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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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with chords but otherwise. 
Amazing song! I didn't see any tabs or chord
***CHORD NAMES are most likely wrong, my apologies. I will tab the chords so you know
Intro: C2  
Pre-Verse:  C-  Am- Gadd4
      VERSE
      Fadd9I went tasting salty rCain...
      Fadd9Morning spirits in the fCoam...
                         Fadd9                  F5                     CGadd4
      And in some strangers pain... - Or maybe joy, I was all dried up...
      VERSE2
      Fadd9I went whistling in the Chills...
      Fadd9For you cloudy silver fCire...
                           Fadd9                  F5                      CGadd4
      My body tightened up with words... so I exhale, to loosen evil's power.
      CHORUS
    When you're Fadd9ready, I'll be Cready
                                   Fadd9             CGadd4
    'Cause I've been workin', I've been workin' for this
    Yeah, the Fadd9winds have scattered Cmany
                       Fadd9             CGadd4
    It's been driftin' us, driftin' us away...
(Post-chorus chords) (Interesting timing, listen to the song for this.)
 Ohhhh - Fadd9,  C- Em6th
         Fadd9,  E- Esus4  
This is the short fill played after nearly each line in the verses:
--->                   --->
e|--3-----------------3--]
B|--1-----------------1--]
G|--0----0h2p0------0h2--]
D|--2----------2p0--0h3--]
A|--3--3-----------------]
E|-----------------------]
VERSE3
The kingdoms or the bottle...
Some status or a one-night stand for the love of your life?
The bill's in your hand...
CHORUS
When you're ready, I'll be ready
'Cause I've been workin', I've been workin' for this..
Yeah the winds have scattered many,
It's been driftin us', driftin' us away.
Intro
Chorus
Outro 
(The Song's outro is entirely composed of the post-chorus chord progression, and then is
finished off with a gentle picking/strumming of Gadd4, followed by a final strum of the Fadd9.)
Chords Used - I realize I have probably named most of these wrong. I figured this 
so PLEASE email me the correct chord names if need be. Thank you and enjoy!
       C2       C       AmGadd4        Fadd9       F5Em6th       E  Esus4  
e|-3-----3------3-------3--------3-------8-------3-----0------0-----------|
B|-3-----1------1-------1--------1-------6-------1-----0------0-----------|
G|-0-----0------2-------0--------2-------5-------0-----1------2-----------|
D|-2-----2------2-------0--------3-------0-------2-----2------2-----------|
A|-3-----3------0-------2--------x-------x-------2-----2------2-----------|
E|-x-----x------x-------3--------x-------x-------0-----0------0-----------|

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Energy

by Northcote

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Esus4

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with chords but otherwise.

Amazing song! I didn't see any tabs or chord

***CHORD NAMES are most likely wrong, my apologies. I will tab the chords so you know

Intro:

C Am

Pre-Verse: - - Gadd4

VERSE

Fadd9 C

I went tasting salty rain...

Fadd9 C

Morning spirits in the foam...

Fadd9 F5 C

Gadd4

And in some strangers pain... - Or maybe joy, I was all dried up...

VERSE2

Fadd9 C

I went whistling in the hills...

Fadd9 C

For you cloudy silver fire...

Fadd9 F5 C

Gadd4

My body tightened up with words... so I exhale, to loosen evil's power.

CHORUS

Fadd9 C

When you're ready, I'll be ready

Fadd9 C

Gadd4

'Cause I've been workin', I've been workin' for this

Fadd9 C

Yeah, the winds have scattered many

Fadd9 C

Gadd4

It's been driftin' us, driftin' us away...

(Post-chorus chords) (Interesting timing, listen to the song for this.)

Fadd9 C

Ohhhh - , - Em6th

Fadd9 E Esus4

, -

This is the short fill played after nearly each line in the verses:

---> --->

e|--3-----------------3--]

B|--1-----------------1--]

G|--0----0h2p0------0h2--]

D|--2----------2p0--0h3--]

A|--3--3-----------------]

E|-----------------------]

VERSE3

The kingdoms or the bottle...

Some status or a one-night stand for the love of your life?

The bill's in your hand...

CHORUS

When you're ready, I'll be ready

'Cause I've been workin', I've been workin' for this..

Yeah the winds have scattered many,

It's been driftin us', driftin' us away.

Intro

Chorus

Outro

(The Song's outro is entirely composed of the post-chorus chord progression, and then is

finished off with a gentle picking/strumming of Gadd4, followed by a final strum of the Fadd9.)

Chords Used - I realize I have probably named most of these wrong. I figured this

so PLEASE email me the correct chord names if need be. Thank you and enjoy!

C2 C Am Fadd9 F5 E Esus4

Gadd4 Em6th

e|-3-----3------3-------3--------3-------8-------3-----0------0-----------|

B|-3-----1------1-------1--------1-------6-------1-----0------0-----------|

G|-0-----0------2-------0--------2-------5-------0-----1------2-----------|

D|-2-----2------2-------0--------3-------0-------2-----2------2-----------|

A|-3-----3------0-------2--------x-------x-------2-----2------2-----------|

E|-x-----x------x-------3--------x-------x-------0-----0------0-----------|

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