(just Like) Starting Over

Chords

Standard

"(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon (1980)

[CHORDS]
# Caug   1 0 0 3
# Am/C   2 0 0 3
# C7     3 0 0 3
# F7     2 3 1 3


[Verse 1] (single strum arpeggiate all chords)
    C       Caug          Am/C        Caug
Our life, together, is so precious, together
        C      G7         C     G7
We have grown,    we have grown
             C              Caug     Am/C
Although our love, is still special
C7                           F        Fm     C
Let's take a chance and fly away, somewhere alone (Tacet)


[Verse 2]
     C
It's been too long since-we-took the-time
   Caug                                 Dm      G
No one's to blame, I-know-time-flies so quickly
Dm            G               Em              A
^  But when I see you darlin',   it's like we both are fallin'
   Dm                 G                      C    Caug
In love, again, it'll be, just like starting over
         C     Caug
Starting over


[Verse 3]
      C
Every day we used to make-it-love
Caug                                  Dm    G
Why can't we be makin' love, nice and easy?
Dm              G                    Em
^  It's time to spread our wings and fly
           A             Dm
Don't let another day go by
               G                      C     Caug
My love, it'll be, just like starting over
         C      Bb
Starting over      (Tacet)


[Bridge]
                        Cm   F7
Why don't we take off, alone
                      Bb           Gm
Take a trip somewhere far far away
                       Cm         F7
We'll be together all alone again
                          Bb
Like we used to be in the early days
G
Well well darlin'


[Repeat of Verse 2]
     C
It's been too long since-we-took the-time
   Caug                                 Dm      G
No one's to blame, I-know-time-flies so quickly
Dm            G               Em              A
^  But when I see you darlin',   it's like we both are fallin'
   Dm                 G                      C    Caug
In love, again, it'll be, just like starting over
         C     Caug
Starting over         ...look out!


[Repeat of Verse 1]
    C       Caug          Am/C        Caug
Our life, together, is so precious, together
        C      G7         C     G7
We have grown,    we have grown
             C              Caug     Am/C
Although our love, is still special
C7                           F        Fm
Let's take a chance and fly away, somewhere... (Pause)


[Outro] (fade out)
C Caug   C Caug
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         C     Caug
Starting over
    C   Caug   C       Caug        C
Ooh ooh        Aah-aah aah-aah aah-aah