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One of my favorite Switchfoot songs from the album Learning To Breathe
I usually play the whole thing in power chords so its easier to get the "blocked" flicky 
listen to the song to get the strumming right
By Edward Lytton Cobbold
Standard tuning
Intro:  C#m  E  
C#mDo me a faBvorA  
Would sing this to me C#mslow?
'Cause I'm thinkEing it's my sonAg
C#mDo me a faBvorA  
Would you tell me when C#mto let go?
'Cause I think IE'm holding onA  
GWould you do it for me?
CWould you do it for me?
A'Cause I'm plaBying for keeps
ETell me toBmorrow has Acome
EWith open arms, Bopen arms, opeAn arms
C#mIf you say Bit's time to mAove on
EThen I'll stop hoBlding on, holAding on
If yoAu say that it's time for moving on
TAime for Bmoving on
C#mDo me a faBvorA  
Would you tell me whicC#mh way's up?
'Cause I don't kEnow where I fitA  
C#mDo me a faBvorA  
Would to you tell me wC#mhen to stop?
'Cause I don't kEnow how to quitA  
GWould you do it for me?
CWould you do it for me?
A'Cause I'm plaBying for keeps
ETell me toBmorrow has Acome
EWith open arms, Bopen arms, opeAn arms
C#mIf you say Bit's time to mAove on
EThen I'll stop hoBlding on, holAding on
If yoAu say that it's time for moving on
TAime for Bmoving on
C#mDo me a faBvorA  
A'Cause I'm plaBying for keeps
ETell me toBmorrow has Acome
EWith open arms, Bopen arms, opeAn arms
C#mIf you say Bit's time to mAove on
EThen I'll stop hoBlding on, holAding on
If yoAu say that it's time for moving on
TAime for Bmoving onE  

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Playing For Keeps

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

One of my favorite Switchfoot songs from the album Learning To Breathe

I usually play the whole thing in power chords so its easier to get the "blocked" flicky

listen to the song to get the strumming right

By Edward Lytton Cobbold

Standard tuning

C#m E

Intro:

C#m B A

Do me a favor

C#m

Would sing this to me slow?

E A

'Cause I'm thinking it's my song

C#m B A

Do me a favor

C#m

Would you tell me when to let go?

E A

'Cause I think I'm holding on

Would you do it for me?

A B

'Cause I'm playing for keeps

E B A

Tell me tomorrow has come

E B A

With open arms, open arms, open arms

C#m B A

If you say it's time to move on

E B A

Then I'll stop holding on, holding on

If you say that it's time for moving on

A B

Time for moving on

C#m B A

Do me a favor

C#m

Would you tell me which way's up?

E A

'Cause I don't know where I fit

C#m B A

Do me a favor

C#m

Would to you tell me when to stop?

E A

'Cause I don't know how to quit

Would you do it for me?

A B

'Cause I'm playing for keeps

E B A

Tell me tomorrow has come

E B A

With open arms, open arms, open arms

C#m B A

If you say it's time to move on

E B A

Then I'll stop holding on, holding on

If you say that it's time for moving on

A B

Time for moving on

C#m B A

Do me a favor

A B

'Cause I'm playing for keeps

E B A

Tell me tomorrow has come

E B A

With open arms, open arms, open arms

C#m B A

If you say it's time to move on

E B A

Then I'll stop holding on, holding on

If you say that it's time for moving on

A B E

Time for moving on

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