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Step 1 / 45Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
Update 2/16/2013: Thanks to recliners for the 'love' chord change
Guitar/Synth 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-7-7-------7-7-7-5-5-7-5---5b~-----------------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-------------------------------7-----5b~-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Synth 2
e|-17~--------------20-17~-----------17~--------15b~-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-----------------------------17---(15~)---------------------------------|
G|----17~---------12h14p12-----------17--------------12h14p12----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1-|
B|-1--1--1--0--3--1--3--0-|
G|-2--0--2--1--1--2--2--0-|
D|-2--2--3--2--2--3--0--0-|
A|-0--3--3--2--2--0--0--2-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-|
Am C F7/C E E7 F* Dm G
AmPlease keep your distance from me
CI know its hard to believe
F7/CI never wanted to be
Eyour onAmly love.
AmI know the sting of plight hurts,
Cit only makes matters worse
F7/CI never said I would be
Eyour onAmly love
Am F*
Old ships, battle scars, silhouettes of skeletons
Dmnews on once the clouds are gone,
(G) E
these are things that I ignite.
AmOld news heaven sent
F*
if heaven wasn't what it is
Dmif all the stars fell from the storm
(G) E
then this is what I've become.
AmI need a new relief
F*
dressed as a new belief and then
DmI can try to be anything or anyone other than who I wEas
Amwe never hear the dawn,
F*
it wake your roommate up
Dmso all between the sheets wishing for anyone other thaEn us.
AmPlease keep your distance from me
CI know its hard to believe
F7/CI never wanted to be
Eyour onAmly love.
AmI know the sting of plight hurts,
Cit only makes matters worse
F7/CI never said I would be
Eyour onAmly love
Am F*
Long locks, fuzzy dice, summer in the dead of night
Dmsome would say our heads are gone,
(G) E
and these were things we never was.
Am F*
Long cries no response, silhouettes from all my bones
Dmstill we get our heads on wrong,
(G) E
cause these are things we never was.
AmI need a new relief
F*
disguised as new belief and then
DmI can try to be anything or anyone other than who I Ewas
Amand I will let you sing
F*
between your mothers sheets
Dmand I will slip through the crack of the records that stack your bedroom
Ewall.
Oooooh
AmPlease keep your distance from me
CI know its hard to believe
F7/CI never wanted to be
Eyour onAmly love.
AmI know the sting of plight hurts,
Cit only makes matters worse
F7/CI never said I would be
Eyour onAmly love
Am(We need no Cproper ending F7/Cthat would mean Ethis meaE7nt something)
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Only Love
by Anthony Green
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
C
F7/C
E
E7
F
Dm
G
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Tuning: Standard
Update 2/16/2013: Thanks to recliners for the 'love' chord change
Guitar/Synth 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-7-7-------7-7-7-5-5-7-5---5b~-----------------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-------------------------------7-----5b~-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Synth 2
e|-17~--------------20-17~-----------17~--------15b~-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-----------------------------17---(15~)---------------------------------|
G|----17~---------12h14p12-----------17--------------12h14p12----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--1--1-|
B|-1--1--1--0--3--1--3--0-|
G|-2--0--2--1--1--2--2--0-|
D|-2--2--3--2--2--3--0--0-|
A|-0--3--3--2--2--0--0--2-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-|
Am C F7/C E E7 F Dm G
*
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E Am
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E Am
your only love
Am F
*
Old ships, battle scars, silhouettes of skeletons
Dm
news on once the clouds are gone,
G E
()
these are things that I ignite.
Am
Old news heaven sent
F
*
if heaven wasn't what it is
Dm
if all the stars fell from the storm
G E
()
then this is what I've become.
Am
I need a new relief
F
*
dressed as a new belief and then
Dm E
I can try to be anything or anyone other than who I was
Am
we never hear the dawn,
F
*
it wake your roommate up
Dm E
so all between the sheets wishing for anyone other than us.
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E Am
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E Am
your only love
Am F
*
Long locks, fuzzy dice, summer in the dead of night
Dm
some would say our heads are gone,
G E
()
and these were things we never was.
Am F
*
Long cries no response, silhouettes from all my bones
Dm
still we get our heads on wrong,
G E
()
cause these are things we never was.
Am
I need a new relief
F
*
disguised as new belief and then
Dm E
I can try to be anything or anyone other than who I was
Am
and I will let you sing
F
*
between your mothers sheets
Dm
and I will slip through the crack of the records that stack your bedroom
E
wall.
Oooooh
Am
Please keep your distance from me
C
I know its hard to believe
F7/C
I never wanted to be
E Am
your only love.
Am
I know the sting of plight hurts,
C
it only makes matters worse
F7/C
I never said I would be
E Am
your only love
Am C F7/C E E7
(We need no proper ending that would mean this meant something)
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