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Standard Tuning, Capo on 4th fret
G/C|--0---| E
|--1---| B
|--0---| G
|--0---| D 
|--2---| A
|--3---| E
[Intro]
||:1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1  2 3 4 |1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4:||
||:C ~ x C|~ ~ x  |F ~ x C|~ ~ x  |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x  |F ~ x C|~ ~ x  :||
|--------|--------|
|--17----|17------|
|----16--|--16--16|
|14----14|----14--|
|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|
Keep same rythm for verse
CI could Clive in a Fdifferent Cplace with a diffeG/Crent house Amand a diffeFrent name.C  
CI could Csing you your Ffavourite Csong, yeah youG/C?d sinAmg along, youF?d sing Calong
CI could Cwrap you in your Ffavourite Cclothes and G/Ckiss your Amface just Fso you kCnow
CThat I?m the Cone who has Fgot your Cback, now G/Cturn aAmround and Fdon?t be Csad
[Chorus]
Pattern/Rythm
||1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1  2 3 4 |1 2 3 4||
||F ~ x C|~ ~ x  |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x  ||
FI hope you fCind the G/Clove that?s Amtrue, so the moFrning lCight can sG/Chine on yAmou
FI hope you Cfind what you?re loG/Coking Amfor, so your heFart is Cwarm for G/Cever moAmre
||1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1  2 3 4 |1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4||
||C ~ x C|~ ~ x  |F ~ x C|~ ~ x  |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x  |F ~ x C|~ ~ x  ||
[Verse 2]
CI could Cfly you Faway with Cme to the G/Cfurthest Amplace you?ll Fever Cbe
CWe could Csmoke ?til the Fsun goes Cdown and G/Cwithout a Amsound, witFhout a souCnd
CWe?d fall Casleep by the Fbig blue Csea, with G/Copen Ameyes so Fwe could sCee
CThe way it Cshines for Fyou and CI, you G/Cknow it?ll Amshine Funtil we Cfly
[Chorus again]
FI hope you fCind the G/Clove that?s Amtrue, so the moFrning lCight can sG/Chine on yAmou
FI hope you Cfind what you?re loG/Coking Amfor, so your heFart is Cwarm for G/Cever moAmre
[Little bridge]
G/CI could wait with yCou by the water
G/CI could wait with yCou for the winter to come
G/CI could stand with you witCh your snow boots G/Con
[Chorus again]
FI hope you fCind the G/Clove that?s Amtrue, so the moFrning lCight can sG/Chine on yAmou
FI hope you Cfind what you?re loG/Coking Amfor, so your heFart is Cwarm for G/Cever moAmre
[Ends on]
Rit.----------------------------------------------------------------->
FI hope you Cfind what you?re loG/Coking Amfor, so your heFart is Cwarm for G/Cever moCre
experiment with some hammer ons and pull off's with the middle finger on some of 
the F and C chords :)

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Shine

by Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

Standard Tuning, Capo on 4th fret

G/C

|--0---| E

|--1---| B

|--0---| G

|--0---| D

|--2---| A

|--3---| E

[Intro]

||:1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4:||

||:C ~ x C|~ ~ x |F ~ x C|~ ~ x |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x |F ~ x C|~ ~ x :||

|--------|--------|

|--17----|17------|

|----16--|--16--16|

|14----14|----14--|

|--------|--------|

Keep same rythm for verse

C C F C G/C Am F C

I could live in a different place with a different house and a different name.

C C F C G/C Am F C

I could sing you your favourite song, yeah you?d sing along, you?d sing along

C C F C G/C Am F C

I could wrap you in your favourite clothes and kiss your face just so you know

C C F C G/C Am F C

That I?m the one who has got your back, now turn around and don?t be sad

[Chorus]

Pattern/Rythm

||1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4||

||F ~ x C|~ ~ x |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x ||

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find the love that?s true, so the morning light can shine on you

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find what you?re looking for, so your heart is warm for ever more

||1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4||

||C ~ x C|~ ~ x |F ~ x C|~ ~ x |G/C~ x Am|~ ~ x |F ~ x C|~ ~ x ||

[Verse 2]

C C F C G/C Am F C

I could fly you away with me to the furthest place you?ll ever be

C C F C G/C Am F C

We could smoke ?til the sun goes down and without a sound, without a sound

C C F C G/C Am F C

We?d fall asleep by the big blue sea, with open eyes so we could see

C C F C G/C Am F C

The way it shines for you and I, you know it?ll shine until we fly

[Chorus again]

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find the love that?s true, so the morning light can shine on you

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find what you?re looking for, so your heart is warm for ever more

[Little bridge]

G/C C

I could wait with you by the water

G/C C

I could wait with you for the winter to come

G/C C G/C

I could stand with you with your snow boots on

[Chorus again]

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find the love that?s true, so the morning light can shine on you

F C G/C Am F C G/C Am

I hope you find what you?re looking for, so your heart is warm for ever more

[Ends on]

Rit.----------------------------------------------------------------->

F C G/C Am F C G/C C

I hope you find what you?re looking for, so your heart is warm for ever more

experiment with some hammer ons and pull off's with the middle finger on some of

the F and C chords :)

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