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Going Through The Motions Tab by McFly

Going Through The Motions tab by McFly

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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G---------------------------------------------------------------3----|
D--3---------------------------------------------------3--------3--6-|
A--3---------------------------------------------------3--------1--6-|
E--1---------------------------------------------------1-----------4-|
 I Never thought that I'd be the one to say I've had enough, yeah

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B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------3-5-5--3-5-5---|
D----3------------------------------------------------3-5-5--3-5-5---|
A----3------------------------------------------------1-3-3--1-3-3---|
E----1---------------------------------------------------------------|
I've opened up my closet, the skeletons are catching up
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G----3-------------------------------------6----------------7--------|
D----3-------------------------7-----------6----------------7--------|
A----1-------------------------7-----------4----------------5--------|
E------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
 I'm waiting for my chance to bail but the goddamn ship set sail,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------5-5-5---7-7-7-----8-8-8---9-9-9---------------------------|
A----------5-5-5---7-7-7-----8-8-8---9-9-9---------------------------|
E----------3-3-3---5-5-5-----6-6-6---7-7-7---------------------------|
 I know without a doubt that I want out,

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B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------10------------------------6-6-6-------------------------------|
A------10------------------------6-6-6-------------------------------|
E------8-------------------------4-4-4-------------------------------|
 But there's not a chance in hell.

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Time to admit it, a man's gotta live it,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------5--6--7-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------5--6--7-----------------------------------|
E--------------------------3--4--5-----------------------------------|
 Going through the motions,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 I've hit the bottom, lost and forgotten,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 My mind's about to overload,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--------3-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
A--------1-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
E--------------------------------------4-----4----4------------------|
 It's a timebomb and it's set to blow when we'll be,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
D--3---------------3-----6--3-------------3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8----|
A--3---------------1-----6--3-------------3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8----|
E--1---------------------4--1-------------1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-6----|
 Going through the motions, go, go, go.

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3----------------------------------------3--------8-8--6-6---------|
A-3----------------------------------------3--------8-8--6-6---------|
E-1----------------------------------------1--------6-6--4-4---------|
 Ten minutes later and finally I've got it up, oh yeah

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------3-5-5--3-5-5--|
D----3-------------------------------------------------3-5-5--3-5-5--|
A----3-------------------------------------------------1-3-3--1-3-3--|
E----1---------------------------------------------------------------|
 You know that something's wrong when you've begun to gather dust,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------6-------------7----|
D---8---------------------------7-----------------6-------------7----|
A---8---------------------------7-----------------4-------------5----|
E---6---------------------------5------------------------------------|
 So what's the point in aiming tall? When you're guaranteed to fall,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------5-5-------7-7---------8-8----9-9------10----12-12----6-6-6---|
A-------5-5-------7-7---------8-8----9-9------10----12-12----6-6-6---|
E-------3-3-------5-5---------6-6----7-7------8-----10-10----4-4-4---|
 My reflections cracked and looking back I'm so unrecognisable.

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Time to admit it, a man's gotta live it,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------5-6-7---------------------------------------|
A------------------------5-6-7---------------------------------------|
E------------------------3-4-5---------------------------------------|
Going through the motions,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 I've hit the bottom, lost and forgotten,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 My mind's about to overload,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--------3-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
A--------1-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
E--------------------------------------4-----4----4------------------|
 It's a timebomb and it's set to blow when we'll be,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3----------------8-----6------------------------------------------|
A--3----------------8-----6------------------------------------------|
E--1----------------6-----4------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions, go, go, go.

Oooooh, oooooh,
Oooh, wahhh, oooooh.

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e------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------5b6r5-3---3----------5----|
G--5-5-5--5b7--7-7-7-7p5-3--5--3-3---------5------------5--3-|
D----------------------------------------------5-3-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------5-3-------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

    F
e-----------8-x------8-x---------6b8=r6-------------------------|
B--8-x-11-x-----11-x-----11-8~----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------5--3-------------------|
D---------------------------------------------/5-5-5------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------3-1---3---|
E---------------------------------------------------------3---1-|

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e----------------------/6666666666666-8-99999999--|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--/555-666-777-8899------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|                              F
e--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--13~----------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------------------------------------------------|
D--3----------------3------------------------------------------------|
A--3----------------1------------------------------------------------|
E--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions. [x11]

after the first 3 going through the motions start playing palm muted notes

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-----------------------------------3-3-x-x-x-3-5-6-7--------------|
A-3-----------------------------------3-3-x-x-x-3-5-6-7--------------|
E-1-----------------------------------1-1-x-x-x-1-3-4-5--------------|
 Time to admit it, a man's gotta live it,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----8---------------------------------------------------------------|
A----8---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----6---------------------------------------------------------------|
 Oh, I've hit the bottom, lost and forgotten,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 My mind's about to overload,

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--------3-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
A--------1-----------------------------6-----6----6------------------|
E--------------------------------------4-----4----4------------------|
 It's a timebomb and it's set to blow when we'll be,

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------3-----2---------------------------------------------|
D-3----------------3-----2---------------------------------------------|
A-3----------------1---------------------------------------------------|
E-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Going through the motions. [x7]

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