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The Starting Line
Direction
Direction
2007 Virgin Records
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
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#