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Ambition

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: standard
chords here - it's not really an acoustic song but you can play these along.  I can't
do the picking tabs though...
Chords:
        A  F*m      D     Bm     G#m     E  F#m*   E*
e|---5----2----5----2----4----0----9-----7--------------------------------|
B|---5----2----7----3----4----0----9-----9--------------------------------|
G|---6----2----7----4----4----1----10----9--------------------------------|
D|---7----4----7----4----6----2----11----9--------------------------------|
A|---7----4----5----2----6----2----11----7--------------------------------|
E|---5----2--------------4----0----9--------------------------------------|
Intro:
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Chords strummed individually:
A   F#m   D   Bm
Verse:
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ASo...Ambition G#mcut you F#mdown
Aint a lEove as Dperfect
EverybC#mody kBmnows it
Something dC#mrove you dAownF#m  
DSomething as good, something newC#m  
BmSomebody good, our...C#m  
                      D  F#m* E* D  
Ambition cuts you down
E* (?)                           D  F#m* E* D  
There's not a love that's perfect
         F#m* E*  A  
But I, I live in hope
[BASS]
DSomebody good, somebody new,C#m  
                                       Bm   C#m   D  F#m* E* D  
Something as good, something that's mine
                          D  F#m* E* D  
Aint a love that's perfect
F#m* E*    Bm  
Everybody knows it
Ambition cC#muts us dAown.

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Ambition

by Doves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

C#m

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Tuning: standard

chords here - it's not really an acoustic song but you can play these along. I can't

do the picking tabs though...

Chords:

A F D Bm G#m E F#m E

*m * *

e|---5----2----5----2----4----0----9-----7--------------------------------|

B|---5----2----7----3----4----0----9-----9--------------------------------|

G|---6----2----7----4----4----1----10----9--------------------------------|

D|---7----4----7----4----6----2----11----9--------------------------------|

A|---7----4----5----2----6----2----11----7--------------------------------|

E|---5----2--------------4----0----9--------------------------------------|

Intro:

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Chords strummed individually:

A F#m D Bm

Verse:

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A G#m F#m

So...Ambition cut you down

E D

Aint a love as perfect

C#m Bm

Everybody knows it

C#m A F#m

Something drove you down

D C#m

Something as good, something new

Bm C#m

Somebody good, our...

D F#m E D

* *

Ambition cuts you down

E D F#m E D

* (?) * *

There's not a love that's perfect

F#m E A

* *

But I, I live in hope

[BASS]

D C#m

Somebody good, somebody new,

Bm C#m D F#m E D

* *

Something as good, something that's mine

D F#m E D

* *

Aint a love that's perfect

F#m E Bm

* *

Everybody knows it

C#m A

Ambition cuts us down.

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