In The End (acoustic)
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Intro
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
In the end, could you say you won with certainty.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
Or did time, drag you through the mud with gravity.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Cm7/Eb Em11/C#
All I know you never really get the feelin' that it is over.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2
In the end.
Verse
G#2
Your words crush like a hammer, on the anvil in my heart.
Em11/C#
Any thought of a compromise, turns to shrapnel in my mouth.
G#2
You were so fuckin' heavy when I was getting off the ground.
Em11/C#
I carried you to the finish line, you disappeared into the crowd.
[Refrão]
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
In the end, could you say you won with certainty.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
Or did time, drag you through the mud with gravity.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Cm7/Eb Em11/C#
All I know you never really get the feelin' that it is over.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2
In the end.
Verse
G#2
The stars seem so far away, like the the distance in your eyes.
Em11/C#
Glazing over the moment, I gave in without a fight.
G#2
I have no regrets for following desire.
Em11/C#
But now the roses in the window sill, have grown into barbed wire.
[Refrão]
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
In the end, could you say you won with certainty.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
Or did time, drag you through the mud with gravity.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Cm7/Eb Em11/C#
All I know you never really get the feelin' that it is over.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2
In the end.
Bridge
Bb5 Em11/C#
As the world slowly dies from a broken heart, we were shot down from the start.
G#2 Cm7/Eb
Never could quite pass out from the pain.
Bb5 Em11/C#
Is this supposed to be a second chance will we remember how to dance?
G#2 Cm7/Eb
Turnin' circles over all our days.
Bb5 Em11/C# G#2 Cm7/Eb
All our days, our days…………………………
Bb5 Em11/C# G#2 Cm7/Eb
All our days, our days…………………………
Bb5 Em11/C#
As the world slowly dies from a broken heart, we were shot down from the start.
G#2 Cm7/Eb
Never could quite pass out from the pain.
Bb5 Em11/C#
Is this supposed to be a second chance will we remember how to dance?
G#2 Cm7/Eb
Turnin' circles over all our days.
Outro
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2 Fm Em11/C#
In the end, could you say you won with certainty.
Em11/C# Cm7/Eb G#2
In the end.
How to play In The End (acoustic)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em11/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.