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Opposite Way

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[Intro]
B     F#    G#m
G#m   E     F#
B     F#    G#m
E     F#    B
[Verse 1]
Living in the sBame town    F#      G#mFor all these years
Doing the G#msame Eold F#things
Hanging with the sBame croF#wdG#m  
And it’s starting to get crEippF#l - Bing
You’ve never fBelt F#in pG#mlace
And you tell yourself it’s G#mall  Eo - F#kay
But something’s dBiffeF#rent toG#mday
You want to run the EoppoF#site Bway
[Chorus 1]
And it seems like you’re lBocked F#in a G#mcage
And you need to find a G#mway   Eof esF#cape
When everyone is BsettF#ing the G#mpace
It’s okay to run the EoppoF#site wBay
[Verse 2]
The Father sent His SBon down    F#      G#mThe light of men
The cross He bore was G#mcrippEl - F#ing
Rejected in His Bown townF#  G#m  
They couldn’t see the Esun F#shinBing
He knelt in the gBarden F#and pG#mrayed
Father, let this cup G#mpass fErom F#me
It’s not Your will Bfor F#me to sG#mtay
Your will for me is the EoppoF#site Bway
[Chorus 2]
And it seemed like He was lBocked F#in a G#mcage
And He couldn’t find a G#mway   Eof esF#cape
But through the cross He BconqF#uered the G#mgrave
My Jesus ran the EoppoF#site wBay
[Instrumental]
B     F#    G#m
G#m   E     F#
B     F#    G#m
E     F#    B
Ending
Oh, and through the cross He BconqF#uered the G#mgrave
Oh, He ran the G#moppo - Esite F#way
Yeah, through the cross He BconqF#uered the G#mgrave
So you could run the EoppoF#site wBay

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Opposite Way

by Leeland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

B F# G#m

G#m E F#

B F# G#m

E F# B

[Verse 1]

B F# G#m

Living in the same town For all these years

G#m E F#

Doing the same old things

B F# G#m

Hanging with the same crowd

E F# B

And it’s starting to get crippl - ing

B F# G#m

You’ve never felt in place

G#m E F#

And you tell yourself it’s all o - kay

B F# G#m

But something’s different today

E F# B

You want to run the opposite way

[Chorus 1]

B F# G#m

And it seems like you’re locked in a cage

G#m E F#

And you need to find a way of escape

B F# G#m

When everyone is setting the pace

E F# B

It’s okay to run the opposite way

[Verse 2]

B F# G#m

The Father sent His Son down The light of men

G#m E F#

The cross He bore was crippl - ing

B F# G#m

Rejected in His own town

E F# B

They couldn’t see the sun shining

B F# G#m

He knelt in the garden and prayed

G#m E F#

Father, let this cup pass from me

B F# G#m

It’s not Your will for me to stay

E F# B

Your will for me is the opposite way

[Chorus 2]

B F# G#m

And it seemed like He was locked in a cage

G#m E F#

And He couldn’t find a way of escape

B F# G#m

But through the cross He conquered the grave

E F# B

My Jesus ran the opposite way

[Instrumental]

B F# G#m

G#m E F#

B F# G#m

E F# B

Ending

B F# G#m

Oh, and through the cross He conquered the grave

G#m E F#

Oh, He ran the oppo - site way

B F# G#m

Yeah, through the cross He conquered the grave

E F# B

So you could run the opposite way

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