Away From The Sun chords by 3 Doors Down (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
C/E 
 (F major) It's down to this  (C/E) 
C 
C/B 
 (C major) I've got to make  (C/B) this life make sense
F 
C/E 
G 
 (F major) Can anyone  (C/E) tell what I've  (G major) done?
F 
C/E 
 (F major) I miss the life  (C/E) 
C 
C/B 
 (C major) I miss the col (C/B) ors of the world
F 
C/E 
G 
 (F major) Can anyone  (C/E) tell where I  (G major) am?

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Chorus 1

'Cause now again I found my self

so far down

Away from the sun

that shines into the darkest place

I'm so far down

Away from the sun again

Verse 2
F 
C/E 
 (F major) Well, I'm over this  (C/E) 
C 
C/B 
 (C major) I'm tired of liv (C/B) ing in the dark
F 
C/E 
G 
 (F major) Can anyone  (C/E) see me down  (G major) here?
F 
C/E 
 (F major) The feeling's gone  (C/E) 
C 
C/B 
 (C major) There's nothing left  (C/B) to lift me up
F 
C/E 
G 
 (F major) Back into  (C/E) the world I  (G major) know

Chorus 2
F 
C 
G/B 
C 
'Cause  (F major) now again I  (C major) found  (G/B) my    self  (C major) 
F 
 (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun
F 
C 
G/B 
that shines  (F major) into the  (C major) darkest  (G/B) place
C 
F 
I'm  (C major)  (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun
F 
C 
G/B 
that shines  (F major) to light the way  (C major) for  (G/B) me
C 
F 
G 
 (C major) To  (F major) find my way back into the  (G major) arms
F 
C 
G/B 
That care  (F major) about the  (C major) ones like  (G/B) me
C 
F 
I'm  (C major)  (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun again

Interlude 1

Oh, no, yeah

Oh, no

Verse 3

It's down to this

I've got to make this life make sense

And now I can't tell what I've done?

Chorus 3

And now again I found myself

so far down

Away from the sun

that shines to light the way for me

Chorus 4
F 
C 
G/B 
C 
'Cause  (F major) now again I  (C major) found  (G/B) my    self  (C major) 
F 
 (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun
F 
C 
G/B 
that shines  (F major) into the  (C major) darkest  (G/B) place
C 
F 
I'm  (C major)  (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun
F 
C 
G/B 
that shines  (F major) to light the way  (C major) for  (G/B) me
C 
F 
G 
 (C major) To  (F major) find my way back into the  (G major) arms
F 
C 
G/B 
That care  (F major) about the  (C major) ones like  (G/B) me
C 
F 
I'm  (C major)  (F major) so far down
G 
Away from the  (G major) sun again

Interlude 2

Oh, no, yeah

I'm gone

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 66

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Away From The Sun by 3 Doors Down, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Away From The Sun the way 3 Doors Down intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.