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Tuning: C-G-C-G-B-C
Based on how their guitarist played it at festivals.
All chords/finger positions are from Capo 3.
So add 3 to get positions from the base of the neck.
I chose chords names arbitrarily on oolimo.com so they might be wrong.
I focused on the voicings.
[Chords]
Fadd#11     5-5-5-4-0-0 verse 1
Cmaj7       0-0-0-0-0-0
Cm/Eb       3-0-0-0-x-0
Csus2/D     2-0-0-0-x-0
C5          0-0-0-0-x-0
Am9         9-9-11-0-0-0 chorus and outro
Cmaj7/E     4-4-0-0-0-0
Fadd#11     5-5-0-0-0-0
Fadd#11     5-5-5-4-0-0 verse 2
Cmaj7       0-0-0-0-0-0
D13         2-2-6-0-0-0
F           5-5-9-0-0-0 or 5-5-0-0-0-0 the second time
[Intro]
Fadd#11
Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
Fadd#11If we'd just stay
Silent today
We couCmaj7ld get home
Cause Fadd#11lately I feel tired
Of being
Cmaj7Honest
Fadd#11Take me back
To when we just met
I want tCm/Ebo drownCsus2/D  C5  
I want tCm/Ebo drownCsus2/D  C5  
[Chorus]
Am9Could we stCmaj7/Eay afloatFadd#11  
Or would you
 Am9Let me dCmaj7/Erown alonFadd#11e
IAm9f this is Cmaj7/Ehow we’ve Fadd#11grown
The TAm9ruth can waCmaj7/Eit a little lFadd#11onger
[Verse 2]
Fadd#11Inside your arms
You said we belong
Cmaj7Together but you never let me in
Show me what is Fadd#11left
If you want me to forget
Then spD13eak softlFy
Let me D13down slowFly
[Chorus]
Am9Could we stCmaj7/Eay afloatFadd#11  
Or would you
 Am9Let me dCmaj7/Erown alonFadd#11e
IAm9f this is Cmaj7/Ehow we’ve Fadd#11grown
The TAm9ruth can waCmaj7/Eit a little lFadd#11onger
The TAm9ruth can waCmaj7/Eit a little lFadd#11onger
The TAm9ruth can waCmaj7/Eit a little lFadd#11onger
[Outro]
Am9Longer Cmaj7/Elonger lonFadd#11ger ooh
Am9Longer Cmaj7/Elonger lonFadd#11ger ooh
Am9Longer Cmaj7/Elonger lonFadd#11ger ooh
    Am9     Cmaj7/E  Fadd#11*
Longer longer longer

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The Truth Can Wait

by Lumï (Netherlands)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd#11

Cmaj7

Cm/Eb

Csus2/D

Am9

Cmaj7/E

D13

Tuning: C-G-C-G-B-C

Based on how their guitarist played it at festivals.

All chords/finger positions are from Capo 3.

So add 3 to get positions from the base of the neck.

I chose chords names arbitrarily on oolimo.com so they might be wrong.

I focused on the voicings.

[Chords]

Fadd#11 5-5-5-4-0-0 verse 1

Cmaj7 0-0-0-0-0-0

Cm/Eb 3-0-0-0-x-0

Csus2/D 2-0-0-0-x-0

C5 0-0-0-0-x-0

Am9 9-9-11-0-0-0 chorus and outro

Cmaj7/E 4-4-0-0-0-0

Fadd#11 5-5-0-0-0-0

Fadd#11 5-5-5-4-0-0 verse 2

Cmaj7 0-0-0-0-0-0

D13 2-2-6-0-0-0

F 5-5-9-0-0-0 or 5-5-0-0-0-0 the second time

[Intro]

Fadd#11

Cmaj7

[Verse 1]

Fadd#11

If we'd just stay

Silent today

Cmaj7

We could get home

Fadd#11

Cause lately I feel tired

Of being

Cmaj7

Honest

Fadd#11

Take me back

To when we just met

Cm/Eb Csus2/D C5

I want to drown

Cm/Eb Csus2/D C5

I want to drown

[Chorus]

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Could we stay afloat

Or would you

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Let me drown alone

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

If this is how we’ve grown

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

The Truth can wait a little longer

[Verse 2]

Fadd#11

Inside your arms

You said we belong

Cmaj7

Together but you never let me in

Fadd#11

Show me what is left

If you want me to forget

D13 F

Then speak softly

D13 F

Let me down slowly

[Chorus]

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Could we stay afloat

Or would you

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Let me drown alone

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

If this is how we’ve grown

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

The Truth can wait a little longer

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

The Truth can wait a little longer

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

The Truth can wait a little longer

[Outro]

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Longer longer longer ooh

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Longer longer longer ooh

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Longer longer longer ooh

Am9 Cmaj7/E Fadd#11

Longer longer longer

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