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Aminor

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard, Capo 3
e|---Am-0---G-0----C0--Fmaj7--0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1----1----1----1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2----0----0----2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----0----2----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0----2----3----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----3----0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
** To try and re-create a bit of the piano - when you play the C chord try messing
with hammering on the D string (there's 3 different little piano patterns on the C 
you
need to mess around hammering on etc), and before you transition from Fmaj7 back to Am 
an open G string for like one strum and then go to Am, those sorts of things help
the piano.. which is a major part in the song**
Intro: [Am, G, C, x 2], [Am, G, C, Fmaj7]
Verse:
  AmWell I've been Grunning from Csomething
AmTwenty Gyears in my Ccar
AmDown a Groad that's Cleading me nFmaj7owhere
AmYeah we Gdrive through the Cfarmland
AmNo one Gknows where we're Cfrom
AmCould I Gkiss you and Cmake you a Fmaj7queen?
Or something in Cbetween
Chorus:
AmDo you Fmaj7want to see Cit
            Am     Fmaj7  C-G  
The place where I am free?
Cos Amin my Fmaj7mind I need Cit
But you're Amnowhere Fmaj7near to Gme
Intro: [Am, G, C, x 2], [Am, G, C, Fmaj7]
Verse:
AmMove to Gnew york Ccity
AmTake your Gwoman by the Chand
AmLeave her Gthere with your Cthings on the Fmaj7doorstep
AmAnd there's Gno way around Cit
AmCould this Gbe our last Cdance?
AmSo fall Gasleep with the Ctv darlinFmaj7g
I'll be back Cagain
Chorus:
AmDo you Fmaj7want to Csee it
              Am     Fmaj7  C-G  
The place where I am free?
Cos Amin my Fmaj7mind I've Cbeen there
And there's Amno one Fmaj7here but Gme
[Interlude- Am, G, C x 2 --- Am, G, C, Fmaj7 x 2]
AmIn the Gmorning it'll Cfind you
   AmLet the Glight Cshine away
AmDown a Groad that's Cleading me Fmaj7nowhere
AmAnd there's Gno way Caround it
AmCould this Gbe our last Cdance?
AmJust fall Gasleep with the Ctv darFmaj7ling
                 [Am, G, C] [Am, G,
[Am, G, Fmaj7]-(MISSES OUT 'C' Chord)
I'll be back again
                 [Am, G, C] [Am, G,
[Am, G, C, Fmaj7]-(INCLUDES 'C' Chord)
I'll be back again
Am, G,  C.... Am, G, C...
G, C,  Fmaj7(SUSPEND)
** Hold Fmaj7 for the Outro... it might sound odd, because there's such a nice piano
in the background, but it's the chord to hold!**
of a feel for the tab...

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Twenty Years

by Augustana

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Tuning: Standard, Capo 3

Am G C Fmaj7

e|----0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|----2----0----0----2-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----2----0----2----3-------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----0----2----3----3-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

** To try and re-create a bit of the piano - when you play the C chord try messing

with hammering on the D string (there's 3 different little piano patterns on the C

you

need to mess around hammering on etc), and before you transition from Fmaj7 back to Am

an open G string for like one strum and then go to Am, those sorts of things help

the piano.. which is a major part in the song**

Am G C Am G C Fmaj7

Intro: [, , , x 2], [, , , ]

Verse:

Am G C

Well I've been running from something

Am G C

Twenty years in my car

Am G C Fmaj7

Down a road that's leading me nowhere

Am G C

Yeah we drive through the farmland

Am G C

No one knows where we're from

Am G C Fmaj7

Could I kiss you and make you a queen?

Or something in between

Chorus:

Am Fmaj7 C

Do you want to see it

Am Fmaj7 C G

The place where I am free?

Am Fmaj7 C

Cos in my mind I need it

Am Fmaj7 G

But you're nowhere near to me

Am G C Am G C Fmaj7

Intro: [, , , x 2], [, , , ]

Verse:

Am G C

Move to new york city

Am G C

Take your woman by the hand

Am G C Fmaj7

Leave her there with your things on the doorstep

Am G C

And there's no way around it

Am G C

Could this be our last dance?

Am G C Fmaj7

So fall asleep with the tv darling

I'll be back again

Chorus:

Am Fmaj7 C

Do you want to see it

Am Fmaj7 C G

The place where I am free?

Am Fmaj7 C

Cos in my mind I've been there

Am Fmaj7 G

And there's no one here but me

[Interlude- Am, G, C x 2 --- Am, G, C, Fmaj7 x 2]

Am G C

In the morning it'll find you

Am G C

Let the light shine away

Am G C Fmaj7

Down a road that's leading me nowhere

Am G C

And there's no way around it

Am G C

Could this be our last dance?

Am G C Fmaj7

Just fall asleep with the tv darling

Am G C Am G

[, , ] [, ,

Am G Fmaj7 C

[, , ]-(MISSES OUT '' Chord)

I'll be back again

Am G C Am G

[, , ] [, ,

Am G C Fmaj7 C

[, , , ]-(INCLUDES '' Chord)

I'll be back again

Am G C Am G C

, , .... , , ...

G C Fmaj7

, , (SUSPEND)

** Hold Fmaj7 for the Outro... it might sound odd, because there's such a nice piano

in the background, but it's the chord to hold!**

of a feel for the tab...

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