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[Intro]
D GMaj7
[Verse 1]
DMaj7What goes underneath your armor
Underneath your cGMaj7lothes
Do you kGMaj7now?
DMaj7Let's find out together
Let's find what we're looking fGMaj7or
We'll expGMaj7lore
[Pre-Chorus 1]
LEm7eave your house of mirrors, hGMaj7ear me out
FEm7ear no consequence, forgA7et your doubts
[Chorus]
   DMaj7I don't know where the rGMaj7oad leads
   DMaj7You don't know if I'll bGMaj7reak your heart
   DMaj7We don't know how the wiGMaj7nds will blow
   And we won't kEm7nowA7  
   We won't GMaj7go unless wDMaj7e start
   GMaj7Ooh, ooh, stDMaj7artGMaj7  
[Verse 2]
DMaj7Fall into the sea of possibility
And hGMaj7ope
We're letting GMaj7go
DMaj7Float away with me
Until we can't see any cGMaj7oast
That we GMaj7know
[Pre-Chorus 2]
HEm7old on tight until we GMaj7become one
FEm7ind our island undernA7eath the sun
[Chorus]
   DMaj7I don't know where the rGMaj7oad leads
   DMaj7You don't know if I'll bGMaj7reak your heart
   DMaj7We don't know how the wiGMaj7nds will blow
   And we won't kEm7nowA7  
   We won't GMaj7go unless wDMaj7e start
   GMaj7Ooh, ooh, ooh, DMaj7start, yeGMaj7ah
[Bridge]
   Em7Our beloved beside uGMaj7s
   All you want to give uEm7p
   Only happens if we A7let it live
[Chorus]
   DMaj7I don't know where the rGMaj7oad leads (Ooh, ooh, ooh, oDMaj7oh)
   DMaj7You don't know if I'll bGMaj7reak your heart
   DMaj7We don't know how the wiGMaj7nds will blow
   And we won't kEm7nowA7  
   We won't GMaj7go unless wDMaj7e start
   GMaj7Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, sDMaj7tart, yeGMaj7ah
[Outro]
Oh unless we DMaj7start
GMaj7Ooh, oh, let's DMaj7start, yeGMaj7ah
Unless we DMaj7start

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Start

by John Legend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

GMaj7

DMaj7

Em7

[Intro]

D GMaj7

[Verse 1]

DMaj7

What goes underneath your armor

GMaj7

Underneath your clothes

GMaj7

Do you know?

DMaj7

Let's find out together

GMaj7

Let's find what we're looking for

GMaj7

We'll explore

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Em7 GMaj7

Leave your house of mirrors, hear me out

Em7 A7

Fear no consequence, forget your doubts

[Chorus]

DMaj7 GMaj7

I don't know where the road leads

DMaj7 GMaj7

You don't know if I'll break your heart

DMaj7 GMaj7

We don't know how the winds will blow

Em7 A7

And we won't know

GMaj7 DMaj7

We won't go unless we start

GMaj7 DMaj7 GMaj7

Ooh, ooh, start

[Verse 2]

DMaj7

Fall into the sea of possibility

GMaj7

And hope

GMaj7

We're letting go

DMaj7

Float away with me

GMaj7

Until we can't see any coast

GMaj7

That we know

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Em7 GMaj7

Hold on tight until we become one

Em7 A7

Find our island underneath the sun

[Chorus]

DMaj7 GMaj7

I don't know where the road leads

DMaj7 GMaj7

You don't know if I'll break your heart

DMaj7 GMaj7

We don't know how the winds will blow

Em7 A7

And we won't know

GMaj7 DMaj7

We won't go unless we start

GMaj7 DMaj7 GMaj7

Ooh, ooh, ooh, start, yeah

[Bridge]

Em7 GMaj7

Our beloved beside us

Em7

All you want to give up

Only happens if we let it live

[Chorus]

DMaj7 GMaj7 DMaj7

I don't know where the road leads (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

DMaj7 GMaj7

You don't know if I'll break your heart

DMaj7 GMaj7

We don't know how the winds will blow

Em7 A7

And we won't know

GMaj7 DMaj7

We won't go unless we start

GMaj7 DMaj7 GMaj7

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, start, yeah

[Outro]

DMaj7

Oh unless we start

GMaj7 DMaj7 GMaj7

Ooh, oh, let's start, yeah

DMaj7

Unless we start

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