Making Progress
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G D
Right now, we are making progress.
Em C
We are making dreams come true, just like we discussed
G D
in our most recent letters, communiquÈs and measures
Em C
of memories and treasures, kept in bricks and mortar
G D
I won't last forever I won't even try to
Em C
I'm just making progress I don't know what else to do.
G D Em C
It's just this could be work for you and me.
G D
Right now, we are making progress.
Em C
Just listen to the bugs exploding on the windshield
G D
or is it just the crackling aurora borealis
Em C
or is it just the tip-toe of small things through the tall grass.
G D Em C
Or is it just that this could be work for you and me?
G D
Right now, we are making progress.
Em C
We are hanging upside down inside a vacuum
A7 G
we are taking round trips and we don't even know it
E Am
our hammers fall in silence knocking down the forest
D G
exploding all around us and I'm committing treason
E Am
'cause I'm love with reason and humans are the nicest
Bm A7
when they fall silent reflecting what lies deepest
G E7
you can hear the seashore you can see forever
Am A7
if you keep it all together and don't let up the pressure
G E7
what good's a revolution? A rising and a setting sun
Am D
a trip around the bright one lets you off where you started from
G E7
following a straight line going through a tight wind
Am Bm
I'm in love with sunshine I'm in love with humankind.
Right Now.
How to play Making Progress
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.