Walking In The Opposite Direction Chords
Walking In The Opposite Direction by Adrian Borland is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, B, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C
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verse 1
Em C
My spirit's free, you won't get me
B C
Into the box your life is locked in
Em C
Your value system's broken down
B C
I see it blocks the road it stopped in
G C
And every day the things you crave
B C
Make a play for my affection
G C
I tell you straight
Am
I won't be swayed
B
I'm walking in the opposite direction
Em G Am C
verse 2
Em C
They scream at me from flashing screens
B C
They hassle me from city walls
Em C
But these are other people's dreams
B C
They don't resemble mine at all
G C
And every day the things you crave
B C
Make a play for my affection
G C
I tell you straight
Am
I won't be swayed
B
I'm walking in the opposite direction
Em G Am C
verse 3
Em C
The stuff that you hold dear and high
B C
How does it warrant such devotion?
Em C
I think you've lost the reason why
B C
Though you still carry on the motion
G C
And every day the things you crave
B C
Make a play for my affection
G C
I tell you straight
Am
I won't be swayed
B
I'm walking in the opposite direction
Outro
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