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Self Help

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Capo on 2nd Fret
Standard Tuning
I think this is an alternative to doing B and F#m as a barre chords - i think this is right!
Chords Used:
A
Em
CEm11 (basically I mean play all open strings-but try to just play strings 4,3 and 2)
ABreathe in good, breathe out bad
                                           Em   CEm11 A  
Remind yourself of the things you have, it's easy
APull a smile onto your face
                                Em   CEm11 A  
Understand that making friends is easy
ASo tell yourself it will be ok
                                                 Em   CEm11 A  
Remind yourself that you're not just in it for the money
Chorus:
                                    AEm11
The end, the end, the end, the end,the end
My Emfriend, where's the Aend?
                                                   AEm11
You're up, you're down, you're in the ground in the end
My Emfriend, where's the Aend?
A Em C A
Verse 2:
I've fAound myself deep dEmown in the dirt
              CEm11          A  
I got to get myself to my feet, yeah
ASo tell myself it will be ok
                                            Em   CEm11 A  
Remind myself that I'm not just in it for the money
Chorus:
                                       AEm11
The end, the end, the end, the end, the end
My Emfriend, where's the Aend?
                                                   AEm11
You're up, you're down, you're in the ground in the end
                     EmEm11 A  
My friend, where's the end?
You can keep playing A Em C A until the end, as the Gale and Olly will just be singing
'ohhhhh....nananananaanaanaanaaaah' for the rest of the song
:)

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Self Help

by Turin Brakes

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 2nd Fret

Standard Tuning

I think this is an alternative to doing B and F#m as a barre chords - i think this is right!

Chords Used:

Em11 (basically I mean play all open strings-but try to just play strings 4,3 and 2)

Breathe in good, breathe out bad

Em C A

Em11

Remind yourself of the things you have, it's easy

Pull a smile onto your face

Em C A

Em11

Understand that making friends is easy

So tell yourself it will be ok

Em C A

Em11

Remind yourself that you're not just in it for the money

Chorus:

Em11

The end, the end, the end, the end,the end

Em A

My friend, where's the end?

Em11

You're up, you're down, you're in the ground in the end

Em A

My friend, where's the end?

A Em C A

Verse 2:

A Em

I've found myself deep down in the dirt

C A

Em11

I got to get myself to my feet, yeah

So tell myself it will be ok

Em C A

Em11

Remind myself that I'm not just in it for the money

Chorus:

Em11

The end, the end, the end, the end, the end

Em A

My friend, where's the end?

Em11

You're up, you're down, you're in the ground in the end

Em A

Em11

My friend, where's the end?

You can keep playing A Em C A until the end, as the Gale and Olly will just be singing

'ohhhhh....nananananaanaanaanaaaah' for the rest of the song

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