Against The Grain Chords

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A g a i n s t T h e G r a i n

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[Guitar tuned down a further semitone to match recording]

Intro

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Verse 1

  I have F♯7Mtried but it's Bhard tF♯o fight it F♯

  I can't just F♯7Mwatch as it BfallsF♯ apart F♯

  If we could F♯7Mbreak the mBould, make F♯it in from thF♯e cold

  Lose your F♯7Mmind, never Blose youF♯r heart F♯

Pre-chorus 1

  I don't mD♯ind working hard for it

  I'll bend the hF♯ands 'til the space appears

  I'll move the pD♯ieces until we all fit

  From near to F♯far and from far to G♯m11near F♯ A♯

Chorus 1

  And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

  And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

  The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

  But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

  HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Verse 2

  Given F♯7Mtime it'll BfinallF♯y focus F♯

  And in a F♯7Mmoment that's Bbeen anF♯d gone F♯

  And in the F♯7Mafterglow, from my Bhead to mF♯y soul F♯

  I can F♯7Msee all I Bhave F♯ignored F♯

Pre-chorus 2

  And I don't mD♯ind working hard for it

  I'll bend the hF♯ands 'til the space appears

  I'll move the pD♯ieces until we all fit

  From near to F♯far and from far to G♯m11near F♯ A♯

Chorus 2

  And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

  And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

  The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

  But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

  HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Bridge

  If C♯7lifeG♯'s so short then we're F♯add9wasting time

  C♯LovFe is the last thing F♯add9on our minds

  C♯7It'sG♯ so simpleF♯add9 but so hard to C♯seeF C♯ F

  And C♯sus4you are not aD♯m7lone in this

  SA♯ense of loss and lB9oneliness

  C♯7TakeG♯ your shoes off, F♯add9run towards the C♯seaF C♯ F

Chorus 3

  And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

  And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

  The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

  But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

  HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Outro

  I know the F♯sunA♯ will Am6keep on shF♯ining down

  As lAm6ong as you're around F♯