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[Intro]
 C   Am   Gx2
[Verse 1]
COptimistic outlook from the Amside of the road
You'll Cnever make it far, at least that's Amwhat your told
But you've Fgot something they'll never Amunderstand
FUltimate success and high Amdemand
FLife ain't what it Gused to be
We'll Etake it back in Amtime and ease
We'll Fturn it all aGround in the Cend
[Chorus]
CYou're making a Amname
Breaking out Fall those aspiGrations on the lineC  
CIt's all over Amnow
AmForget how they Fbroke you down
GNow you'll have the time of your Clife
 C   Am   Gx2
[Verse 2]
CYou've had it up to here
But it's Amnot over yet
It Cwon't be long
And soon you'll be a Amnational threat
But you've Fgot something inside that never Amdies
You're Fmoving on, you've severed all your Amties
FTo think if they could Gonly see you Enow
They'd wish they Amnever fallen Fout
They never Gmattered anyCway
And you're Gmoving on
[Chorus]
CYou're making a Amname
Breaking out Fall those aspiGrations on the lineC  
CIt's all over Amnow
AmForget how they Fbroke you down
GNow you'll have the time of your Clife
[Verse 3]
AmI've been Ghere
CWatching every Ammove
AmI've seen you down and Gout
I've Cheard you say you're Amthrough
And you're Fthrough
G C Am
F G C Am F
G C Am F G
[Chorus]
CYou're making a Amname
Breaking out Fall those aspiGrations on the lineC  
CIt's all over Amnow
AmForget how they Fbroke you down
GNow you'll have the time of your Clife
YCou're making a nAmame
Breaking out Fall those aspiGrations on the lineC  
CIt's all over Amnow
AmForget how they Fbroke you down
GNow you'll have the time of your Clife
[Outro]
 C   Am   Gx4 F  

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Making A Name

by Good With Grenades

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am G

[Verse 1]

C Am

Optimistic outlook from the side of the road

C Am

You'll never make it far, at least that's what your told

F Am

But you've got something they'll never understand

F Am

Ultimate success and high demand

F G

Life ain't what it used to be

E Am

We'll take it back in time and ease

F G C

We'll turn it all around in the end

[Chorus]

C Am

You're making a name

F G C

Breaking out all those aspirations on the line

C Am

It's all over now

Am F

Forget how they broke you down

G C

Now you'll have the time of your life

C Am G

[Verse 2]

You've had it up to here

But it's not over yet

It won't be long

And soon you'll be a national threat

F Am

But you've got something inside that never dies

F Am

You're moving on, you've severed all your ties

F G E

To think if they could only see you now

Am F

They'd wish they never fallen out

G C

They never mattered anyway

And you're moving on

[Chorus]

C Am

You're making a name

F G C

Breaking out all those aspirations on the line

C Am

It's all over now

Am F

Forget how they broke you down

G C

Now you'll have the time of your life

[Verse 3]

Am G

I've been here

C Am

Watching every move

Am G

I've seen you down and out

C Am

I've heard you say you're through

And you're through

G C Am

F G C Am F

G C Am F G

[Chorus]

C Am

You're making a name

F G C

Breaking out all those aspirations on the line

C Am

It's all over now

Am F

Forget how they broke you down

G C

Now you'll have the time of your life

C Am

You're making a name

F G C

Breaking out all those aspirations on the line

C Am

It's all over now

Am F

Forget how they broke you down

G C

Now you'll have the time of your life

[Outro]

C Am G F

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