From The Ground Up

Allister - From The Ground Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "From The Ground Up" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn From The Ground Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Allister

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "From The Ground Up" smoothly on your guitar.

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              B
We built this up together
     G#m
on a shaky ground
F#
Before too long it
          E
started crumbling down
         G#m
So I got out before the
             B
whole thing hit the floor
F#
But you knew better
        E
I'd be back for more
        G#m          F#
And when   I finally did
          B         E
it was strange to see
G#m         F#
That you rebuilt it
         B         E
with no help from me
G#m          F#
The same foundation
         B       E
but the rest is new
G#m
You made this
F#             B
it belongs to you

Chorus:
            E      F#
It all went by too fast
G#m          C#
No time to react
              E
Once you have fired the shots
     F#             B
They can't be taken back

You spread your roots and
anchored into all of me
The ground is soft but there's
no room to breathe
You had to push and force into
abnormal growth
We could’ve trimmed it if we took it slow
But from the highest branches
there's much thinner air
And things look different when
you're way up there
Now all I want is you to come back down
And start again on level ground

Chorus

E
I went and left you for dead
B            F#
But you just got up again
E
And every fight just
          B         F#
seems to make you stronger
E
I tried to tear this apart
B           C#m
But it was blown
from the start
E      F#
Cause you just had to
G
grab them all and run

            G#m        F#
But from the   highest branches
             B       E
there's much thinner air
G#m            F#
And things are different
             B       E
when you're way up there
G#m       F#
Now all I want is you
    B         E
to come back down
G#m        F#
And start again
           B
on level ground

Chorus

It all went by too fast
Never could react
Once you have fired the shots,
they can't be taken back


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "From The Ground Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "From The Ground Up" by Allister.

Allister - From The Ground Up: Guitar Chords

Learn From The Ground Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Allister

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