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Soul Asylum - Grounded
From: And the Horse They Rode In On (1990)
This song would not be tabbed without a help from Jessie H.
and his non-commercial "The DVD Project", who shared Soul Asylum's Unplugged concert 
1993 with other fans of the
greatest band ever. Many thanks to him.
Intro:  Dm   Am   G  G  
DmWhen Ameight turns CsidewayGs
DmYou head Amon down tChe higGhway
DmSay tAmhis is Cmy wGay,
DmdisappeariAmng foGreverG  
But there ain't just one way
So you choose the fun way
Slide down the runway
On a ticket that goes two ways
Chorus:
And bCy the way that it soDunded
You thoCught that you'd be asGtounded
But yoCu left it like you fouDnd it
CCause it wasn't yours to taGkeG  
What once seemed like dyin'
Soon turned into flyin'
So you settle for tryin'
And you wish you were grounded
Chorus:
No you cannot get much higher
Than your utmost desire
So you bring it down to size it
                             C          G/pause/
Now it seems that you are grounded
GGroundeCdDm  
GGroundeCdDm  
GGroundeCdDm  
GGroundeCdDm  
G     G
Chorus:
By the way that it sounded
You thought that you'd be astounded
But you left it like you found it
Now you find that you are grounded
SOULASYLUM FOREVER
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Soul Asylum - Grounded

From: And the Horse They Rode In On (1990)

This song would not be tabbed without a help from Jessie H.

and his non-commercial "The DVD Project", who shared Soul Asylum's Unplugged concert

1993 with other fans of the

greatest band ever. Many thanks to him.

Dm Am G G

Intro:

Dm Am C G

When eight turns sideways

Dm Am C G

You head on down the highway

Dm Am C G

Say this is my way,

Dm Am G G

disappearing forever

But there ain't just one way

So you choose the fun way

Slide down the runway

On a ticket that goes two ways

Chorus:

C D

And by the way that it sounded

C G

You thought that you'd be astounded

C D

But you left it like you found it

C G G

Cause it wasn't yours to take

What once seemed like dyin'

Soon turned into flyin'

So you settle for tryin'

And you wish you were grounded

Chorus:

No you cannot get much higher

Than your utmost desire

So you bring it down to size it

C G

/pause/

Now it seems that you are grounded

G C Dm

Grounded

G C Dm

Grounded

G C Dm

Grounded

G C Dm

Grounded

G G

Chorus:

By the way that it sounded

You thought that you'd be astounded

But you left it like you found it

Now you find that you are grounded

SOULASYLUM FOREVER

oxygen909

Azyl Duszy

About Grounded Chords by Soul Asylum

Learn how to play Grounded by Soul Asylum with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Grounded chords”, “Grounded guitar chords”, or “Soul Asylum Grounded chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Grounded chords and for experienced players who want accurate Grounded lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dm, Am, G, C, D.

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