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Eminor

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Standard Tuning
Capo 2
Chords:
Em- 0,2,2,0,0,0
C- x,3,2,0,1,0
D- x,x,0,2,3,2
Am6- x,x,1,2,1,2
A7- x,0,2,0,2,0
B11- x,2,1,2,0,0
Am- x,0,2,2,1,0
Intro: Em, C  
All you gEmreat men of power, you who bCoast of your feats 
PolitiEmcians and entrepreneurCs
Can you Emsafeguard your breath in the Cnight while you sleep
Keep your Emheart beating steady and sCure
As you lDie in your bed, does the tAm6hought haunt your head
That you’re Emreally, rather sA7mall
If there’s oCne thing I know in this liB11fe: we are beggars Emall.
       (Em)                       C  
All you champions of science and rulers of men,
Can you Emsummon the sun from its slCeep
Does the Emearth seek your counsel on Chow fast to spin
Can you sEmhut up the gates of the deepC  
Don’t you Dknow that all things hang, as Am6if by a string,
O’er the Emdarkness,  poised to A7fall?
If there’s Cone thing I know in this liB11fe: we are beggars Emall.
All you Embig shots that swagger and sCtride with conceit,
Did you dEmevise how your frame would be forCmed
If you’d be rEmaised in a palace, or lCive out in the streets,
Did you cEmhoose the place or the hour you’d be Cborn
Tell me wDhat can you claim? Not a tAm6hing,  not your name
Tell me iEmf you can rA7ecall just one Cthing,
That’s not a gift in this lB11ife
Can you Amhear what’s been said
Can you B11see now that everything’s Emgrace after aA7ll
If there’s oCne thing I know in this B11life: we are beggars all. Em  

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Beggars

by Thrice

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am6

B11

Check out the video for strumming patterns and palm mutes

Standard Tuning

Capo 2

Chords:

- 0,2,2,0,0,0

- x,3,2,0,1,0

- x,x,0,2,3,2

Am6

- x,x,1,2,1,2

- x,0,2,0,2,0

B11

- x,2,1,2,0,0

- x,0,2,2,1,0

Em C

Intro: ,

Em C

All you great men of power, you who boast of your feats

Em C

Politicians and entrepreneurs

Em C

Can you safeguard your breath in the night while you sleep

Em C

Keep your heart beating steady and sure

D Am6

As you lie in your bed, does the thought haunt your head

Em A7

That you’re really, rather small

C B11 Em

If there’s one thing I know in this life: we are beggars all.

Em C

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All you champions of science and rulers of men,

Em C

Can you summon the sun from its sleep

Em C

Does the earth seek your counsel on how fast to spin

Em C

Can you shut up the gates of the deep

D Am6

Don’t you know that all things hang, as if by a string,

Em A7

O’er the darkness, poised to fall?

C B11 Em

If there’s one thing I know in this life: we are beggars all.

Em C

All you big shots that swagger and stride with conceit,

Em C

Did you devise how your frame would be formed

Em C

If you’d be raised in a palace, or live out in the streets,

Em C

Did you choose the place or the hour you’d be born

D Am6

Tell me what can you claim? Not a thing, not your name

Em A7 C

Tell me if you can recall just one thing,

B11

That’s not a gift in this life

Can you hear what’s been said

B11 Em A7

Can you see now that everything’s grace after all

C B11 Em

If there’s one thing I know in this life: we are beggars all.

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