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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

the tab like this: first, I'll give you the 5 chords John Mark uses during the song and
string to set a nice foundation for the chords he plays. If you like the way that sounds
I think by listening to the video and the chords I lay
down, you can figure out the rhythm of his strumming, so I won't bother posting a strum 
pattern or anything.
This song is done with a capo on the 2nd fret, by the way. All tabs will be in relation
to the capo. (i.e. 2 would actually be the 4th fret up) Enough with the pedancy and
CHORD CHARTS (by order of appearance)
e |------x------x-------0-------0-------x-----|
B |------7------10------5-------5-------7-----|
G |------7------11------4-------4-------6-----|
D |------0------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A |------x------9-------x-------x-------x-----|
E |------7------10------3-------2-------5-----|
		C#m  	E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/	G#  Emaj7  
||BEGIN||
INTRO
	C#m  	E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/G#  
	C#m  	E  F#m7/A  
VERSE 1
F#m7/	   G#  F#m7/A  
Raise your voice
	       F#m7/G#  
Chase away the ghosts
The pain C#mthat haunts a heart
The thingEmaj7s we fear the most
	       F#m7/A  
The entropy of life
		  F#m7/G#  
The slow decay of time
That warC#ms agEmaj7ainst our bones
		  F#m7/A  
All these sinking ships
		      F#m7/G#  
Are ruled against the waves
The C#mraging of the tide
The tyraEmaj7nny of days
			 F#m7/A  
And sleep would chase us down
		     F#m7/G#  
Sleep would have its way
And nighC#mt wouEmaj7ld fall upon us all
CHORUS
           C#m  			   E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/G#  
But I believe you can overcome my economy
	       		  		C#m  	   E  F#m7/A  
You can dig me out of the grave
F#m7/ G#   C#m  		       E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/G#  
I believe you can overcome my economy
	       		  		C#m  	   E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/G#  
You can dig me out of the grave
RIFF
	C#m  	E  F#m7/	A  F#m7/G#  
	C#m  	E  F#m7/A  
VERSE 2
    F#m7/   G#  F#m7/A  
The weight of love
		 F#m7/G#  
It rests upon us all
The pC#meople we’ve become
The peopEmaj7le that we’ve known
	      F#m7/A  
Longing for a day
	      F#m7/G#  
Arrested by a hope
That C#mdeath Emaj7could not foreclose upon
[CHORUS]
[RIFF]
||END||

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Economy

by John Mark McMillan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m7

Emaj7

the tab like this: first, I'll give you the 5 chords John Mark uses during the song and

string to set a nice foundation for the chords he plays. If you like the way that sounds

I think by listening to the video and the chords I lay

down, you can figure out the rhythm of his strumming, so I won't bother posting a strum

pattern or anything.

This song is done with a capo on the 2nd fret, by the way. All tabs will be in relation

to the capo. (i.e. 2 would actually be the 4th fret up) Enough with the pedancy and

CHORD CHARTS (by order of appearance)

e |------x------x-------0-------0-------x-----|

B |------7------10------5-------5-------7-----|

G |------7------11------4-------4-------6-----|

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

A |------x------9-------x-------x-------x-----|

E |------7------10------3-------2-------5-----|

C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G# Emaj7

/ /

||BEGIN||

INTRO

C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G#

/ /

C#m E F#m7 A

VERSE 1

F#m7 G# F#m7 A

/ /

Raise your voice

F#m7 G#

Chase away the ghosts

C#m

The pain that haunts a heart

Emaj7

The things we fear the most

F#m7 A

The entropy of life

F#m7 G#

The slow decay of time

C#m Emaj7

That wars against our bones

F#m7 A

All these sinking ships

F#m7 G#

Are ruled against the waves

C#m

The raging of the tide

Emaj7

The tyranny of days

F#m7 A

And sleep would chase us down

F#m7 G#

Sleep would have its way

C#m Emaj7

And night would fall upon us all

CHORUS

C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G#

/ /

But I believe you can overcome my economy

C#m E F#m7 A

You can dig me out of the grave

F#m7 G# C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G#

/ / /

I believe you can overcome my economy

C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G#

/ /

You can dig me out of the grave

RIFF

C#m E F#m7 A F#m7 G#

/ /

C#m E F#m7 A

VERSE 2

F#m7 G# F#m7 A

/ /

The weight of love

F#m7 G#

It rests upon us all

C#m

The people we’ve become

Emaj7

The people that we’ve known

F#m7 A

Longing for a day

F#m7 G#

Arrested by a hope

C#m Emaj7

That death could not foreclose upon

[CHORUS]

[RIFF]

||END||

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