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1/56

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 56Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

(F#11: 2 4 4 3 0 0 - like F# barre with open B and e strings)
(C#m:  X 4 6 6 5 0 - keep e open)
[Intro]
     E      E     F#11      F#11x2
Intro Riff (Guitar + Bass) 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|
E|7-----------7---|8-----------8---|9-----------9---|8-----------8---|
[Verse 1]
  ERan down and the lady said it
Cgot torn down and the priest just said it
        C#mgot      Cburned (ooh)
  EThey give me five years
   Cfive years
   C#mIt's my turnC  
[Break] 
(Break Riff-Guitar and Bass)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|
E|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|
[Verse 2] 
(Intense with drums + full rhythm)
  ERan down and the lady said it
Cgot torn down and the priest just said it
        C#mgot      Cburned  (C/Gooh)
  EThey give me five years
   C(ooh) five years
   C#mIt's my CturC/Gn
[Chorus]
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem
[Verse 3]
EGetting tired of you doing this to me
CI'm gonna hit you if you say that to me
       C#mOne more Ctime (C/Gooh)
EI want to see you and you're saying you're busy
CI want to stop it and you said it would be easy
       C#mIt sure takes Ctime C/G(ooh)
[Break Riff]
[Verse 4]
EHope your next time's gonna be the last time
CHope you don't two-time it'll be the best time
C#mThere won't be no next time
It's show CtimeC/G  
EI hope you do what you said when you swore
You'd Cmake it better Deliver the lettersC#m  
On CtimeC/G  
[Chorus]
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem  Ahhh…
[Break] 
(Rhythm drops out (just Bass + clicks) 
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0-0-------------|8-8-------------|9-9-------------|8-8-------------|
(2nd time, same rhythm with guitar playing chords)
E E   C C   C#m C#m   C C
(Full rhythm back)
EOoh Ooh Ooh Ooh
COoh Ooh Ooh Ooh
C#mOoh Ooh Ooh Ooh
COoh Ooh Ooh Ooh :|| (repeat, vocals up an octave)
[Chorus]
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem
EOh------AOh    B5Je---F#11rusalem

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Jerusalem

by Sinéad O'Connor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#11

C#m

C/G

(F#11: 2 4 4 3 0 0 - like F# barre with open B and e strings)

(C#m: X 4 6 6 5 0 - keep e open)

[Intro]

E E F#11 F#11

Intro Riff (Guitar + Bass)

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|---7--9--7----7-|

E|7-----------7---|8-----------8---|9-----------9---|8-----------8---|

[Verse 1]

Ran down and the lady said it

got torn down and the priest just said it

C#m C

got burned (ooh)

They give me five years

five years

C#m C

It's my turn

[Break]

(Break Riff-Guitar and Bass)

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|-----7-5--------|

E|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|0-0-------7---7-|

[Verse 2]

(Intense with drums + full rhythm)

Ran down and the lady said it

got torn down and the priest just said it

C#m C C/G

got burned (ooh)

They give me five years

(ooh) five years

C#m C C/G

It's my turn

[Chorus]

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem

[Verse 3]

Getting tired of you doing this to me

I'm gonna hit you if you say that to me

C#m C C/G

One more time (ooh)

I want to see you and you're saying you're busy

I want to stop it and you said it would be easy

C#m C C/G

It sure takes time (ooh)

[Break Riff]

[Verse 4]

Hope your next time's gonna be the last time

Hope you don't two-time it'll be the best time

C#m

There won't be no next time

C C/G

It's show time

I hope you do what you said when you swore

C C#m

You'd make it better Deliver the letters

C C/G

On time

[Chorus]

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem Ahhh…

[Break]

(Rhythm drops out (just Bass + clicks)

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|0-0-------------|8-8-------------|9-9-------------|8-8-------------|

(2nd time, same rhythm with guitar playing chords)

E E C C C#m C#m C C

(Full rhythm back)

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh

C#m

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh :|| (repeat, vocals up an octave)

[Chorus]

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem

E A B5 F#11

Oh------Oh Je---rusalem

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