Against The Grain Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

A g a i n s t T h e G r a i n

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[Guitar tuned down a further semitone to match recording]

Intro

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Verse 1

I have F♯7Mtried but it's Bhard tF♯o fight it F♯

I can't just F♯7Mwatch as it BfallsF♯ apart F♯

If we could F♯7Mbreak the mBould, make F♯it in from thF♯e cold

Lose your F♯7Mmind, never Blose youF♯r heart F♯

Pre-chorus 1

I don't mD♯ind working hard for it

I'll bend the hF♯ands 'til the space appears

I'll move the pD♯ieces until we all fit

From near to F♯far and from far to G♯m11near F♯ A♯

Chorus 1

And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Verse 2

Given F♯7Mtime it'll BfinallF♯y focus F♯

And in a F♯7Mmoment that's Bbeen anF♯d gone F♯

And in the F♯7Mafterglow, from my Bhead to mF♯y soul F♯

I can F♯7Msee all I Bhave F♯ignored F♯

Pre-chorus 2

And I don't mD♯ind working hard for it

I'll bend the hF♯ands 'til the space appears

I'll move the pD♯ieces until we all fit

From near to F♯far and from far to G♯m11near F♯ A♯

Chorus 2

And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Bridge

If C♯7lifeG♯'s so short then we're F♯add9wasting time

C♯LovFe is the last thing F♯add9on our minds

C♯7It'sG♯ so simpleF♯add9 but so hard to C♯seeF C♯ F

And C♯sus4you are not aD♯m7lone in this

SA♯ense of loss and lB9oneliness

C♯7TakeG♯ your shoes off, F♯add9run towards the C♯seaF C♯ F

Chorus 3

And I Bsus2know that I'm going against the grF♯ain

And I G♯m11know this F♯makA♯es no Bsus2sense

The chBsus2anges I've tried to F♯make, they G♯m11make no F♯difA♯fer - Bsus2ence

But I Bsus2know that I'll try agF♯ain, although it's so hD♯ard

HF♯ard, Bsus2hard

TRANSITION:

F♯7M B F♯ F♯

Outro

I know the F♯sunA♯ will Am6keep on shF♯ining down

As lAm6ong as you're around F♯