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Architects And Engineers

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Bmajor

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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There's a lot going on in the studio version of this and I've yet to hear
a stripped-down version, so have some fun with the chord voicings and the
song will certainly carry its' own.
solo playing.
Take a listen to the song and the strumming will be pretty self-evident.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords Used
e|--------------------------0----7----5----4----2------------------------|
B|--9-----4-----4-----------0----7----5----4----2------------------------|
G|--9-----4-----4------4----1----8----6----4----3------------------------|
D|--9-----4-----4------2----2----9----7----6----4------------------------|
A|--7-----2-----x------2----2----9----7----6----4------------------------|
E|--------------2------0----0----7----5----4----2------------------------|
         E      B  F#/    B     E5  E*   B*     AG#min  F#  
[Intro]
 E  B  F#/B  E5 (strum each six times, repeat twice)
[Verse 1]
EI live on the second Bfloor
      F#/                  B  E5  
Of an old row house down in Baltimore
EWatching all the colors and Bthe shapes
F#/             B  E5  
Standing tall up here
[Chorus]
(E5)
My face against the window
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
(E*)
My face against the window
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
B*
[Verse 2]
EThese moments, they can never lBast
            F#/            B  E5  
Like a sad old man with his photographs
EKeeps wishing for the things he cannot Bchange
F#/                 B  E5  
Standing tall up here
[Chorus]
(E5)
My face against the window
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
(E*)
My face against the window
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
B*
[Bridge]
BSo the architects and the Aengineers
G#min                  F#  
Build their monuments, make their souvenirs
B*
We are occupants
It's a Atrap, this town
We are G#minburning up
We are F#fading out
B*              **
We are shooting stars
[Outro]
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
E*     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
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e-------------2-|
B-4---4---4---2-|
G-4---4---4---3-|
D-4---4---4---4-|
A-2---x---x---4-|
E-----5---4---2-|
      ^   ^
    use your thumb on the E string for these two
during the 'shooting stars line. To get the riff going throughout the bridge with one
guitar just keep adding alternations between the 4th and 5th fret on B (as shown
below) to the chords used in the transcribed version of the bridge above.
e---------------|
B-4--5--4--5--4-|
G-4--4--4--4--4-| (etc...)
D-4--4--4--4--4-|
A-2--2--2--2--2-|
E---------------|
  E     B  F#/   B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
  E     B  F#/   B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo
  E     B  F#/  B  E*
OooooooOooOoooOoo

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Architects And Engineers

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There's a lot going on in the studio version of this and I've yet to hear

a stripped-down version, so have some fun with the chord voicings and the

song will certainly carry its' own.

solo playing.

Take a listen to the song and the strumming will be pretty self-evident.

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Chords Used

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

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

G|--9-----4-----4------4----1----8----6----4----3------------------------|

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

A|--7-----2-----x------2----2----9----7----6----4------------------------|

E|--------------2------0----0----7----5----4----2------------------------|

E B F# B E5 E B A F#

/ * * G#min

[Intro]

E B F#/B E5 (strum each six times, repeat twice)

[Verse 1]

E B

I live on the second floor

F# B E5

Of an old row house down in Baltimore

E B

Watching all the colors and the shapes

F# B E5

Standing tall up here

[Chorus]

()

My face against the window

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

(*)

My face against the window

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

[Verse 2]

E B

These moments, they can never last

F# B E5

Like a sad old man with his photographs

E B

Keeps wishing for the things he cannot change

F# B E5

Standing tall up here

[Chorus]

()

My face against the window

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

(*)

My face against the window

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

[Bridge]

B A

So the architects and the engineers

G#min

Build their monuments, make their souvenirs

We are occupants

It's a trap, this town

G#min

We are burning up

We are fading out

* **

We are shooting stars

[Outro]

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

E B F# B E

* / *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

--------------------------------------------

e-------------2-|

B-4---4---4---2-|

G-4---4---4---3-|

D-4---4---4---4-|

A-2---x---x---4-|

E-----5---4---2-|

^ ^

use your thumb on the E string for these two

during the 'shooting stars line. To get the riff going throughout the bridge with one

guitar just keep adding alternations between the 4th and 5th fret on B (as shown

below) to the chords used in the transcribed version of the bridge above.

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

B-4--5--4--5--4-|

G-4--4--4--4--4-| (etc...)

D-4--4--4--4--4-|

A-2--2--2--2--2-|

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

E B F# B E

/ *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

E B F# B E

/ *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

E B F# B E

/ *

OooooooOooOoooOoo

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