Back In Your Arms
View chords used in this chart
Intro: C G F Fsus Am C
C G Am F F4
In my dream our love was lost, I lived by luck and fate
C G Am F F4
I carried you inside of me, prayed it wouldn't be too late
F G F G
Now I'm standin' on this empty road where nothin' moves but the wind
F G C G
And honey I just wanna be back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4
Back in your arms again
C G Am F F4
Once I was your treasure and I saw your face in every star
C G Am F F4
But these promises we make at night, oh that's all they are
F G F F4
Unless we fill them with faith and love they're empty as the howlin' wind
F G
And honey I just wanna be
C G
Back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4
Back in your arms again
F G
You came to me with love and kindness
Am F F4 F
But all my life I've been a prisoner of my own blindness
G Am G
I met you with indifference and I don't know why
C G Am F F4
Now I wake from my dream, I wake from my dream to this world
C G Am F F4
Where all is shadow and darkness and above me a dark sky unfurls
F G F F4
And all the love I've thrown away and lost I'm longin' for again
F G
Now darlin' I just wanna be back in your arms
C G
Back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4 C G
Back in your arms again, back in your arms
Am F F4
Back in your arms again
final: C G Am F F4 C
How to play Back In Your Arms
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.