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[Verse 1]
PiAck up your guard
Here comes the smackdown
I Agot ya back
DoAn't ya, please
DonA't ya back down now
The Afight's already been won
Push Aback
ABreak me to make me
TAell me straight - let me have it
DoAn't you fake me out
How Aelse am I gonna find out?
[Chorus 1]
TGhis is no nDew school revolAution
There is nothing nDew under the sunA  
YAou're not the only one, so
HDold mAe to my resEolution
And DI will Ado to you the sEame
A strand of three cDhords
Is Anot easily bEroken
Together we are sDtronger
And we will nAever stay the sEame
[Verse 2]
 Athis is gonna hurt
Maybe more than a little
TAhe wounds of a friend
AAlways stong, never brittle now
AYou won't be coming undone
[Chorus 2]
TGhis is no nDew school revolAution
There is nothing nDew under the sunA  
YAou're not the only one, so
HDold mAe to my resEolution
And DI will Ado to you the sEame
A strand of three cDhords
Is Anot easily bEroken
Together we are sDtronger
And we will nAever stay the sEame
[Bridge]
GKeep movin' Stick together Keep your head down
AKeep movin' Stick together Keep your head down
GKeep movin' Stick together Keep your head down
GKeep movin' Stick together Keep your head down
D  A   E    D  A  E
[Chorus 3]
DHold me Ato my rEesolution
And DI will Ado to you the sEame
A strand of three cDhords
Is Anot easily bEroken
Together we are sDtronger
And we will nAever stay the sEame

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Resolution

by Phil Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Pick up your guard

Here comes the smackdown

I got ya back

Don't ya, please

Don't ya back down now

The fight's already been won

Push back

Break me to make me

Tell me straight - let me have it

Don't you fake me out

How else am I gonna find out?

[Chorus 1]

G D A

This is no new school revolution

D A

There is nothing new under the sun

You're not the only one, so

D A E

Hold me to my resolution

D A E

And I will do to you the same

A strand of three chords

A E

Is not easily broken

Together we are stronger

A E

And we will never stay the same

[Verse 2]

this is gonna hurt

Maybe more than a little

The wounds of a friend

Always stong, never brittle now

You won't be coming undone

[Chorus 2]

G D A

This is no new school revolution

D A

There is nothing new under the sun

You're not the only one, so

D A E

Hold me to my resolution

D A E

And I will do to you the same

A strand of three chords

A E

Is not easily broken

Together we are stronger

A E

And we will never stay the same

[Bridge]

Keep movin' Stick together Keep your head down

D A E D A E

[Chorus 3]

D A E

Hold me to my resolution

D A E

And I will do to you the same

A strand of three chords

A E

Is not easily broken

Together we are stronger

A E

And we will never stay the same

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