Back From The Edge Chords
by James Arthur
Back From The Edge by James Arthur is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Eb, F, Bb, Cm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back before demons took control of my head
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D Gm
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
( Gm Eb F Bb Eb Cm D )
Gm
You can take my home
Eb
You can take my clothes
F Bb
You can take the drugs I have that nobody knows
Gm
you can take my watch
Eb
You can take my phone
Cm D
You can take all I've got 'til I'm skin and bone
Gm
I don't want control
Eb
I can dig my own hole
F Bb
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
Gm Eb
'Cause I dont need heat I've been burning in hell
Cm D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back before demons took control of my head
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm
Who would reach for the stars
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back from the tears that were so easily shed
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm Eb
Who would reach for the star
F Bb
Oh, he would reach for the stars
Cm D
Gm
They don't like my lies
Eb
They don't like my songs
F Bb
Except in karaoke when they're sing along
Gm
Did you see they build me up?
Eb
Watch me tears myself down
Cm
With a smile on my face
D
I dug my grave in the ground
Gm
We all make mistakes
Eb
We're so quick to judge
F Bb
It's hard to forgive when we hold onto a grudge
Gm Eb
So turn down the heat I've been burnin' in hell
F Bb
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back from the tears that were so easily shed
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm Eb
Who would reach for the star
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back from the tears that were so easily shed
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm Eb
Who would reach for the star
F Bb
Oh, he would reach for the stars
Cm D
Gm
I don't want control
Eb
I can dig my own hole
F Bb
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
Gm Eb
'Cause I dont need heat I've been burning in hell
Cm D
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back from the tears that were so easily shed
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm Eb
Who would reach for the star
Gm
Back from the edge
Eb
Back from the dead
F Bb
Back from the tears that were so easily shed
Eb
Back to the start
Cm
Back to my heart
D
Back to the boy
Gm Eb
Who would reach for the star
F Bb
Oh, he would reach for the stars