Phil Collins - Against All Odds

Originally in Bbm (in the verse), I play in Em

Highest note is the 5

Minimalist fingerpicking in the verse, start strumming

in the chorus.

Vox on the 1 of the chord, which will feel really low in Am

Em7sus4	Em7	F#m
How can I just	let you	walk away

	Gadd9	Am11	Am7
Just let you l	eave without a t	race

	Cadd9	C	D/C
When I st	and here	taking	every breath with

Bm7	Em
You, oooh	oooh

	Am7	Am/G	Dsus4	D
You’re the	only one who re	ally knew me at	all

Em7sus4	Em7	F#m
How can you just	walk a	way from me

	Gadd9	Am11	Am7
When all	I can do is watch you l	eave

	Cadd9	C	D/C
Cause we’ve sh	ared the	laughter	and the pain

	Bm7	Em
And e	ven shared the t	ears

	Am7	Am/G	Dsus4	D
You’re the	only one who really	knew me at	all

	G/D
So take a look at me	now

	A/D
Well there’s just an	empty space

	Em7	C
And there’s nothing l	eft here to remi	nd me

	Am7	Dsus4
Just the	memory of your f	ace

	G/D
Oh take a look at me	now

	A/D
Well there’s just an	empty space

	Em7	C
And you coming	back to me is aga	inst the odds

The sus4 takes twice as long to resolve as you think

	Am7	Dsus4	Dsus4	D	D
And that’s	what I’ve got to fa	ce

Drums enter

	Em7sus4	Em7	F#m
I	wish I could just	make you	turn around

	Gadd9	Am11	Am7
T	urn around and see me c	ry

	Cadd9	C	D/C
There’s so	much I	need to	say to you

	Bm7	Em
So	many reasons	why

	Am7	Am/G	Dsus4	D
You’re the	only one who really	knew me at	all

	G/D
So take a look at me	now

	A/D
Well there’s just an	empty space

	Em7	C
And there’s nothing l	eft here to remi	nd me

	Am7	Dsus4
Just the	memory of your f	ace

	G/D
Now take a look at me	now

	A/D
Cause there’s just an	empty space

	Em7	C
But to	wait for you, is a	ll I can do

	Am7	Dsus4
And that’s	what I’ve got to fa	ce

	G/D
Take a good look at me	now

	A/D
Cause I’ll still be	standing here

	Em7	C
And you coming	back to me is aga	inst all odds

	Am7	Dsus4	Dsus4	D	D
It’s the	chance I’ve got to ta	ke