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Saviour

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 23Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard Capo 1
ages to get the proper chords, sorry I don’t know all the names, anyway enjoy. 
Chords
         C/G               F  C*        G6             Dm  G*                     G     C       Am7   Fsus4
e  |-----------------------------------1----------------------3--------------------------1------|
B |-1-----1-----------1-------------3-----------3--------------------1------1--------1----------|
G |-------2--------------------------2----------4--------------------------------------1--------|
D |-2-----3-------------------------------------5---------------------2------2--------3---------|
A |-3-----3-----------3-----2-----------------5----------2---------3----------------3-----------|
E  |-3-----0----------3------3-----------------------------3--------------------------1---------|
Intro 
  C/G  C* G6  
C/GThe night is deafening when the silence is listening 
FAnd I'm down on my knees, and I know that something is missing. 
C/GBecause the back of my mind is holding things I'm relying in 
C*                                                   G6  
But I choose to ignore it because I'm always denying them 
C/GI'm a bit of a manic when it's not as I plan it 
FCause I start losing my head and then I get up in a panic 
C/GRemember when we were kids and always knew when to quit it 
C*                                         G6  
Are we denying a crisis or are we scared of admitting it? 
DmI don't want to know 
        F  G*
I just wanna run to you,
And break off the C/Gchains, and tAmhrow theAm7m away
                   F  G*
I just wanna be so much,
And shake off C/Gthe dust that Amturned Am7me to rust
                              F  G*
Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour
I'll need a Fsaviour...
C/GIt won't ever change if you want it to stay the same 
FI really hate it but I know it's hard to choose if you're chained
C/GAnd when it's all you control cause you've got nothing else 
to hold
 C*                                         G6  
You're getting tighter and tighter, it's getting harder to let it go 
DmI don't want to know 
      F  G*
I just wanna run to you,
And break off the C/Gchains, and throw them aAmwayAm7  
                   F  G*
I just wanna be so much,
And shake off the C/Gdust that turned me to rAmustAm7  
                              F  G*
Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour
AmI'll Gneed a saviour 
FStand me up and maybe I won't be so small 
AmFree Gmy hands aFnd feet and maybe I won't always fall... 
Fsus4save me 
  C/G  C*   G6  
      F  G*
I just wanna run to you, 
And break off the C/Gchains, and throw them aAmwayAm7  
                   F  G*
I just wanna be so much,
And shake off the C/Gdust that turned me to rAmustAm7  
      F  G*
I just wanna run to you,
And break off the C/Gchains, and throw them aAmwayAm7  
                   F  G*
I just wanna be so much,
And shake off the C/Gdust that turned me to rAmustAm7  
                              F  G*
Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour
I'll need a AmsavAm7iour...
C*
I'll need a saviour

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Saviour

by Lights

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am7

Fsus

Fsus4

Tuning: Standard Capo 1

ages to get the proper chords, sorry I don’t know all the names, anyway enjoy.

Chords

C/G F C G6 Dm G G C Am7 Fsus

* * 4

e |-----------------------------------1----------------------3--------------------------1------|

B |-1-----1-----------1-------------3-----------3--------------------1------1--------1----------|

G |-------2--------------------------2----------4--------------------------------------1--------|

D |-2-----3-------------------------------------5---------------------2------2--------3---------|

A |-3-----3-----------3-----2-----------------5----------2---------3----------------3-----------|

E |-3-----0----------3------3-----------------------------3--------------------------1---------|

Intro

C/G C G6

C/G

The night is deafening when the silence is listening

And I'm down on my knees, and I know that something is missing.

C/G

Because the back of my mind is holding things I'm relying in

C G6

But I choose to ignore it because I'm always denying them

C/G

I'm a bit of a manic when it's not as I plan it

Cause I start losing my head and then I get up in a panic

C/G

Remember when we were kids and always knew when to quit it

C G6

Are we denying a crisis or are we scared of admitting it?

I don't want to know

F G

I just wanna run to you,

C/G Am Am7

And break off the chains, and throw them away

F G

I just wanna be so much,

C/G Am Am7

And shake off the dust that turned me to rust

F G

Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour

I'll need a saviour...

C/G

It won't ever change if you want it to stay the same

I really hate it but I know it's hard to choose if you're chained

C/G

And when it's all you control cause you've got nothing else

to hold

C G6

You're getting tighter and tighter, it's getting harder to let it go

I don't want to know

F G

I just wanna run to you,

C/G Am Am7

And break off the chains, and throw them away

F G

I just wanna be so much,

C/G Am Am7

And shake off the dust that turned me to rust

F G

Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour

Am G

I'll need a saviour

Stand me up and maybe I won't be so small

Am G F

Free my hands and feet and maybe I won't always fall...

Fsus4

save me

C/G C G6

F G

I just wanna run to you,

C/G Am Am7

And break off the chains, and throw them away

F G

I just wanna be so much,

C/G Am Am7

And shake off the dust that turned me to rust

F G

I just wanna run to you,

C/G Am Am7

And break off the chains, and throw them away

F G

I just wanna be so much,

C/G Am Am7

And shake off the dust that turned me to rust

F G

Sooner than later, I'll need a saviour

Am Am7

I'll need a saviour...

I'll need a saviour

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