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Forward Motion

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FORWARD MOTION
Verse 1
C#,                                            G#,
Whoa-o...Ive been banging my head against the wall
                              A#m,
Whoa-o...for so long it seems I knocked it down,
yeah it F#got knocked down
                                                               C#
Whoa-o...and the heating bill G#went through the roof
                                             A#m,
Whoa-o...and the wall I knocked down was the proof
That my landlord needed to F#kick me out
Pre-Chorus
I got evC#icted now Im living on the G#street
My spirits lA#mifted...oh wait, that wF#asnt me
Too many tC#urns have turned out to be wG#rong
This time I leA#marned that, I F#knew it all along
A#mWhen car crashes G#occur
Then Ill be what you D#mwere
A#mWhen I see what I G#should
When I see that its D#mgood (that its good)
Chorus
To C#experience the G#bittersweet
To F#taste defeat
Then brush my teeth
C#Experience the G#bittersweet
To tF#aste defeat
Then brush my teeth
C#Cause I struggle with G#forward motion
A#mI struggle with fF#orward motion
C#We all struggle with G#forward motionA#m  F#  
Cause forwarC#d motion is harder than it G#sounds
Well eA#mverytime I gain some ground
I gotta F#turn myself around again
C#Its harder than it G#sounds
Well A#meverytime I gain some ground
I gotta tF#urn myself around again
F# F F# F
Verse 2
C#,                                            G#,
Whoa-o...Ive been banging my head against the wall
                              A#m,
Whoa-o...for so long it seems I got knocked out.
yeah, I got F#knocked out cold
C#,
Whoa-o...and the medical bills went through the
G#roof                                                                                     
Whoa-o...and the scar on my A#mhead is the proof
That Ill still remember this when F#I get old
Pre-Chorus
I got evC#icted now Im living on the G#street
My spirits lA#mifted...oh wait, that wF#asnt me
Too many tC#urns have turned out to be wG#rong
This time I leA#marned that, I F#knew it all along
A#mWhen I grasp the G#concept
Then Ill sleep where you D#mslept
A#mWhen I know I need G#help
When I allow D#mmyself (allow myself)
Chorus x2

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Forward Motion

by Relient K

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A#m

D#m

FORWARD MOTION

Verse 1

C# G#

, ,

Whoa-o...Ive been banging my head against the wall

A#m

Whoa-o...for so long it seems I knocked it down,

yeah it got knocked down

Whoa-o...and the heating bill went through the roof

A#m

Whoa-o...and the wall I knocked down was the proof

That my landlord needed to kick me out

Pre-Chorus

C# G#

I got evicted now Im living on the street

A#m F#

My spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasnt me

C# G#

Too many turns have turned out to be wrong

A#m F#

This time I learned that, I knew it all along

A#m G#

When car crashes occur

D#m

Then Ill be what you were

A#m G#

When I see what I should

D#m

When I see that its good (that its good)

Chorus

C# G#

To experience the bittersweet

To taste defeat

Then brush my teeth

C# G#

Experience the bittersweet

To taste defeat

Then brush my teeth

C# G#

Cause I struggle with forward motion

A#m F#

I struggle with forward motion

C# G# A#m F#

We all struggle with forward motion

C# G#

Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds

A#m

Well everytime I gain some ground

I gotta turn myself around again

C# G#

Its harder than it sounds

A#m

Well everytime I gain some ground

I gotta turn myself around again

F# F F# F

Verse 2

C# G#

, ,

Whoa-o...Ive been banging my head against the wall

A#m

Whoa-o...for so long it seems I got knocked out.

yeah, I got knocked out cold

Whoa-o...and the medical bills went through the

roof

A#m

Whoa-o...and the scar on my head is the proof

That Ill still remember this when I get old

Pre-Chorus

C# G#

I got evicted now Im living on the street

A#m F#

My spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasnt me

C# G#

Too many turns have turned out to be wrong

A#m F#

This time I learned that, I knew it all along

A#m G#

When I grasp the concept

D#m

Then Ill sleep where you slept

A#m G#

When I know I need help

D#m

When I allow myself (allow myself)

Chorus x2

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