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I Cant Understand

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Intro riff (also played on chorus)
eAb-----------------Eb--------------1C#1-8-11-8-11--Eb11-9-9-11-11-9-9-|
B--11-9-11-9-11---11-8-11-8-11-9----9----9---8-----------------|
G-8----8----8----8----8----8-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
(VERSE 1)
EbSo come on dBbown and let it CmoutBb  
EbWalk me throBbugh the cCmorridBbors of fear
EbIt's not a Bbdream without a CmdoubtBb  
You Ebtry so Bbhard to Cmshut the Bbfeelings the AboutC#  
Then this riff comes over the chords;
e-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
B---------3-3-3-3b^--3b\/-3----------|
G-----------------------------3ho---0|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
e-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
B---------3-3-3-3b^-3b\/----------------|
G-----------------------------3ho-----0-|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
(VERSE 2)
EbI lie awBbake and watch the CmstarsBb  
A Ebcry so Bbfar from Cmwhere we Bbare
EbAnd in the Bbhaze of shattered CmlightBb  
  Eb             Bb         Cm      Bb
I C#break from the chains and drift into the night
(INTRO RIFF STARTS)
(CHORUS)
Cos AbI can't undersEbtand what's going C#onEb  
AbI can't underEbstand what's going C#onEb  
(VERSE 3 same chords)
And now it seems so long ago
We talked for hours and missed the last train home
But are we weightless being blown
Far from the heart and far from all we've known
(CHORUS 2 same chords)
Cos I can't understand what's going on
I can't understand what's going on
BRIDGE (SAME CHORDS AS CHORUS)
(Slightly Distorted Guitar)
You said our love transcends this life
Now I know it's true
So I cut my hands and I close my eyes
So I can feel it too
Intro Build up...
(CHORUS 3)
Cos I can't understand what's going on
I can't understand what's going on

All chords in this song (5)

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I Cant Understand

by Air Traffic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro riff (also played on chorus)

Ab Eb C# Eb

e-------------------------------11-8-11-8-11--11-9-9-11-11-9-9-|

B--11-9-11-9-11---11-8-11-8-11-9----9----9---8-----------------|

G-8----8----8----8----8----8-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

(VERSE 1)

Eb Bb Cm Bb

So come on down and let it out

Eb Bb Cm Bb

Walk me through the corridors of fear

Eb Bb Cm Bb

It's not a dream without a doubt

Eb Bb Cm Bb Ab C#

You try so hard to shut the feelings the out

Then this riff comes over the chords;

e-3-3-3-3----------------------------|

B---------3-3-3-3b^--3b\/-3----------|

G-----------------------------3ho---0|

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

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

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

e-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|

B---------3-3-3-3b^-3b\/----------------|

G-----------------------------3ho-----0-|

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

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

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

(VERSE 2)

Eb Bb Cm Bb

I lie awake and watch the stars

Eb Bb Cm Bb

A cry so far from where we are

Eb Bb Cm Bb

And in the haze of shattered light

Eb Bb Cm Bb

I break from the chains and drift into the night

(INTRO RIFF STARTS)

(CHORUS)

Ab Eb C# Eb

Cos I can't understand what's going on

Ab Eb C# Eb

I can't understand what's going on

(VERSE 3 same chords)

And now it seems so long ago

We talked for hours and missed the last train home

But are we weightless being blown

Far from the heart and far from all we've known

(CHORUS 2 same chords)

Cos I can't understand what's going on

I can't understand what's going on

BRIDGE (SAME CHORDS AS CHORUS)

(Slightly Distorted Guitar)

You said our love transcends this life

Now I know it's true

So I cut my hands and I close my eyes

So I can feel it too

Intro Build up...

(CHORUS 3)

Cos I can't understand what's going on

I can't understand what's going on

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