James Arthur – Back From The Edge (Guitar)

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[Chorus]
D                 
[tab]Gm            Eb
Back from the dead

            F
Back before demons took control of my head

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

F               D                            Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

F Bb                       Eb         Am D
Oh, he would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 1]
D                    Gm
You can take my home, you can take my clothes

Eb                  F
You can take the *, I have that nobody knows

Bb                     Eb
You can take my watch, you can take my phone

Am               D
You can take all I've got 'til I'm skin and bone

             Gm
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole

Eb                    F
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                        Eb
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burning' in hell

Am               D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D                 
Back from the edge

Gm            Eb
Back from the dead

            F
Back before demons took control of my head

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

D          
Oh, back from the edge

Gm   
Back from the dead

Eb            F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D                             Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

F         Bb                        Gm Eb Am 
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 2]
D                        Gm
They don't like my lines, they don't like my songs

Eb                F
Except in karaoke when they're singing along

Bb                            Eb
Did you see them build me up? Watch me tear myself down

Am                      D
With a smile on my face, I dug my grave in the ground

                   Gm
We all make mistakes, we're so quick to judge

Eb                   F
It's hard to forgive when we hold onto a grudge
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                     Eb
So turn down the heat, I've been burning' in hell

D          Am    D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D                 
Back from the edge

Gm            Eb
Back from the dead

            F
Back before demons took control of my head

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

D          
Oh, back from the edge

Gm   
Back from the dead

Eb            F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D                             Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

F         Bb            Eb          Gm Eb Am 
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Bridge]
D                     Gm
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole

Eb                    F
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold

Bb                        Gm  
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burning' in hell

Eb               D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D                 
Back from the edge

Gm            Eb
Back from the dead

            F
Back before demons took control of my head

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

D          
Oh, back from the edge

Gm   
Back from the dead

Eb            F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed

Bb
Back to the start

Eb
Back to my heart

Am              D D7 D                        Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars

F         Bb                        Gm Eb Am A7 Am
Who would reach for the stars, yeah