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Offering

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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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         G    C    D     G    G  G/  F#       Em      D  G  
e|--3-----0--2--3---3--3-----0------2---3-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----1--3--3---3--3-----0------3---3-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----0--2--0---0--0-----0------2---0-----------------------------------|
D|--0-----2--0--0---0--0-----2------0---0-----------------------------------|
A|--2--2--3--X--2---2--X-----2--2-3-X---2-----------------------------------|
E|--3-----X--X--3---3--2-----0------X---3-----------------------------------|
GBabe I'm Clost
Cause I don't know Dwhat to Gsay
GHmmG/F#m I lEmove youD  
Want to make you my wife Gsomeday
GDon’t wanna Csteal you
Of a young Dwoman’s Glight
GTo mG/F#e it's EmperfectD  
Just wanna do you Gright
GAnd I've known Cothers
And I've lDoved others Gtoo
But I loved them cause Gthey G/F#were sEmtepping stonesD  
On a staircase to Gyou
GSometimes I act Cfoolish
I don't know Dwhat to Gdo
Please babe tGry G/F#not to Emjudge meD  
For my offering is Gtrue
GAnd I dream of Cchildren
We can Dcall our Gown
Watch 'em Grun aG/F#round in the Emfront yardD  
From the front porch of our Ghome

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Offering

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

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Tuning: Standard

Riff throughout song-

G C D G G G F# Em D G

e|--3-----0--2--3---3--3-----0------2---3-----------------------------------|

B|--3-----1--3--3---3--3-----0------3---3-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

E|--3-----X--X--3---3--2-----0------X---3-----------------------------------|

G C

Babe I'm lost

D G

Cause I don't know what to say

G G/F# Em D

Hmmm I love you

Want to make you my wife someday

G C

Don’t wanna steal you

D G

Of a young woman’s light

G G/F# Em D

To me it's perfect

Just wanna do you right

G C

And I've known others

D G

And I've loved others too

G G/F# Em D

But I loved them cause they were stepping stones

On a staircase to you

G C

Sometimes I act foolish

D G

I don't know what to do

G G/F# Em D

Please babe try not to judge me

For my offering is true

G C

And I dream of children

D G

We can call our own

G G/F# Em D

Watch 'em run around in the front yard

From the front porch of our home

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