Starting Now
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D/F# G Bm A
I want to crawl back inside my mother's womb
D/F# G Bm A
I want to shut out all the lights in this room
D/F# G Bm A D/F#
I want to start fresh, like a baby in a sink
G Bm A D/F# G Bm A
Scrub away all these thoughts that I think of you
D/F# G Bm A
D/F# G Bm A D/F#
So life moves slowly when you're waiting for it to boil
G Bm A
Feel like I watch from 6 feet under the soil
D/F# G Bm A D/F#
Still want to hold you and kiss behind your ears
G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D
But I recount the countless tears that I lost for you
A Bm G D
Before you finally go (before you go)
A Bm G
There's one thing you should know
That I promise -
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never know your name
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never feel the same
Bm A G D/F# A Bm G
Starting now I wish you never came into my world
D/F# G Bm A
D/F# G Bm A D/F#
I want to crawl back inside my bed of sin
G Bm A
I want to burn the sheets that smell like your skin
D/F# G Bm A D/F#
Instead I'll wash them just like kitchen rags with stains
G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D
Spinning away every piece that remains of you
A Bm G D
Before you finally go (before you go)
A Bm G
There's one thing you should know
That I promise -
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never know your name,
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never feel the same
Bm A G D A Bm G
Starting now I wish you never came into my world
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
It's my world, it's not ours anymore
D A Bm G
It's my world, it's not ours anymore
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never know your name
Bm A G
Starting now I'll never feel the same
Bm A G
Starting now
Bm A G
Starting now (it's my world)
Bm A G
Starting now (it's my world)
Bm A G
Starting now (it's my world)
D A Bm G
I wish you never came into my world
D
Starting now (starting now)
A Bm G
Into my world
D
Starting now (starting now)
A Bm G
Into my world
D A Bm G D
Starting now
How to play Starting Now
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D/F#. 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.