Key: D Capo 2 118bpm: Intro: C D7/F# G Gsus2 G Gsus2 C D7/F# G Gsus2 G 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3: Verse 1: C D7 G We’ve turned the page, for a new day has dawned G/B C D7 G And We’ve re-arranged what is right and what’s wrong G/B F C Csus2 C G/B D Somehow we’ve drifted so far from the truth, that we can’t get back home, G/B C D7 G Where are the virtues that once gave us light G/B C D7 G And Where are the morals that governed our lives Em F C Csus2 C G/B D7 Dsus4 D Someday we all will awake and look back just to find what we’ve lost
Chorus: G Bm7 C Csus2 C G/B D7 D We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind G Bm7 G F C Csus2 C G/B A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ, The hope that endures for all time, Am7 G/B F C G C These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life Oh Oh Verse 2: C D7 G The newest rage is to reason it out G/B C D7 G Just med-i-tate and you can overcome every doubt G/B F C Csus2 C G/B D After all man is a God, they say, God is no longer alive, G/B C D7 G But I still believe in the old rugged cross G/B C D7 G And I still believe there is hope for the lost Em F C Csus2 C G/B D7 D G/B C D/F# And I know the rock of all ages will stand, Through changes of time Chorus 2: G Bm7 C Csus2 C G/B D7 D We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind G Bm7 G F C Csus2 C G/B A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ, The hope that endures for all time, Am7 G/B F C G F These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life, Bridge: Bb F Gsus4 G F C Csus2 C We’ve let the darkness invade us too long, We’ve got to turn the tide F Bb F Gsus4 G F Dsus4 Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago, To come and open our eyes D Dsus4 D There’s no room for compromise Chorus 3: G Bm7 C Csus2 C D7/F# D/F# E We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind Chorus 4: A C#m7 D/F# Dsus2 D/F# Esus E We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind A C#m7 A G D/F# D Dsus2 A A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ, The hope that endures for all time, Bm7 G Gsus2 D/F# A These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life, Chorus 5: A C#m7 D/F# Dsus2 D/F# Esus E We need to get back to the basics of life. A heart that is pure and a love that is blind A C#m7 A G D/F# D Dsus2 A A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ, The hope that endures for all time, Bm7 G Gsus2 D/F# A D/F# These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life Oh, Oh Outro: G Gsus2 D/F# A D/F# The Basics of Life G Gsus2 D/F# A D/F# The Basics of Life G Gsus2 D/F# A D/F# The Basics of Life G Gsus2 D/F# A The Basics of Life
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