The Motion Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays399

The Motion by Matthew West is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em, G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Am         Em  
This might hurt 
          G                         D  
It’s not safe but I know that I’ve gotta make a change 
Am       Em           
I don’t care if I break 
G                D   
At least I’ll be feeling something 
Am             Em        
‘Cause just okay is not enough 
G                       D               C 
Help me fight through the nothingness of life 


Em               G  
I don’t wanna go through the motions 
D                Am  
I don’t wanna go one more day 
Em           G             D          
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me 
Am                    Em  
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking 
G             D          C 
What if I had given everything? 
Instead of going through the motions 


Am          Em  
No regrets, not this time 
G                D  
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind 
Am            Em  
Let Your love make me whole 
G                   D  
I think I’m finally feeling something 
Am              Em        
‘Cause just okay is not enough 
G                       D                C  
Help me fight through the nothingness of this life 


Em               G  
I don’t wanna go through the motions 
D                Am  
I don’t wanna go one more day 
Em           G             D          
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me 
Am                    Em  
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking 
G             D          C  
What if I had given everything? 
Instead of going through the motions 


Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 


Em               G  
I don’t wanna go through the motions 
D                Am  
I don’t wanna go one more day 
Em           G             D          
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me 
Am                    Em  
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking 
G             D          C 
What if I had given everything? 
Instead of going through the motions 


Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Am      Em      G     D  
Take me all the way 
Em               G                 D  
I don't wanna go through the motions. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante