heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 7.57pm

AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS
(Paul Weller)

Chords used:

G:    355433
C:    x3555x
G/F#: 255433
Em:   022000
D:    xx0232 and x5777x
Am:   577555
F#:   244322
F:    133211
Bb:   x1333x

G C G (x2)

G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)      CG
Things are getting just a-too cosy for me,
               C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)           CG
I'm not seeing people as they see me,
             C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)               CG G/F#Em
Gonna break away and gain control,
                                  D (xx0232@1)           GYou (320003@1)free your mind, you free your soul.

          C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)  CG
I was the type who knocked at old men      (history's easy)
                C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1) GWho (320003@1)together at tables sit and drink beer (somewhere is really)
                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)            CG G/F#Em
Then I saw that I was really the same,
                                      DSo (xx0232@1)this link's breaking away from the chain.

              G (320003@1)                    AmAway (x02210@1)from the numbers,
              CAway (x32010@1)from the numbers
                   DIs (xx0232@1)where I'm gonna be.
              G (320003@1)                    AmAway (x02210@1)from the numbers,
              C (x32010@1)                    DAway (xx0232@1)from the numbers
              GIs (320003@1)where I am free

G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)  COoh, (x32010@1)ooh, ooh, ooh
G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)  DOoh, (xx0232@1)ooh, ooh...

              G (320003@1)                    AmAway (x02210@1)from the numbers (away from the numbers)
              C (x32010@1)              DAway (xx0232@1)from the numbers (ooh-ooh-ooh)
                   G (320003@1)               AmIs (x02210@1)where I'm gonna be.

                                  G (320003@1)             CG F#F
I was sick and tired of my little niche,
                                        DI'm (xx0232@1)gonna break away and find what life is.

C(slide to)D (x2) D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)GAnd (320003@1)all those fools I thought were my friends (coasting is easy)
               C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      CG
They now stare at me and don't see a thing (rea-lity's so hard)
                   C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)GG/F# Em'Til (022000@1)their life is over and they start to moan,
                                            DHow (xx0232@1)they've never had the chance to make it good.

              G (320003@1)                    AmAway (x02210@1)from the numbers,
              CAway (x32010@1)from the numbers
                   DIs (xx0232@1)where I'm gonna be,
              G (320003@1)                    AmAway (x02210@1)from the numbers (away from the numbers)
              C (x32010@1)              DAway (xx0232@1)from the numbers
              G (320003@1)              DIs (xx0232@1)where I am free    (ooh-ooh-ooh)

              G (320003@1)              DIs (xx0232@1)where I am free    (ooh-ooh-ooh)

Is where I'm gonna be (ooh-ooh-ooh)
          G (320003@1)                  DIt's (xx0232@1)reality          (ooh-ooh-ooh)

C G F G

G C G F G (x3)

GC G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)GReality's (320003@1)so hard (x6)

C(slide to)D (x2)

Bb(slide to)C

F(slide to)G