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When Will I Begin

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[Intro]
C  Am   E7  F
[Verse 1]
CThere are paperAms surrounding me
E7Keeping me buried
FBeneath a sea
CThese are the things Amweighing me down
E7Not letting me breathe
FOr make a sound
CBut it's not too late Amto start anew
E7I need some help you can
FShow me what to do
[Chorus]
But when will I Cbegin?
When will AmI begin?
When will E7I begin to be Ffree?
When will I Cbegin?
When will AmI begin?
                      E7             F         D7  G*
When will I begin to be free? Oh be free
[Verse 2]
Will you Amwalk with me?
Will you Ctalk with me?
Will you Amsay all the things I Cneed you to say?
And FIiiiiiii, I'll come CruuuunGning
Then we'll Amlaugh in the Crain
And we'll Amcrash through the Cwaves
And we'll Amsing each reCfrain so Gsweetly
Know I will Amlay down and Cdie
Oh AmLord, if you Clie
All the Amair in the Cworld would be Gleaving
[SOLO]
Am      C
Am      C
Am      C       G
Am      C
Am      C
Am      C       G
[Verse 3]
Will you Amhold me close?
Like the Choly ghost
AmSay the things I Cneed the most
And FIiiiiiii, I'll come CruuuuunGning
Then we'll Amlaugh in the Crain
And we'll Amcrash through the Cwaves
And we'll Amsing each reCfrain so Gsweetly
And we'll Amhold on till the Cend
I Amknow you're always gonna Cbe my friend
                    Am          C   G(hold)
All the weight in the world is leaving
[Chorus}
               C*
So when will I begin?
When will I beAmgin?
When will I beE7gin to be Ffree?
When will I Cbegin?
When will I beAmgin?
When will I beE7gin to be Ffree?
            C (hold)
When will I begin?
*tempo changes

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When Will I Begin

by Tedeschi Trucks Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am E7 F

[Verse 1]

C Am

There are papers surrounding me

Keeping me buried

Beneath a sea

C Am

These are the things weighing me down

Not letting me breathe

Or make a sound

C Am

But it's not too late to start anew

I need some help you can

Show me what to do

[Chorus]

But when will I begin?

When will I begin?

E7 F

When will I begin to be free?

When will I begin?

E7 F D7 G

When will I begin to be free? Oh be free

[Verse 2]

Will you walk with me?

Will you talk with me?

Am C

Will you say all the things I need you to say?

F C G

And Iiiiiiii, I'll come ruuuunning

Am C

Then we'll laugh in the rain

Am C

And we'll crash through the waves

Am C G

And we'll sing each refrain so sweetly

Am C

Know I will lay down and die

Am C

Oh Lord, if you lie

Am C G

All the air in the world would be leaving

[SOLO]

Am C

Am C G

Am C

Am C G

[Verse 3]

Will you hold me close?

Like the holy ghost

Am C

Say the things I need the most

F C G

And Iiiiiiii, I'll come ruuuuunning

Am C

Then we'll laugh in the rain

Am C

And we'll crash through the waves

Am C G

And we'll sing each refrain so sweetly

Am C

And we'll hold on till the end

Am C

I know you're always gonna be my friend

Am C G

(hold)

All the weight in the world is leaving

[Chorus}

So when will I begin?

When will I begin?

E7 F

When will I begin to be free?

When will I begin?

E7 F

When will I begin to be free?

C (hold)

When will I begin?

*tempo changes

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