The Moving Song (From "In Transit: Broadway's First A Cappella Musical"/Audio Only) Chords
Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] I [Eb] ran 26 miles, 26 miles, make that 26 [Bb].2.
[Ab]
And finally forgot about the past three years in use.
The C-train got the best [Cm] of me at 26 [Bb].3.
[Gm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] It [Ab]
was summer in Seattle, you were a tourist at the pier.
[Eb] You asked me [Bbm] for directions, [Ab] I asked you out for a beer.
[Eb]
[Cm] I'd never laughed so much before that day turned into 18 more.
[Ab] You and I were starting [Gm] to groove.
[Ab] [Eb] Why did I quit school and move across the country for a guy I just met?
[Ab] It's New [Eb] York, my brother's [Ab] there.
I'll get my [Eb] own place.
It'll be an adventure.
[Ab] It's [Eb] time to [Bb] move.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
One-on-a-night [Ab] in Crossbent Park [Eb] out of the blue.
[Bb] You had a brilliant [Ab] thought, let's pay [Eb] one rent instead of [Cm] two.
So I decided there and then to pack my bags once again,
[Ab] even though my mom [Gm] did not approve.
[Eb] I mean, I know we haven't been together that [Ab] long, but [Gm] it feels so right.
[Ab]
[Eb] I swear, I know what I'm doing.
[Ab] [Eb]
It's time to move.
[Fm] [Bb] [Db] I had fallen into love, things had fallen into [Bbm] place.
[B] Two winters passed and suddenly you said you needed space.
[A] Said you couldn't see your life with me, no matter how you try.
[Dbm] So I passed my things, crashed with a friend for weeks [Ab] on end.
[Bb] I
[Eb]
found a place in [Ab] Harlem [Eb] through a craigslist ad.
Dark and small and lonely, but the only choice I had.
The seasons came, the seasons went.
I worked, I slept, I paid my rent.
[Ab] And thought of all the ways [Gm] I could improve.
[Ab] I'm keeping busy [Eb] like everyone says to [Ab] do.
I'm reading, [Eb] I'm trying new activities.
I'm running.
[Ab] And [Gm]
[Ab] running.
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm] And running.
[Ab] Toward what?
So [Eb] now I get the news that someone [Ab] else is [Eb] moving too.
You met a girl, [Bb] and look at that.
[Eb] She's moving in with you.
[D]
[Cm] And here and now it's clear to see, you're heading forward without me.
[Ab] There's nothing I can do or [Gm] say or prove.
[F] All the endless nights of crying, [Gm] all the theories, all the [N] trying, all the chasing and devotion.
But the point of [Ab] all this motion, I'm still not here.
[Bb] Still gone.
It's [Eb]
time to move on.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] I [Eb] ran 26 miles, 26 miles, make that 26 [Bb].2.
[Ab]
And finally forgot about the past three years in use.
The C-train got the best [Cm] of me at 26 [Bb].3.
[Gm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] It [Ab]
was summer in Seattle, you were a tourist at the pier.
[Eb] You asked me [Bbm] for directions, [Ab] I asked you out for a beer.
[Eb]
[Cm] I'd never laughed so much before that day turned into 18 more.
[Ab] You and I were starting [Gm] to groove.
[Ab] [Eb] Why did I quit school and move across the country for a guy I just met?
[Ab] It's New [Eb] York, my brother's [Ab] there.
I'll get my [Eb] own place.
It'll be an adventure.
[Ab] It's [Eb] time to [Bb] move.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
One-on-a-night [Ab] in Crossbent Park [Eb] out of the blue.
[Bb] You had a brilliant [Ab] thought, let's pay [Eb] one rent instead of [Cm] two.
So I decided there and then to pack my bags once again,
[Ab] even though my mom [Gm] did not approve.
[Eb] I mean, I know we haven't been together that [Ab] long, but [Gm] it feels so right.
[Ab]
[Eb] I swear, I know what I'm doing.
[Ab] [Eb]
It's time to move.
[Fm] [Bb] [Db] I had fallen into love, things had fallen into [Bbm] place.
[B] Two winters passed and suddenly you said you needed space.
[A] Said you couldn't see your life with me, no matter how you try.
[Dbm] So I passed my things, crashed with a friend for weeks [Ab] on end.
[Bb] I
[Eb]
found a place in [Ab] Harlem [Eb] through a craigslist ad.
Dark and small and lonely, but the only choice I had.
The seasons came, the seasons went.
I worked, I slept, I paid my rent.
[Ab] And thought of all the ways [Gm] I could improve.
[Ab] I'm keeping busy [Eb] like everyone says to [Ab] do.
I'm reading, [Eb] I'm trying new activities.
I'm running.
[Ab] And [Gm]
[Ab] running.
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm] And running.
[Ab] Toward what?
So [Eb] now I get the news that someone [Ab] else is [Eb] moving too.
You met a girl, [Bb] and look at that.
[Eb] She's moving in with you.
[D]
[Cm] And here and now it's clear to see, you're heading forward without me.
[Ab] There's nothing I can do or [Gm] say or prove.
[F] All the endless nights of crying, [Gm] all the theories, all the [N] trying, all the chasing and devotion.
But the point of [Ab] all this motion, I'm still not here.
