're Glooking Dsus4forC  
I Emhope that you reBmember that prCide
Comes beGfore a Dsus4fallC  
[Chorus]
   EmAnd I can Gbarely seCe and up and Ddown and back aEmgain
Despite what Gyou beliCeve I keep aDway from trouble
  EmIf who I Gam todaCy's a sign of Dwhere I'm going
  EmI'm ready Gto embrCaceD  F#m  
If everybody Aknows just who you aDreE  
When your F#mwalk on role becomes a Amajor pDartE  
   F#mHave you ever aAttempted to be yourDselfE  
When F#meverybody wants'a to the sAomeone eDlseE  
[Outro]
Em           G            C            D
Em           G            C            D
Em           G            C            D
Em           G            C            D
[Outro]
Oh    Emif you wanna see the Gthings you try and set Cfree (nah, nah, nDah, nah, nah, nah)
You Embetter let go of what Glets them bCe  (nah, nah, nDah, nah, nah, nah)
  EmYou ever atGtempted to be yourCself  (nah, nah, nDah, nah, nah, nah)
 Emeverybody wants'a to the Gsomeone elCse,
Dup and down and BEmack againG  C  
going Dup and down and EmBack againG  C  D  Em  

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Up And Down And Back Again

by Powderfinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

F#m

Chords used:

(022000)

* (x2444x)

(x32010)

(30003x)

Dsus4

(xx0233)

(xx0232)

CAPO 3.

[Verse]

Come and rescue me

From in the water deep

Careful now don't lose your aim

The road ahead is clear again

C B

I haven't found it yet

[Verse]

You drift away so slow

In the ebb and flow

So I landed on my feet

The steadiness is bittersweet

C B

It feels the same when you're pushed

C B

Out and away and into the crush

[Bridge]

Em B C

In all the hidden pleasures you find

G Dsus4 C

what you're looking for

Em B C

I hope that you remember that pride

G Dsus4 C

Comes before a fall

[Chorus]

Em G C D Em

And I can barely see and up and down and back again

G C D

Despite what you believe I keep away from trouble

Em G C D

If who I am today's a sign of where I'm going

Em G C D Em

I'm ready to embrace

[Verse]

Recreate the scene

Of everywhere you've been

Overcome the dreaded curse

A symptom of the universe

C B

It feels the same when you're pushed

C B

Out and away and into the crush

[Bridge]

Em B C

In all the hidden pleasures you find

G Dsus4 C

what you're looking for

Em B C

I hope that you remember that pride

G Dsus4 C

Comes before a fall

[Chorus]

Em G C D Em

And I can barely see and up and down and back again

G C D

Despite what you believe I keep away from trouble

Em G C D

If who I am today's a sign of where I'm going

Em G C D F#m

I'm ready to embrace

A D E

If everybody knows just who you are

F#m A D E

When your walk on role becomes a major part

F#m A D E

Have you ever attempted to be yourself

F#m A D E

When everybody wants'a to the someone else

[Outro]

Em G C D

[Outro]

Em G C D

Oh if you wanna see the things you try and set free (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Em G C D

You better let go of what lets them be (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Em G C D

You ever attempted to be yourself (nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah)

Em G C

everybody wants'a to the someone else,

D Em G C

up and down and Back again

D Em G C D Em

going up and down and Back again

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