So Far Away
By Staind
From 14 Shades of Grey
Written by Aaron Lewis, Michael Mushok,
Jon Wysocki, and Johnny April
Copyright 2003 WB Music Corp.
Transcribed by Brett E.



This song sounds best if you have two
acoustic guitars and one plays the intro
during the Verses.


Tuned down one half step
Intro:
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Verse 1
           Em7  C2     G           D
This is my life.   Its not what it was before
Em7       C2           G
All these feelings Ive shared
    D            Em7    C2
And these are my dreams
     G         D            Em7       C2
That I'd never lived before, somebody shake me
      G
Cause I
D         C2        D
I must be sleeping


Chorus
G              D
Now that we're here
       Em7           C2
So far away, All the struggle
                      G
We thought was in vain
           D
All the mistakes
            Em7
One life contained
         C2
They all finally start to go away
G              D                Em7
Now that we're here it's so far away
      C2                          G
And I feel like I can face the day
G        D
I can forgive
         Em7
I'm not ashamed
          C2
To be the person that I am today


Verse 2
             Em7   C2
These are my words
     G          D
That I've never said before
Em7         C2     G
I think I'm doing okay
    D           Em7   C2
And this is the smile
     G          D
That I've never shown before
Em7      C2
Somebody shake me
      G
Cause I
D         C2       D
I must be sleeping

CHORUS 1X

OUTRO
      Em     D  G   D
Im so afraid of wak-ing
C      D     Em    D
Please don't shake me
 Em    D  G   D
Afraid of wak-ing
C      D     Em    D
Please don't shake me

CHORUS 1X


Chords used:

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        D                         C                         Em
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