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What Lies Ahead

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[Intro]
Db Ab Bbm Gb Bbm Ab
[Verse 1]
DbCold and broken down
It's all AbI kBbmnew
I let it Gbcorner me Bbmin
And hide where my traDbcks lAbead
DbNow I'm waking up
And all AbI Bbmdo
Is getting Gblost in the Bbmpast
To find where I'd fiDbrst hAbear
[Pre-Chorus]
EbmThat I was never gonna be somebodyBbm  
That I was never gonna feel light coDbme arGbound
And they rise again as I am told that I should seeGb  Db  
[Chorus]
AbRed now
And to fBbmear what lies ahGbead now
But I knDbow that I will
Do eAbverything for you againBbm  
I will do eGbverything for you againDb  
And I Abbet now
You will Bbmsee that I will Gbburn what I don't neDbed here
And I'll Abknow it's alright, aBbmlright, alright
I'll kGbnow it's alright, alright, alrightDb  
Bbm Gb
[Verse 2]
DbHow I faded out
Cause I nevAber kBbmnew
That all the tGbhorns in my Bbmbed
Were passed down and tDbaught Abme
[Pre-Chorus]
EbmThat I was never gonna be somebodyBbm  
That I was never gonna feel light coDbme arGbound
And they rise again as I am told that I should seeGb  Db  
[Chorus]
AbRed now
And to fBbmear what lies ahGbead now
But I knDbow that I will
Do eAbverything for you againBbm  
I will do eGbverything for you againDb  
And I Abbet now
You will Bbmsee that I will Gbburn what I don't neDbed here
And I'll Abknow it's alright, aBbmlright, alright
I'll kAbnow it's alright, alright, alrightEb  
[Bridge]
EbWhat if the years won't come?
It's cGbaught up in my hDbead
EbWhat if I'll be outrun?
It haGbunts me down insDbtead
It has gBbmone one wEbay
It was bBbmound to bEbreak
And it aGbll reminds me of a time I
Fooled around but now I'm figDbhtingAb  
[Chorus]
AbRed now
And to fBbmear what lies ahGbead now
But I knDbow that I will
Do eAbverything for you againBbm  
I will do eGbverything for you againDb  
And I Abbet now
You will Bbmsee that I will Gbburn what I don't neDbed here
And I'll Abknow it's alright, aBbmlright, alright
I'll kGbnow it's alright, alright, alrightDb  
[Outro]
 Db   Ab   Bbm   Gb   Bbm   Ab   Db(let ring)

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What Lies Ahead

by Kensington

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

Ebm

[Intro]

Db Ab Bbm Gb Bbm Ab

[Verse 1]

Cold and broken down

Ab Bbm

It's all I knew

Gb Bbm

I let it corner me in

Db Ab

And hide where my tracks lead

Now I'm waking up

Ab Bbm

And all I do

Gb Bbm

Is getting lost in the past

Db Ab

To find where I'd first hear

[Pre-Chorus]

Ebm Bbm

That I was never gonna be somebody

Db Gb

That I was never gonna feel light come around

Gb Db

And they rise again as I am told that I should see

[Chorus]

Red now

Bbm Gb

And to fear what lies ahead now

But I know that I will

Ab Bbm

Do everything for you again

Gb Db

I will do everything for you again

And I bet now

Bbm Gb Db

You will see that I will burn what I don't need here

Ab Bbm

And I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

Gb Db

I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

Bbm Gb

[Verse 2]

How I faded out

Ab Bbm

Cause I never knew

Gb Bbm

That all the thorns in my bed

Db Ab

Were passed down and taught me

[Pre-Chorus]

Ebm Bbm

That I was never gonna be somebody

Db Gb

That I was never gonna feel light come around

Gb Db

And they rise again as I am told that I should see

[Chorus]

Red now

Bbm Gb

And to fear what lies ahead now

But I know that I will

Ab Bbm

Do everything for you again

Gb Db

I will do everything for you again

And I bet now

Bbm Gb Db

You will see that I will burn what I don't need here

Ab Bbm

And I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

Ab Eb

I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

[Bridge]

What if the years won't come?

Gb Db

It's caught up in my head

What if I'll be outrun?

Gb Db

It haunts me down instead

Bbm Eb

It has gone one way

Bbm Eb

It was bound to break

And it all reminds me of a time I

Db Ab

Fooled around but now I'm fighting

[Chorus]

Red now

Bbm Gb

And to fear what lies ahead now

But I know that I will

Ab Bbm

Do everything for you again

Gb Db

I will do everything for you again

And I bet now

Bbm Gb Db

You will see that I will burn what I don't need here

Ab Bbm

And I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

Gb Db

I'll know it's alright, alright, alright

[Outro]

Db Ab Bbm Gb Bbm Ab Db

(let ring)

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