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D2   Asus0      Cadd93     G3     Bm2    
3   3      3     3     3
2   2      0     0     4 
0   2      2     0     4 
x   0      3     2     2
Intro 
 D    Asus    Cadd9   Gx 2
Verse 1
DI remember the days when we Asustalked for hours
And Cadd9we were young; we thought we Ghad superpowers
DWe kissed the sky, exAsuspanded our minds, thought we cCadd9ould fly
We were dreamers, Gand we'd never die
DWe were young punks but we Asusshowed potential
Cadd9Us against the world, we Gweren't sentimental
GWe weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks
AsusAnd we weren't taking anybody's shit
Chorus
If I Bmknew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
BmKnew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
Bridge
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9rise Gup
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9rise Gup
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9riseG  
Verse 2
DThe winters were cold but we Asushad your parents basement
This uCadd9nderground was for sinners and Gwe embraced it
DMagic pills, Asusfairy tales, Syd Barrett's Cadd9ghost
Oh, we'd aGll get on that spaceship
DWe measured our lives in Asuscoffee spoons
And those Cadd9Friday nights quickly turned into GSunday afternoons
GWe want our money, our muscles or our regrets
AsusWe were having a mere life experience
Chorus
If I Bmknew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
BmKnew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
Verse 3
DI remember the days when we Asustalked for hours
And Cadd9we were young; we thought we Ghad superpowers
GWe weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks
AsusAnd we weren't taking anybody's shit
Chorus/Outro
If I Bmknew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
BmKnew now what GI knew then, I'dD  
Back up do it Asusall again, I'dBm  
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
Take a bow, Gtake it real slowD  
Take a ride down the Asusyellow brick road
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9rise Gup
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9rise Gup
   D       AsusCome on, come on Cadd9riseG  

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Yellow Brick Road

by Raine Maida

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

Cadd9

D Asus Cadd9 G Bm

2 0 3 3 2

3 3 3 3 3

2 2 0 0 4

0 2 2 0 4

x 0 3 2 2

Intro

D Asus Cadd9 G

x 2

Verse 1

D Asus

I remember the days when we talked for hours

Cadd9 G

And we were young; we thought we had superpowers

D Asus Cadd9

We kissed the sky, expanded our minds, thought we could fly

We were dreamers, and we'd never die

D Asus

We were young punks but we showed potential

Cadd9 G

Us against the world, we weren't sentimental

We weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks

Asus

And we weren't taking anybody's shit

Chorus

Bm G D

If I knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

Bm G D

Knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

Bridge

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise up

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise up

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise

Verse 2

D Asus

The winters were cold but we had your parents basement

Cadd9 G

This underground was for sinners and we embraced it

D Asus Cadd9

Magic pills, fairy tales, Syd Barrett's ghost

Oh, we'd all get on that spaceship

D Asus

We measured our lives in coffee spoons

Cadd9 G

And those Friday nights quickly turned into Sunday afternoons

We want our money, our muscles or our regrets

Asus

We were having a mere life experience

Chorus

Bm G D

If I knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

Bm G D

Knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

Verse 3

D Asus

I remember the days when we talked for hours

Cadd9 G

And we were young; we thought we had superpowers

We weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks

Asus

And we weren't taking anybody's shit

Chorus/Outro

Bm G D

If I knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

Bm G D

Knew now what I knew then, I'd

Asus Bm

Back up do it all again, I'd

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

G D

Take a bow, take it real slow

Asus

Take a ride down the yellow brick road

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise up

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise up

D Asus Cadd9 G

Come on, come on rise

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