Starting Line chords by Cory Wong

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Eb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Abmaj9 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj9 Gm7 Cm7 Eb9 Abmaj9 Gm7 Fm7 Bb Eb


Verse 1:
Eb            Ab/Eb
Nobody knows my name
              Cm6/Eb            Ab/Eb
Did? I melt into these walls I've made
       Eb                    Ab/Eb
I? did everything I thought was right
     Cm6/Eb               Ab/Eb
Got my stapler, got my shirt and tie

Pre-Chorus 1:
              Eb
Set me up to zone out
               Ab/Eb
Pushing? paper, slamming the stapler
      Cm6/Eb             Ab/Eb
Punch? in the clock until five
                   Eb
Holding out to get up to the stage
      Ab/Eb
Now? I'm turning the page
         Cm6/Eb
Feel the rush in my veins
    Ab/Eb
Stepping into the light


Chorus:
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been kicking my feet on the starting line
Gm7    Cm7        Eb9
Now? I'm chasing a feeling
Abmaj9    Gm7     Fm7
Showing up to the stage
      Gm7      Abmaj9
Let the crowd decide
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been working my game in a brand new line
   Gm7             Cm7        Eb9
Now I'm breaking the ceiling (ceiling)
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Bb           Abmaj9
I'm done chasing a dream from the starting line


Verse 2:
Eb            Ab/Eb
Never gonna be a perfect time
     Cm6/Eb            Ab/Eb
To let go of all my safety lines (all my safety lines)
       Eb                  Ab/Eb
Looking down into the drop below
           Cm6/Eb               Ab/Eb
Nothing to catch me will I ever know


Pre-Chorus 2:
                  Eb
Set me up to burn out
Eb
I'll be thriving
   Ab/Eb
No money, surviving
 Cm6/Eb                                Ab/Eb
I'll love for the thrill of it all (thrill of it all)
                     Eb                Ab/Eb
Holding out for the taste of a secret I'll keep and believe me
Cm6/Eb                 Ab/Eb
Can't keep still on the edge of my seat


Chorus:
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been kicking my feet on the starting line
Gm7    Cm7        Eb9
Now? I'm chasing a feeling
Abmaj9    Gm7     Fm7
Showing up to the stage
      Bb      Abmaj9
Let the crowd decide
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been working my game in a brand new line
   Gm7             Cm7        Eb9
Now I'm breaking the ceiling (ceiling)
Abmaj9    Gm7     Fm7              Bb       Abmaj9
I'm done chasing a dream from the starting line


Interlude:
Eb Ab/Eb Cm6/Eb Ab/Eb
Eb Ab/Eb Cm6/Eb Ab/Eb

Eb        Ab/Eb      Cm6/Eb   Ab/Eb
Oh oooooh oh oooooh oooooh
Eb        Ab/Eb      Cm6/Eb   Ab/Eb
Oh oooooh oh oooooh oooooh


Bridge:
Eb
I've been patient
Ab/Eb
I've been waiting
Cm6/Eb                       Ab/Eb
I've been here on the starting line

Eb
I've been patient
Ab/Eb
I've been waiting
Cm6/Eb             Bb
I've been here on the--


Chorus:
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been kicking my feet on the starting line
Gm7    Cm7        Eb9
Now? I'm chasing a feeling
Abmaj9    Gm7     Fm7
Showing up to the stage
      Bb      Abmaj9
Let the crowd decide
Abmaj9 Gm7     Fm7          Gm7      Abmaj9
Been working my game in a brand new line
   Gm7             Cm7        Eb9
Now I'm breaking the ceiling (ceiling)
Abmaj9    Gm7     Fm7              Bb       Eb
I'm done chasing a dream from the starting line


Outro:
Eb Ab/Eb Cm6/Eb Abmaj9