James Arthur - Back to the edge
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[Chorus]
D
Back from the edge
Gm Eb
Back from the dead
F
Back before demons took control of my head
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
F D Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
F Bb Eb Am D
Oh, he would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 1]
D Gm
You can take my home, you can take my clothes
Eb F
You can take the *, I have that nobody knows
Bb Eb
You can take my watch, you can take my phone
Am D
You can take all I've got 'til I'm skin and bone
Gm
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
Eb F
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Eb
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burning' in hell
Am D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D
Back from the edge
Gm Eb
Back from the dead
F
Back before demons took control of my head
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
D
Oh, back from the edge
Gm
Back from the dead
Eb F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
F Bb Gm Eb Am
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 2]
D Gm
They don't like my lines, they don't like my songs
Eb F
Except in karaoke when they're singing along
Bb Eb
Did you see them build me up? Watch me tear myself down
Am D
With a smile on my face, I dug my grave in the ground
Gm
We all make mistakes, we're so quick to judge
Eb F
It's hard to forgive when we hold onto a grudge
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Eb
So turn down the heat, I've been burning' in hell
D Am D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D
Back from the edge
Gm Eb
Back from the dead
F
Back before demons took control of my head
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
D
Oh, back from the edge
Gm
Back from the dead
Eb F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
F Bb Eb Gm Eb Am
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Bridge]
D Gm
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
Eb F
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
Bb Gm
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burning' in hell
Eb D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
D
Back from the edge
Gm Eb
Back from the dead
F
Back before demons took control of my head
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
D
Oh, back from the edge
Gm
Back from the dead
Eb F
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Bb
Back to the start
Eb
Back to my heart
Am D D7 D Gm Eb
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
F Bb Gm Eb Am A7 Am
Who would reach for the stars, yeah