Round The Bend
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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
C G Am
Backsliding, I've been out riding the wrong direction.
C G Am
Each time I come to my senses, I swore I learn my lesson.
C G Am
And Lord knows I try to stay right, but I'm inconsistent.
C G Am
Fighting these demons seems I can't escape their presence.
[Verse 2]
C G Am
And it got comfortable in my mind, it became a prison.
C G Am
All at one time and next thing I knew I was locked in.
C G Am
And all I could see were the walls as they close from both ends.
C G Am
But it gave me chances to glance at my own intentions
[Verse 3]
C G Am
And realized that my pain was part of my own invention.
C G Am
And realized that I'd been just wasting my life away since.
C G Am
As far back as I can remember in adolescence
C G Am
A child full of anger, confusion and contentiousness.
[Verse 4]
C G Am
Well I got to vacate from this place I can’t live in this sin.
C G Am
How can I hold hands with the devil yet still have a friend?
C G Am
And Jesus our Lord up above all around and within
C G Am
Carried me out of the deepest and dirtiest Trench.
[Instrumental]
C G Am C G Am
[Verse 5]
C G Am
Won't you leave me alone can't you see I could use a good friend?
C G Am
And I know better than trusting that s#!t eatin grin.
C G Am
A smile on the surface can't hide the things I see within.
C G Am
Your backbiting ways never change so I'm leaving again.
[Verse 6]
C G Am
The Sands keep on falling I feel myself falling with them.
C G Am
And I got my whole life but it feels like my time wearing thin
C G Am
And I give it my all anymore I feel like giving in
C G Am
But I know there's a better life waiting on me around the Bend.
[Outro]
C G Am
But I know there's a better life waiting all me around the bend.
C G Am
But I know there's a better life waiting all me around the bend.
How to play Round The Bend
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.