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The song is in F# Major, here are the chords (for piano players or people who don't like 
capos) as you hear them, I play it with capo, for chords with capo see further down.
Intro: F#(/C#) x2  D#mx2  A#m  B  
    F#/C#  
When you fall at the rocks
With the D#mblood from your nose
And through the A#mrest of your lifeB  
F#(/C#) x2  D#mx2  A#m  B  
As the D#mWorld goes racing, suddenly changed
As the shock of the axe, it leaves you trembC#ling
Like a D#mbusting shell in the small of your back
Or a job that's hard on the cast of your little lC#ie
And you were back on the first chord progression, the entire song consists of those two.
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With Capo II it's:
Intro&Verse: E(/B) x2  C#mx2  G#m  A  
Bridge:  C#m  B  

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You As You Were

by Shearwater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

A#m

C#m

G#m

The song is in F# Major, here are the chords (for piano players or people who don't like

capos) as you hear them, I play it with capo, for chords with capo see further down.

F# D#m A#m B

Intro: (/C#) x2 x2

F# C#

When you fall at the rocks

D#m

With the blood from your nose

A#m B

And through the rest of your life

F# D#m A#m B

(/C#) x2 x2

D#m

As the World goes racing, suddenly changed

As the shock of the axe, it leaves you trembling

D#m

Like a busting shell in the small of your back

Or a job that's hard on the cast of your little lie

And you were back on the first chord progression, the entire song consists of those two.

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With Capo II it's:

E C#m G#m A

Intro&Verse: (/B) x2 x2

C#m B

Bridge:

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