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Eminor

90BPM

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 24Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBe 
Another new one, made by a live version, as usual he uses a lot of hammer on's 
Capo 3rd Fret, Chords required:
   Em7(022030)
     D(xx0232)
 Cadd9(x32030) 
    Am(x02210)
     C(x32010)
     G(32003x)
    Em(022000)
Verse strumming suggestion (all down strum): 
e|--Em7----------D2--2--0--Cadd9---------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|---------0--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--0--0--0--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
A|--2---2--2-----------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
E|--0---0-----------------------------------|
e|--Am----------C---------G---------------------|
B|--1---1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|--2---2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
A|--0---0--0--3--3--3--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
E|---------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
Chorus/Bridge strumming: D DU UDU 2x each chord 
Verse:
Em7Playing Dwith Cadd9your toy soldiers
Em7You don'Dt know Cadd9what they're for
Em7So you jDust maCadd9ke lots of noises
AmDecide wCho winGs the war
...
Chorus:
DIn your Chideaway
GAlmost newEm, almost blue
Bridge:
AmAnd you're never going back to them
CNo, you're never going back to them
GTill you're blEmue

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Almost Blue

by Joseph Arthur

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Tuning: EADGBe

Another new one, made by a live version, as usual he uses a lot of hammer on's

Capo 3rd Fret, Chords required:

Em7

(022030)

(xx0232)

Cadd9

(x32030)

(x02210)

(x32010)

(32003x)

(022000)

Verse strumming suggestion (all down strum):

Em7 D Cadd9

e|------------2--2--0-----------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

Am C G

e|------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus/Bridge strumming: D DU UDU 2x each chord

Verse:

Em7 D Cadd9

Playing with your toy soldiers

Em7 D Cadd9

You don't know what they're for

Em7 D Cadd9

So you just make lots of noises

Am C G

Decide who wins the war

...

Chorus:

D C

In your hideaway

G Em

Almost new, almost blue

Bridge:

And you're never going back to them

No, you're never going back to them

G Em

Till you're blue

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