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Big Jumps

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Tuning: Standard
Intro: D  
DI walked all morning to lift my hearGt,
'Cause the Cworld keeps dancing with the Bmpaperman.
I Dlove you never talk in Gdreams,
CBut now it's here your happiness Bmis real.
Oh make some Dbig jumps, big jumps,
You're Gafraid to break some bones.
Come on make somCe big jumps, big jumps,
BMLife is yours alone.	
You hold your heDad up, your head up high, lGike you think I do. DCo, do do, do do, do, Bmdo, do.
DTick-tock, Bmthis clockwork will stop,
F#mYou're the key for winding up my heart.
DBrick-brack, Bmif you don't wind me up,
F#mThe sky will lie upon me like a passed-out drunk.
GWithout you I would Bmnever rise agAain.
                   G  		Bm????
Without you I would never rise.
Picking patterns: 
e|-----D---------------------|
B|--------3----------3------|
G|--------2----------2------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
A|--5-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-----G---------------------|
B|--------3----------3------|
G|--------4----------4------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
A|--5-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-----C---------------------|
B|--------5----------5------|
G|--------5----------5------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
A|--7-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|
e|-----Bm---------------------|
B|--------3----------3------|
G|--------4----------4------|
D|-----4--4--4-----4-4---4--|
A|--2-----------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|
e|----F#m----------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------2----------2------|
D|--------4----------4------|
A|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
E|--2-----------2-----------|

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Big Jumps

by Emilíana Torrini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

Intro:

D G

I walked all morning to lift my heart,

C Bm

'Cause the world keeps dancing with the paperman.

D G

I love you never talk in dreams,

C Bm

But now it's here your happiness is real.

Oh make some big jumps, big jumps,

You're afraid to break some bones.

Come on make some big jumps, big jumps,

Life is yours alone.

D G C Bm

You hold your head up, your head up high, like you think I do. Do, do do, do do, do, do, do.

D Bm

Tick-tock, this clockwork will stop,

F#m

You're the key for winding up my heart.

D Bm

Brick-brack, if you don't wind me up,

F#m

The sky will lie upon me like a passed-out drunk.

G Bm A

Without you I would never rise again.

G Bm

????

Without you I would never rise.

Picking patterns:

e|--------------------------|

B|--------3----------3------|

G|--------2----------2------|

D|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|

A|--5-----------5-----------|

E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|

B|--------3----------3------|

G|--------4----------4------|

D|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|

A|--5-----------5-----------|

E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|

B|--------5----------5------|

G|--------5----------5------|

D|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|

A|--7-----------7-----------|

E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|

B|--------3----------3------|

G|--------4----------4------|

D|-----4--4--4-----4-4---4--|

A|--2-----------2-----------|

E|--------------------------|

F#m

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------2----------2------|

D|--------4----------4------|

A|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|

E|--2-----------2-----------|

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