Patty Griffin – Back At The Start (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Patty Griffin
(2025 release)
[Intro]
Em Bm Em Bm
[Verse 1]
Em There's secrets I don't tell ever to myself Bm I just keep moving Em It's like working on a building Em With my eyes closed Bm Nothing's improving Em Day after day I stood in my own way Bm In front of my own door Em Some things push you down so far Em Knock you round so hard Bm It's hard to get up anymore
[Chorus]
C G Bm But here is the thing that I've known Em From the start C G Bm Em It don't mean a thing if you can't feel your heart C G You might lose everything Bm Em C Spend years in the dark but G Bm Em It isn't the end you're just back at the start
[Interlude]
Em Bm
[Verse 2]
Em Oh these endless skies of blue Bm Baby it's just you and all the umpires Em Hoping nobody will notice Em That you don't know what you're doing Bm Still you're getting tired Em It's lonely in the outfield Em But the ball won't come to you Bm So you're safe for now Em So you won't get to play but that's okay Bm Because you prayed to just get rained out
[Chorus]
C G Bm Em Here is the thing that I've known from the start C G Bm Em It don't mean a thing if you can't feel your heart C G You might lose everything Bm Em C Spend years in the dark but G Bm Em But it isn't the end you're just back at the start
[Guitar Solo]
Em Bm Em Bm
C G Bm Em C G Bm
Em C G Bm Em C G
Bm Em Bm
[Verse 3]
Em Maybe it was all a dream but the lights are Bm Coming up and the rehearsal is over Em Maybe nothing's as it seems Em The ground is moving all the time Bm Like your drunk but you're sober Em Day after day you feel you let it slip away Bm But it's never very far Em Don't wanna stand on ground that's shaking Em But the earth is always quaking Bm Making buildings and tearing them apart
[Chorus]
C G Bm But here is the thing that I've known Em From the start C G Bm Em It don't mean a thing if you can't feel your heart C G You might lose everything Bm Em C Spend years in the dark but G Bm Em But it isn't the end you're just back at the start
[Outro]
Em Back at the start Em Back at the start Em Back at the start...