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HOW I ENDED UP HERE - Jason Gray
(TUNING C, G,  C,  F,  A,  D) - 6/8 time signature
INTRO -  {finger picked}   AA\C#  DIV   F#mIX  EVII  Bm   
                                A  D\            C  A  
There's something I'd like to confess
                 F#m7  A\          DD\ C  
At the risk of exposing my faults
                        Bm             A           F#mA\D  
But I'm starting to find that most of the time
   D\                C           F#m       E  
I just don't like people at all
                                A  D\            C  A  
When I saw you five minutes ago
                             F#m  A\          DD\ C  
I was afraid you might talk off my ear
             Bm                 A            F#mA\D  
I panicked inside and decided to hide
        D\             C                E   A    Asus4     A        G#m  
And that's how I ended up here
                           F#mF#m\F  
Crouching behind the live lobster tank
 Asus2\                                  DAsus2\ C#  
Hoping you'd just pass me by, oh...
 D\             C                  E     F#m  A\D  
That's how I ended up here
 D\             C               E   AA\ C#DIV F#mIX EVII    Bm  
That's how I ended up here
             A  D\              C  A  
Oh how I wish I could say
                 F#m7  A\          DD\ C  
It's my first time to hide in this spot
                        Bm             A           F#mA\D  
But with all of the people I try to avoid
   D\                C           F#m       E  
I find myself down here a lot
{stop time} *                     A  D\            C       A  
I mean, just look at these guys in the tank
                        F#m  A\                        DD\  C* {end stop time}
With the red rubber bands 'round their arms
                        Bm                 A                 F#mA\D  
If they don't open up and just keep to themselves
         D\         C            E   A    Asus4     A        G#m  
They won't do anyone harm
                                       F#mF#m\F  
So I screen my calls,   don't answer the door
         A\                                 D  Asus2\ C#  
Sometimes wish I could disappear,
        D\               C                  E     F#m  A\D  
oh...that's how I ended up here
         D\             C                 E  
That's how I ended up ..
{strummed}
BAuilding a wall so no one coBmuld bother me
A\                  C#  D  
Living my life in isolation
OApening up to only those closBme to me
A\                            C#      D  
Nobody's close to me, what have I done?
{this part is finger picked again}
BREAK     AA\  C#DIV   F#mIX  EVII     Bm  
          AA\  C#DIV   F#mIX  EVII    G#dim  
                  A  D\            C  A  
See, I really want to be known
                       F#m7  A\               DD\ C  
But I'm not quite as strong as the fear
                             Bm               A          F#mA\D  
That you won't understand the fool that I am
       D\              C               E        F#m  A\     D  
And that's how I ended up here
       D\              C               E        F#m  A\     D  
That's how I ended up here
       D\        C        E    AA\  C#DIV   F#mIX  EVII     Bm  
That's how I ended up here

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How I Ended Up Here

by Jason Gray

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

F#m

Asus4

G#m

Asus2

G#dim

HOW I ENDED UP HERE - Jason Gray

C G C F A D

(TUNING , , , , , ) - 6/8 time signature

INTRO - {finger picked} A\C# DIV F#mIX EVII Bm

A D C A

There's something I'd like to confess

F#m7 A D C

\ D\

At the risk of exposing my faults

Bm A F#m D

But I'm starting to find that most of the time

D C F#m E

I just don't like people at all

A D C A

When I saw you five minutes ago

F#m A D C

\ D\

I was afraid you might talk off my ear

Bm A F#m D

I panicked inside and decided to hide

D C E A Asus4 A G#m

And that's how I ended up here

F#m F

F#m\

Crouching behind the live lobster tank

Asus2 D C#

\ Asus2\

Hoping you'd just pass me by, oh...

D C E F#m A D

\ \

That's how I ended up here

D C E A C# Bm

\ A\ DIV F#mIX EVII

That's how I ended up here

A D C A

Oh how I wish I could say

F#m7 A D C

\ D\

It's my first time to hide in this spot

Bm A F#m D

But with all of the people I try to avoid

D C F#m E

I find myself down here a lot

A D C A

{stop time} * \

I mean, just look at these guys in the tank

F#m A D C

\ D\ * {end stop time}

With the red rubber bands 'round their arms

Bm A F#m D

If they don't open up and just keep to themselves

D C E A Asus4 A G#m

They won't do anyone harm

F#m F

F#m\

So I screen my calls, don't answer the door

A D Asus2 C#

\ \

Sometimes wish I could disappear,

D C E F#m A D

\ \

oh...that's how I ended up here

D C E

That's how I ended up ..

{strummed}

A Bm

Building a wall so no one could bother me

A C# D

Living my life in isolation

A Bm

Opening up to only those close to me

A C# D

Nobody's close to me, what have I done?

{this part is finger picked again}

A C# Bm

BREAK A\ DIV F#mIX EVII

A C# G#dim

A\ DIV F#mIX EVII

A D C A

See, I really want to be known

F#m7 A D C

\ D\

But I'm not quite as strong as the fear

Bm A F#m D

That you won't understand the fool that I am

D C E F#m A D

\ \

And that's how I ended up here

D C E F#m A D

\ \

That's how I ended up here

D C E A C# Bm

\ A\ DIV F#mIX EVII

That's how I ended up here

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