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Blue Spotted Tail

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1/40

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning
Capo 7
Verse 1
CWhy in the night Fsky are the lights Chung?
AmWhy is the Earth Emmoving 'round the Fsun?
DmFloating in the Amvacuum with no Empurpose, not a Fone
CWhy in the night Fsky are the lights Amhung?
 Fill:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0--2--3--2--0--------------3----|
E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|
[Verse 2]
CWhy is life made Fonly for to Cend?
AmWhy do I do Emall this waiting Fthen?
DmWhy this frightened Ampart of me that's Emfated to Fpretend?
CWhy is life made Fonly for to Amend?
 Fill:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0--2--3--2--0--------------3----|
E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|
[Verse 3]
CIn the city Fonly for a Cwhile
AmHere to face the Emfortune and the Fbile
DmI heard you on the Amradio, I Emcouldn't help but Fsmile
CIn the city Fonly for a Amwhile
 Fill:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0--2--3--2--0--------------3----|
E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|
[Bridge Chords]
Bb6?: x13030
Bm7: 024030
F#sus; x44422
F#: 244322
C/G: 3x201x
G: 320033
[Verse 4/Outro]
CWhy in the night Fsky are the lights Chung?
AmWhy is the Earth Emmoving 'round the Fsun?
DmFloating in the Amvacuum with no Empurpose, not a Fone
CWhy in the night Fsky are the lights Amhung?
Fill:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0--2--3--2--0--------------3----|
E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|
end on C.
I wanted to get the whole song up, bridge included. Should be 100%.

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Blue Spotted Tail

by Fleet Foxes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb6

Bm7

F#sus

C/G

Standard Tuning

Capo 7

Verse 1

C F C

Why in the night sky are the lights hung?

Am Em F

Why is the Earth moving 'round the sun?

Dm Am Em F

Floating in the vacuum with no purpose, not a one

C F Am

Why in the night sky are the lights hung?

Fill:

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

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

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

E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|

[Verse 2]

C F C

Why is life made only for to end?

Am Em F

Why do I do all this waiting then?

Dm Am Em F

Why this frightened part of me that's fated to pretend?

C F Am

Why is life made only for to end?

Fill:

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

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

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

E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|

[Verse 3]

C F C

In the city only for a while

Am Em F

Here to face the fortune and the bile

Dm Am Em F

I heard you on the radio, I couldn't help but smile

C F Am

In the city only for a while

Fill:

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

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

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

E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|

[Bridge Chords]

Bb6

?: x13030

Bm7

: 024030

F#sus

; x44422

: 244322

C/G

: 3x201x

: 320033

[Verse 4/Outro]

C F C

Why in the night sky are the lights hung?

Am Em F

Why is the Earth moving 'round the sun?

Dm Am Em F

Floating in the vacuum with no purpose, not a one

C F Am

Why in the night sky are the lights hung?

Fill:

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

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

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

E|----------------3--1--3--1-------|

end on .

I wanted to get the whole song up, bridge included. Should be 100%.

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