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This is an original by my band, so I know the chords are all accurate!
Capo 9 for lead guitar!
INTRO G-  G/F#-Em- D- C  
GI'm sure you're fG/F#irst to be, mEmy
           D-   C  G  
 last memory. We would always 
walk, yeah we G/F#would always 
                            Em  D-C  
talk all forever, all together.
GThis wasn't much that I coG/F#uld
 understand would you know? Em;
 How to let Dme talk Cout, weG  
 would talk yeah, we wG/F#ould 
speak awEmay.
GAnd you asked me how I feltG/F#  
 about those things and I 
      Em  D-          C      C  
answered, I answered, I 
Canswered.D  
CWe were always the UltimatuGm,
 oCnly God knows, how long i've 
been waGiting, If Cit takes love, 
to make grass grow thGen, my 
Cyard is dead, yeah my yard is 
dead ohhGh yeah.
--Cut out all sound--
(play intro [G-Dsus- Em- D- C] )
GYou told me that night G/F#all 
alone how you thought Emthat we
                  D-C  
 were ment to be.
GI didn't say anytG/F#hing on the 
Emsubject I feDlt it was righCt to 
stay still.
GYeah would you wake me in the
 bG/F#ack, would you slap at the 
Emfact that
Gyou asked me how I felt aG/F#bout
 those things and I answeredEm, I
 Canswered, I answCered.
CWe were always the UltimatuGm,
 oCnly God knows, how long i've 
been waitinGg, If iCt takes love,
 to make grass grow then, mGy C  
yard is dead, yeah my yard is 
dead ohhh yeGah.
GThere were times when those 
mG/F#oments didn't feel like 
moments at all, EmI was sitting in
 the paDst, present, tiCme, now 
the fallG.
GAnd you were not ready G/F#for me
 to give awaEmy, but both oDf us
 know that I Cam not that way, G  
so you asked me how I felt G/F#  
about those things and I 
Emanswered, I answered, CI 
Canswered.
CWe were always the UltimaGtum,
 onCly God knows, how long i've 
been waitGing, If it Ctakes love, 
to make grass grow then, Gmy 
Cyard is dead, yeah my yard is 
dead ohhh yeaGh.
-Guitar Solo-
GWoooooah WooG/F#ooah WooooaEmh 
DWooooah WooCooah
GWoooooah WooG/F#ooah WooooaEmh 
DWooooah WooCooah
-End on  G-

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The Ultimatum

by The Scandalmongers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Dsus

This is an original by my band, so I know the chords are all accurate!

Capo 9 for lead guitar!

G G/F# Em D C

INTRO - -- -

G G/F# Em

I'm sure you're first to be, my

D C G

last memory. We would always

G/F#

walk, yeah we would always

Em D C

talk all forever, all together.

G G/F#

This wasn't much that I could

understand would you know? ;

D C G

How to let me talk out, we

G/F#

would talk yeah, we would

speak away.

G G/F#

And you asked me how I felt

about those things and I

Em D C C

answered, I answered, I

C D

answered.

C G

We were always the Ultimatum,

only God knows, how long i've

G C

been waiting, If it takes love,

to make grass grow then, my

yard is dead, yeah my yard is

dead ohhh yeah.

--Cut out all sound--

G Dsus Em D C

(play intro [-- - - ] )

G G/F#

You told me that night all

alone how you thought that we

D C

were ment to be.

G G/F#

I didn't say anything on the

Em D C

subject I felt it was right to

stay still.

Yeah would you wake me in the

G/F#

back, would you slap at the

fact that

G G/F#

you asked me how I felt about

those things and I answered, I

C C

answered, I answered.

C G

We were always the Ultimatum,

only God knows, how long i've

G C

been waiting, If it takes love,

G C

to make grass grow then, my

yard is dead, yeah my yard is

dead ohhh yeah.

There were times when those

G/F#

moments didn't feel like

moments at all, I was sitting in

D C

the past, present, time, now

the fall.

G G/F#

And you were not ready for me

Em D

to give away, but both of us

C G

know that I am not that way,

G/F#

so you asked me how I felt

about those things and I

Em C

answered, I answered, I

answered.

C G

We were always the Ultimatum,

only God knows, how long i've

G C

been waiting, If it takes love,

to make grass grow then, my

yard is dead, yeah my yard is

dead ohhh yeah.

-Guitar Solo-

G G/F# Em

Woooooah Wooooah Wooooah

D C

Wooooah Wooooah

G G/F# Em

Woooooah Wooooah Wooooah

D C

Wooooah Wooooah

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