[Bb] Still gone.
It's [Eb]
time to move on.
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Eb
Bb
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] ran 26 miles, _ 26 miles, _ make that 26 [Bb].2.
_ _ [Ab]
And finally forgot about the past three years in _ use.
The _ _ C-train got the best [Cm] of me at 26 [Bb].3. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] It [Ab] _ _ _
was summer in Seattle, you were a tourist at the pier.
[Eb] You asked me [Bbm] for directions, [Ab] I asked you out for a beer.
[Eb] _
[Cm] I'd never laughed so much before that day turned into 18 more.
[Ab] You and I were starting [Gm] to groove. _
[Ab] _ [Eb] Why did I quit school and move across the country for a guy I just met?
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It's New [Eb] York, my brother's [Ab] there.
I'll get my [Eb] own place.
It'll be an adventure. _
[Ab] _ It's _ _ [Eb] time to [Bb] move.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
One-on-a-night [Ab] in Crossbent Park [Eb] out of the blue. _
[Bb] You had a brilliant [Ab] thought, let's pay [Eb] one rent instead of [Cm] two.
So I decided there and then to pack my bags once again,
[Ab] even though my mom [Gm] did not approve.
[Eb] I mean, I know we haven't been together that [Ab] long, but [Gm] it feels so right.
[Ab]
[Eb] I swear, I know what I'm doing.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
It's _ time to move. _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] I had fallen into love, things had fallen into [Bbm] place.
[B] Two winters passed and suddenly you said you needed space.
[A] Said you couldn't see your life with me, no matter how you try.
[Dbm] So I passed my things, crashed with a friend for weeks [Ab] on end.
[Bb] I _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ found a place in [Ab] Harlem [Eb] through a craigslist ad.
Dark and small and lonely, but the only choice I had.
The seasons came, the seasons went.
I worked, I slept, I paid my rent.
[Ab] And thought of all the ways [Gm] I could improve.
[Ab] I'm keeping busy [Eb] like everyone says to [Ab] do.
I'm reading, [Eb] I'm trying new activities.
I'm running.
[Ab] And _ [Gm] _
[Ab] running.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] And running.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Toward what?
_ _ _ So [Eb] now I get the news that someone [Ab] else is [Eb] moving too.
You met a girl, [Bb] and look at that.
[Eb] She's moving in with you.
[D]
[Cm] And here and now it's clear to see, you're heading forward without me.
[Ab] There's nothing I can do or [Gm] say or prove.
_ [F] All the endless nights of crying, [Gm] all the theories, all the [N] trying, all the chasing and devotion.
But the point of [Ab] all this motion, I'm still not here. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Still gone.
_ It's _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ time to move on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] ran 26 miles, _ 26 miles, _ make that 26 [Bb].2.
_ _ [Ab]
And finally forgot about the past three years in _ use.
The _ _ C-train got the best [Cm] of me at 26 [Bb].3. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] It [Ab] _ _ _
was summer in Seattle, you were a tourist at the pier.
[Eb] You asked me [Bbm] for directions, [Ab] I asked you out for a beer.
[Eb] _
[Cm] I'd never laughed so much before that day turned into 18 more.
[Ab] You and I were starting [Gm] to groove. _
[Ab] _ [Eb] Why did I quit school and move across the country for a guy I just met?
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It's New [Eb] York, my brother's [Ab] there.
I'll get my [Eb] own place.
It'll be an adventure. _
[Ab] _ It's _ _ [Eb] time to [Bb] move.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
One-on-a-night [Ab] in Crossbent Park [Eb] out of the blue. _
[Bb] You had a brilliant [Ab] thought, let's pay [Eb] one rent instead of [Cm] two.
So I decided there and then to pack my bags once again,
[Ab] even though my mom [Gm] did not approve.
[Eb] I mean, I know we haven't been together that [Ab] long, but [Gm] it feels so right.
[Ab]
[Eb] I swear, I know what I'm doing.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
It's _ time to move. _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] I had fallen into love, things had fallen into [Bbm] place.
[B] Two winters passed and suddenly you said you needed space.
[A] Said you couldn't see your life with me, no matter how you try.
[Dbm] So I passed my things, crashed with a friend for weeks [Ab] on end.
[Bb] I _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ found a place in [Ab] Harlem [Eb] through a craigslist ad.
Dark and small and lonely, but the only choice I had.
The seasons came, the seasons went.
I worked, I slept, I paid my rent.
[Ab] And thought of all the ways [Gm] I could improve.
[Ab] I'm keeping busy [Eb] like everyone says to [Ab] do.
I'm reading, [Eb] I'm trying new activities.
I'm running.
[Ab] And _ [Gm] _
[Ab] running.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] And running.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Toward what?
_ _ _ So [Eb] now I get the news that someone [Ab] else is [Eb] moving too.
You met a girl, [Bb] and look at that.
[Eb] She's moving in with you.
[D]
[Cm] And here and now it's clear to see, you're heading forward without me.
[Ab] There's nothing I can do or [Gm] say or prove.
_ [F] All the endless nights of crying, [Gm] all the theories, all the [N] trying, all the chasing and devotion.
But the point of [Ab] all this motion, I'm still not here. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Still gone.
_ It's _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ time to move on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _