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Tuning: Half Step (EbAbDbGbBbEb|D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Gsus2: 300233
Csus2: x30033
Cadd9: x32033
  Em7: 022033
Dsus4: xx0233
Intro: Gsus2, Csus2, Em7, Dsus4,G5  
Verse 1:
Gsus2And this road is going nowCsus2here
Em7And these shDsus4oes are worn too thGsus2in
Csus2There's always should haves where I’m going
EmThere's always cDsus4ould haves where I’ve bGsus2een 
Chorus:
Gsus2Anywhere but heCsus2re
I wish I wEm7as 
Dsus4Anywhere but Gsus2here
Verse 2:
Gsus2There’s aCsus2lways
Footsteps from beEm7hind me
WhDsus4y don’t they ever read the writing on the Gsus2wall
And I’ll this time I’ve spent rewiCsus2nding
Might mean noEm7thing Dsus4might mean nothiGsus2ng at all
Chorus:
I wish I was
Gsus2Anywhere but heCadd9re
Just to beEm7  
Dsus4Anywhere but heGsus2reCadd9  
Verse 3:
Gsus2The bed next to me is eCsus2mpty
Just like the shEm7ell I’m trying to Dsus4fillCsus2  
Gsus2The things put in life to tempt meCsus2  
They can’t Em7ever, thDsus4ey won’t break my Csus2will
Chorus:
Gsus2But I was I was
Anywhere but hereCsus2  
Just to bEm7e
Dsus4Anywhere but heCadd9re
I Gsus2wish I was 
AnyCsus2where but here
JGsus2ust to Em7be
Dsus4Anywhere Gsus2but here

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Anywhere But Here

by Aaron Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2

Csus2

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

Tuning: Half Step (EbAbDbGbBbEb|D#G#C#F#A#D#)

Gsus2

: 300233

Csus2

: x30033

Cadd9

: x32033

Em7

: 022033

Dsus4

: xx0233

Gsus2 Csus2 Em7 Dsus4 G5

Intro: , , , ,

Verse 1:

Gsus2 Csus2

And this road is going nowhere

Em7 Dsus4 Gsus2

And these shoes are worn too thin

Csus2

There's always should haves where I’m going

Em Dsus4 Gsus2

There's always could haves where I’ve been

Chorus:

Gsus2 Csus2

Anywhere but here

Em7

I wish I was

Dsus4 Gsus2

Anywhere but here

Verse 2:

Gsus2 Csus2

There’s always

Em7

Footsteps from behind me

Dsus4 Gsus2

Why don’t they ever read the writing on the wall

Csus2

And I’ll this time I’ve spent rewinding

Em7 Dsus4 Gsus2

Might mean nothing might mean nothing at all

Chorus:

I wish I was

Gsus2 Cadd9

Anywhere but here

Em7

Just to be

Dsus4 Gsus2 Cadd9

Anywhere but here

Verse 3:

Gsus2 Csus2

The bed next to me is empty

Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Just like the shell I’m trying to fill

Gsus2 Csus2

The things put in life to tempt me

Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

They can’t ever, they won’t break my will

Chorus:

Gsus2

But I was I was

Csus2

Anywhere but here

Em7

Just to be

Dsus4 Cadd9

Anywhere but here

Gsus2

I wish I was

Csus2

Anywhere but here

Gsus2 Em7

Just to be

Dsus4 Gsus2

Anywhere but here

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What key is "Anywhere But Here" in?

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