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Cminor

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Standard Tuning.
Chords Required -
C/D#5 - 868xxx
D/F5  - 10810xxx
   A#5- 688xxx
    G5- 355xxx
   G#5- 466xxx
    F5- 133xxx
    C5- x355xx
     F- 133211
    Fm- 133111
    Cm- 81010888
    Bb- 688766
   C#5- x466xx
    D5- 101212xxx
   Bb5- 688xxx
Intro - 
Do this once for the piano intro bit.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----10--------13----------------------------------------------------------------
A---------10---------------------------------------------------------------------
E----8----8----8----13--11--10~---8~-----3~~~~---------------88888888888888888888 
Verse Riff - I'm not totally sure about the riff any suggestions much appreciated,
              go up an octave for the 2nd&3rd verses of the song
   C/D#5           D/F5                  C/D#5          A#5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------8-----8----------10-----10------------8-----8--------8-----8------------
A-----6-----6----------8------8-------------6-----6--------8-----8---------------
E--8-------------- 10----------------10/-8--------------6------------------------ Repeat.
C/D#5       D/F5     C/D#5           A#5
Modern architecture, Already left to decay
C/D#5                      D/F5               C/D#5             A#5
You don’t know what you’re breathing in, What it is, I couldn’t say.
G5We’ll meet in G#5Russian Literature
A#5Fourth Floor mG#5idday
G5Travelling TC5rans-Pennine
She said she’d wait...
C/D#5      D/F5      C/D#5         A#5
More empty buildings for invisible men
C/D#5      D/F5                C/D#5        A#5
No market value to justify the price of the rent
G5Ignorance isn't G#5bliss,
A#5Familiarity still ends in G#5contempt.
G5We’re gonna C5need some time
But she said she’d wait for F5me... wait for mG5e.
C5Are you hopeful or just gullF5ible?G5  
C5                          F5////G#5  G5  
Are you hopeful or just gullible?
Chorus -
CmShe won’t Fbe saved.
CmWe can’t Fbe saved
CmI can’t lFive my life feeling Cmnervous about Ftomorrow
FmI aG#5lready G5knew her A5nameG#5  
F5I aC5lready C#5knew...... well I knew G5her C5name.
Interlude Bit - 
E--C5------------D5---------------C5------------Bb5---------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--10~---------12~~-----------10~~--------8~~------------------------------------
A--10~---------12~~-----------10~~--------8~~------------------------------------
E--8~----------10~~-----------8~~---------6~~------------------------------------
   D           U              D           U
Verse -
C/D#5          D/F5      C/D#5             A#5
There’s a news blackout ‘cause it just got worse
C/D#5   D/F5          C/D#5        A#5
Status depends on the size of your purse
G5There it is G#5again  
A#5that lock of hair that won’t sit G#5still
G5Our C5earthly pleasures
Distract us against our F5will... against our G5will.
C5Are you hopeful or just gullF5ible?G5  
C5                          F5////G#5  G5  
Are you hopeful or just gullible?
Chorus - 
CmWe won’t Fbe saved.
CmShe can’t Fbe saved
CmI can’t lFive my life feeling Cmnervous about Ftomorrow
FmI aG#5lready G5knew G#5her nFmame I aG#5lready kG5new Bb  
CmShe won’t Fbe saved.
CmWe can’t Fbe saved
CmI can’t lFive my life feelin Cmnervous about Ftomorrow
FmI aG#5lready G5knew her A5nameG#5  
F5I aC5lready C#5knew...... well I knew G5her C5name.

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Russian Literature

by Maxïmo Park

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#5

G#5

C#5

Bb5

Standard Tuning.

Chords Required -

C/D#5 - 868xxx

D/F5 - 10810xxx

A#5

- 688xxx

- 355xxx

G#5

- 466xxx

- 133xxx

- x355xx

- 133211

- 133111

- 81010888

- 688766

C#5

- x466xx

- 101212xxx

Bb5

- 688xxx

Intro -

Do this once for the piano intro bit.

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----10--------13----------------------------------------------------------------

A---------10---------------------------------------------------------------------

E----8----8----8----13--11--10~---8~-----3~~~~---------------88888888888888888888

Verse Riff - I'm not totally sure about the riff any suggestions much appreciated,

go up an octave for the 2nd&3rd verses of the song

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------8-----8----------10-----10------------8-----8--------8-----8------------

A-----6-----6----------8------8-------------6-----6--------8-----8---------------

E--8-------------- 10----------------10/-8--------------6------------------------ Repeat.

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

Modern architecture, Already left to decay

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

You don’t know what you’re breathing in, What it is, I couldn’t say.

G5 G#5

We’ll meet in Russian Literature

A#5 G#5

Fourth Floor midday

G5 C5

Travelling Trans-Pennine

She said she’d wait...

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

More empty buildings for invisible men

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

No market value to justify the price of the rent

G5 G#5

Ignorance isn't bliss,

A#5 G#5

Familiarity still ends in contempt.

G5 C5

We’re gonna need some time

F5 G5

But she said she’d wait for me... wait for me.

C5 F5 G5

Are you hopeful or just gullible?

C5 F5////G#5 G5

Are you hopeful or just gullible?

Chorus -

Cm F

She won’t be saved.

Cm F

We can’t be saved

Cm F Cm F

I can’t live my life feeling nervous about tomorrow

Fm G#5 G5 A5 G#5

I already knew her name

F5 C5 C#5 G5 C5

I already knew...... well I knew her name.

Interlude Bit -

C5 D5 C5 Bb5

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--10~---------12~~-----------10~~--------8~~------------------------------------

A--10~---------12~~-----------10~~--------8~~------------------------------------

E--8~----------10~~-----------8~~---------6~~------------------------------------

D U D U

Verse -

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

There’s a news blackout ‘cause it just got worse

C/D#5 D/F5 C/D#5 A#5

Status depends on the size of your purse

G5 G#5

There it is again

A#5 G#5

that lock of hair that won’t sit still

G5 C5

Our earthly pleasures

F5 G5

Distract us against our will... against our will.

C5 F5 G5

Are you hopeful or just gullible?

C5 F5////G#5 G5

Are you hopeful or just gullible?

Chorus -

Cm F

We won’t be saved.

Cm F

She can’t be saved

Cm F Cm F

I can’t live my life feeling nervous about tomorrow

Fm G#5 G5 G#5 Fm G#5 G5 Bb

I already knew her name I already knew

Cm F

She won’t be saved.

Cm F

We can’t be saved

Cm F Cm F

I can’t live my life feelin nervous about tomorrow

Fm G#5 G5 A5 G#5

I already knew her name

F5 C5 C#5 G5 C5

I already knew...... well I knew her name.

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