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Here you go. The chords for the amazing cover of the Dresden Dolls song "Sing". 
Here below are the tabs for the intro. Basically, each time there is a Cmaj7, you 
play it as in the tab below.
Capo: 6
!---------------------!
!---------3-33--------!
!---------------------!
!--2-22--2-22---------!
!--2-22--2-22---------!
!---------------------! Em  
!---------------------!
!---------3-33--------!
!---------------------!
!--2-22--2-22---------!
!--3-22--3-22---------!
!---------------------! Cmaj7  
Emthere iCmaj7s this thing that's like touching except you don't touch
back in the day it just went without saying at all
Gall Amthe worlds historyCmaj7, gradually dying of shock
there is this thing that's like talking except you don't talk
Cmaj7you
sing
you
sing
GsinAmg for the bartenderCmaj7, sing for the janitor , sing
sing for the cameras, sing for the animals, sing
sing for the children, shooting the children, sing
sing for the teachers who told you couldn't sing
Cmaj7just
sing
Emthere Amis this thing keeping everyones luCmaj7ngs and lips locked
it is called fear and its seeing a great renaissance
Gafter the show you can not sAming wCmaj7herever you want
but for now lets just pretend we're all gonna get bombed
Cmaj7so sing
GsinAmg 'cCmaj7ause it's obvious, sing for the astronauts, sing
sing for the president, sing for the terrorist, sing
sing for the soccer team, sing for the janjaweed sing
sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing
Cmaj7just sing
DOh -                         Cmaj7     Glife is no cabaret
Oh-                             we'd don't care what you say
Oh -                            we're inviting you anyway
Oh-  	                        you mother fuckers, you sing something
Oh -                            you mother fuckers you sing something
Oh –
  D-  Cmaj7–  G–  G/F#-    Emx 5  **
G/F#and i miss you 
Gyou seem so far away
G/F#want tGo hold you, in my...
** This part is actually played (with capo):
!2---3-2-0----0-----------------3-333-3-333--0----!
!3---3-3-3----0--3-1-0-1-0------3-333-3-333--0----!
!2---2-2-2----0--0-0-0-0---0----0-000-0-000--0----!
!0---0-0-0----2-----------------0-000-0-000--2----!
!-------------3-----------------2-222-2-222--2----!
!-------------------------------3-333-2-222--0----!

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Sing

by The Red Paintings

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

G/F#

Here you go. The chords for the amazing cover of the Dresden Dolls song "Sing".

Cmaj7

Here below are the tabs for the intro. Basically, each time there is a , you

play it as in the tab below.

Capo: 6

!---------------------!

!---------3-33--------!

!---------------------!

!--2-22--2-22---------!

!---------------------!

!---------3-33--------!

!---------------------!

!--2-22--2-22---------!

!--3-22--3-22---------!

Cmaj7

!---------------------!

Em Cmaj7

there is this thing that's like touching except you don't touch

back in the day it just went without saying at all

G Am Cmaj7

all the worlds history, gradually dying of shock

there is this thing that's like talking except you don't talk

Cmaj7

you

sing

you

sing

G Am Cmaj7

sing for the bartender, sing for the janitor , sing

sing for the cameras, sing for the animals, sing

sing for the children, shooting the children, sing

sing for the teachers who told you couldn't sing

Cmaj7

just

sing

Em Am Cmaj7

there is this thing keeping everyones lungs and lips locked

it is called fear and its seeing a great renaissance

G Am Cmaj7

after the show you can not sing wherever you want

but for now lets just pretend we're all gonna get bombed

Cmaj7

so sing

G Am Cmaj7

sing 'cause it's obvious, sing for the astronauts, sing

sing for the president, sing for the terrorist, sing

sing for the soccer team, sing for the janjaweed sing

sing for the kid with the phone who refuses to sing

Cmaj7

just sing

D Cmaj7 G

Oh - life is no cabaret

Oh- we'd don't care what you say

Oh - we're inviting you anyway

Oh- you mother fuckers, you sing something

Oh - you mother fuckers you sing something

Oh –

D Cmaj7 G G/F# Em

- – – - x 5 **

G/F#

and i miss you

you seem so far away

G/F# G

want to hold you, in my...

** This part is actually played (with capo):

!2---3-2-0----0-----------------3-333-3-333--0----!

!3---3-3-3----0--3-1-0-1-0------3-333-3-333--0----!

!2---2-2-2----0--0-0-0-0---0----0-000-0-000--0----!

!0---0-0-0----2-----------------0-000-0-000--2----!

!-------------3-----------------2-222-2-222--2----!

!-------------------------------3-333-2-222--0----!

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