Before The Blackout 2005 Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: B - x24442 F-244322 G#m -466444 E - 022100 C# - x46664 C#m - x46654 G - 320033 Verse 1: B We built this up together G#m on a shaky ground F# Before too long it E started crumbling down G#m So I got out before the B whole thing hit the floor F# But you knew better E I'd be back for more G#m F# And when I finally did B E it was strange to see G#m F# That you rebuilt it B E with no help from me G#m F# The same foundation B E but the rest is new G#m You made this F# B it belongs to you Chorus 1: E F# It all went by too fast G#m C# No time to react E Once you have fired the shots F# B They can't be taken back Verse 2: B You spread your roots and make your things G#m for all of me F# The ground is soft but E there's no room to breathe G#m You had to push and B force into abnormal growth F# We could have dreamed E it if we took it slow G#m F# But from the highest branches B E there's much thinner air G#m F# And things are different B E when you're way up there G#m F# Now all I want is you B E to come back down G#m F# And start again B on level ground (Repeat Chorus 1) Bridge: E I went and left you for dead B F# But you just got up again E And every fight just B F# seems to make you stronger E I tried to tear this apart B C#m But it was blown from the start E F# Cause you just had to G grab them all and run Guitar Solo: B-G#m-F#-E- x2 E-- Verse 3: G#m F# But from the highest branches B E there's much thinner air G#m F# And things are different B E when you're way up there G#m F# Now all I want is you B E to come back down G#m F# And start again B on level ground (Repeat Chorus 1) Chorus 2: E F# G#m It all went by too fast C# Never could react E Once you have fired the shots F# B B(hold) They can't be taken back