The Starting Line – Direction (Ukulele)

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2007 Virgin Records Chords used: Ebm - x68886 Bb/D - x587xx C# - x46664 G#/C - x365xx

B -     x24442
F# -    244322

G#m - 466444 C#/F - 143xxx F#/Bb - x143xx Intro: Ebm-Bb/D-C#-G#/C-B(palm mute) (x3) Verse 1:

             Ebm(hold)
Awwww, Break down!

                                 Bb/D
I've been breaking sweats in the night-time

Ebm(hold)             Bb/D              Ebm(hold)
  I was growing my hair And I could not care

                         B
What they think Cause my eyes were turned up

              G#/C
Like you tore open the ceiling

Ebm(hold)                        Bb/D
  I've been singing songs in the night-time

Ebm(hold)             Bb/D              Ebm(hold)
  I was banging my head And I could not care

                       B
What they think I said don't open the door

     G#/C                    Ebm-Bb/D-C#-G#/C-B(palm mute)
Even if you hear me screaming

Chorus 1:

F#                     G#m          
I built a raft and got carried away

   Ebm                  C#/F                C#
In my new direction And there's where I stay

       F#                              G#m
Cause, you should have known That this boy wasn't grown

           Ebm              C#/F
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave

C#                  G#/C-B(hold)
If you want to leave

Verse 2:

        Ebm(hold)
Now get down!

                           Bb/D
I was catching glimpses of bright lights

Ebm(hold)                      Bb/D           Ebm(hold)
  And they attracted my steps 'Till I was so scared

                        B
Of what could be Hidden underneath the rocks 

         G#/C
So we're never in position

Ebm(hold)                       Bb/D
  I was singing songs of a lost mind

Ebm(hold)                                Bb/D Ebm(hold)
  But I am still with my friends So I am not scared

                      B
  Of anything I said "don't open the door

     G#/C
Even if you hear me screaming"

Chorus 2:

F#                  G#m
I met a boy who got carried away

   Ebm                  C#/F                  C#  
In my new direction And there's where he stays

      F#                              G#m
Well, you should have known That this boy wasn't grown

           Ebm              C#/F                C#
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave

Bridge:

        Ebm
And now don't you hide

                    B
'Cause you've got a treasure to find

              F#/B                     G#m         C#           
So shed those leaves that you lie underneath (underneath)

        Ebm
And now don't you stray

                 B
If you feel that you've lost your way

           F#                 G#m      C#     G#/C-B(hold)
Share this feeling that came over me (over me)

Verse 3:

      Ebm(hold)
Break down!

                                 Bb/D
I've been breaking sweats in the night-time

Ebm(hold)             Bb/D              Ebm(hold)
  I was growing my hair And I could not care

What they think I said

B                          G#/C
"Don't open the door, even if you hear me screaming!"

(Repeat Chorus 2) Outro: Do Chorus Chords

F#                              G#m
you should have known That this boy wasn't grown

           Ebm              C#/F                C#
So you can go away, Go away If you want to leave

End on F#