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Rome - Phoenix
Key of D major (two sharps)
CHORDS:
Gadd9/ D- xx0435
       D- x547xx or x5777x
     Em7- x757xx or 02207x
      Bm- x2443x
       A- x076xx or x0222x
     Bm7- x2423x or 7977xx
      G6- 3x5453 or 355400
  C#m7b5- x4545x
   Gadd9- xx5435
      A9- 54545x or 5x5600
A9/   C#- x45405
NOTE: These fingerings are not necessarily the exact ones used on the recording; these 
are my suggestions based on the collective sound and chord quality.
===
[Intro]
Gadd9/D  
===
[VERSE ONE:]
DWho's the boy you like the most?
Em7Is he teasing you with underage?
BmCould he be waving from a tropical sunset?
DStatic silhouette somehow
Em7Single in this bed someday
===
[Chorus]
BmQuiet till it falls, fallsD, falls; Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome
AFocus looking forward, the Colosseum
Bm7Oh no, what did I say? What can I say?
                         G6C#m7b5
Rome, Rome, many tears are falling here
I'll be driving; you'll look the other Dway
===
[VERSE TWO:]
DThat ain't easy to ignore
Em7With your shutters open all the way
BmWhen it's candlelight I see I go inDsane
Distant silhouette somehow
Em7We shared a cigarette somewhere
===
[CHORUS TWO:]
BmAddict till it falls, fallsGadd9, falls; Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome
AFocus looking forward, the Colosseum
Bm7Oh no, what did I say? What can I say?
G6Rome, Rome, many tears are A9falling here
I'll be driving; you'll look the other way
===
[BREAK:]
|  D| (x4)
|  D|  Em7|  Bm7| (x4)
===
[VERSE THREE:] (no bass)
Gadd9Always and forevermore
A9I call to say I'm on the way
DTwo thousand years remain in a Gadd9trash can
Let burn the cigarette somewhere
A9/C#  
Ashes till it fall, fall, falls
===
[BREAK TWO:]
--- NOTE ---
At this point in the song, the keyboard plays the chords, and the guitar just holds a D 
note until the outro. The keyboard could be replaced by another guitar playing the 
following chords:
|  Gadd9| "" |  Em7| "" | C#m7b5 | "" |  Bm7|  A| (x2)
All together, these are the chords created:
|  Gadd9| "" |  Em7| "" | C#m7(B5,B9) | "" 
|  Bm7Aadd11 | (x2)
---
===
[Bridge]
      Gadd9                 Em7  C#m7(B5,B9)   
Bm7I staAnd outside under broken leaves
  Gadd9               Em7
C#m7(B5,B9)       Bm7Aadd11
I know I can't do without; the future's trying to wait
Gadd9I never loved you; Em7and if I loved you
C#m7(B5,B9)            Bm7Aadd11
I wouldn't say I'm sorry, oh no
      Gadd9                 Em7     Bm/F#  F#/A#  
I stand outside under broken leaves
===
[VERSE FOUR:]
Gadd9Always and forever more; A9We're together dead and lonely
Bm7I thought I couldn't do this Gadd9without you
Single in this bed somewhA9ere
Ashes till it fall, fall, falls
===
[Outro]
|  D|  Em7|  Bm7|
End on D.

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Rome

by Phoenix

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Em7

Bm7

C#m7b5

C#m7

Bm/F#

Rome - Phoenix

Key of D major (two sharps)

CHORDS:

Gadd9 D

/ - xx0435

- x547xx or x5777x

Em7

- x757xx or 02207x

- x2443x

- x076xx or x0222x

Bm7

- x2423x or 7977xx

- 3x5453 or 355400

C#m7b5

- x4545x

Gadd9

- xx5435

- 54545x or 5x5600

A9 C#

/ - x45405

NOTE: These fingerings are not necessarily the exact ones used on the recording; these

are my suggestions based on the collective sound and chord quality.

===

[Intro]

Gadd9 D

===

[VERSE ONE:]

Who's the boy you like the most?

Em7

Is he teasing you with underage?

Could he be waving from a tropical sunset?

Static silhouette somehow

Em7

Single in this bed someday

===

[Chorus]

Bm D

Quiet till it falls, falls, falls; Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome

Focus looking forward, the Colosseum

Bm7

Oh no, what did I say? What can I say?

C#m7b5

Rome, Rome, many tears are falling here

I'll be driving; you'll look the other way

===

[VERSE TWO:]

That ain't easy to ignore

Em7

With your shutters open all the way

Bm D

When it's candlelight I see I go insane

Distant silhouette somehow

Em7

We shared a cigarette somewhere

===

[CHORUS TWO:]

Bm Gadd9

Addict till it falls, falls, falls; Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome

Focus looking forward, the Colosseum

Bm7

Oh no, what did I say? What can I say?

G6 A9

Rome, Rome, many tears are falling here

I'll be driving; you'll look the other way

===

[BREAK:]

| | (x4)

D Em7 Bm7

| | | | (x4)

===

[VERSE THREE:] (no bass)

Gadd9

Always and forevermore

I call to say I'm on the way

D Gadd9

Two thousand years remain in a trash can

Let burn the cigarette somewhere

A9 C#

Ashes till it fall, fall, falls

===

[BREAK TWO:]

--- NOTE ---

At this point in the song, the keyboard plays the chords, and the guitar just holds a D

note until the outro. The keyboard could be replaced by another guitar playing the

following chords:

Gadd9 Em7 Bm7 A

| | "" | | "" | C#m7b5 | "" | | | (x2)

All together, these are the chords created:

Gadd9 Em7 C#m7 B5 B9

| | "" | | "" | (,) | ""

Bm7

| Aadd11 | (x2)

---

===

[Bridge]

Gadd9 Em7 C#m7 B5 B9

(,)

Bm7 A

I stand outside under broken leaves

Gadd9 Em7

C#m7 B5 B9 Bm7

(,) Aadd11

I know I can't do without; the future's trying to wait

Gadd9 Em7

I never loved you; and if I loved you

C#m7 B5 B9 Bm7

(,) Aadd11

I wouldn't say I'm sorry, oh no

Gadd9 Em7 Bm/F# F# A#

I stand outside under broken leaves

===

[VERSE FOUR:]

Gadd9 A9

Always and forever more; We're together dead and lonely

Bm7 Gadd9

I thought I couldn't do this without you

Single in this bed somewhere

Ashes till it fall, fall, falls

===

[Outro]

D Em7 Bm7

| | | |

End on .

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