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Step 1 / 8Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Capo on 1st fret
e|-C0----Em0---Bbmaj7/F---1------F1----G3----Am0----Dm1---C/B-0----|
B|-1----0------3------1----0----1----3----1----|
G|-0----0------2------2----0----2----2----0----|
D|-2----2------3------3----0----2----0----0----|
A|-3----2------1------3----2----0----0----2----|
E|-3----0------1------1----3----x----x----x----|
[Intro]
C   Em   Bbmaj7/F   F(x2)
CThe universEme, she's woBbmaj7/Funded
She's goFt bruises on her CfeetEm  Bbmaj7/F  F  
CI sat doEmwn like I always dBbmaj7/Fid
And tried Fto calm her dCownEm  Bbmaj7/F  F  
CI sent her my warmth Emand my silBbmaj7/Fence
But all she Fsends me back is Crain, EmrainBbmaj7/F  F  
DmThe universe, she's woundedG  
CShe's still got iC/Bnfinity ahead of Amher,
She's sFtill got you and meG  
And everybody says that she's
CBeautiful, beaC/Butiful, beautAmiful, beautifGul, beautifulF  
That sheC's beautiful, beautifuC/Bl, beautifuAml, beautiful, GbeautifulF  
And everybody saysC  C/B  Am  G  F  
CThe universEme, she's dancing nBbmaj7/Fow
They got her lit up, lit Fup on the Cmoon
They got stEmars doing cartwheels
Bbmaj7/Fall the nebulas on the tFuneC  
The uniEmverse, she's whispering so Bbmaj7/Fsoftly I can hear all the Fcroaking insects,
all Cthe taxi cabs, all the
bumEm's spent change, all the bBbmaj7/Foys playing ball in the alleywayFsFm  
They're just folds in her dressC  
Em Bbmaj7/F F
DmThe universe, she's woundedG  
CShe's still got Ginfinity ahead of herAm  
She's Fstill got you and meG  
And everybody says that she's
CBeautiful, beaC/Butiful, beautAmiful, beautifGul, beautifulF  
That she's beautifCul, beautifuC/Bl, beautiful, Ambeautiful, bGeautifulF  
And everybody saysC  C/B  Am  G  F  
And everybody saysC  C/B  Am  G  F  
And everybody saysC  C/B  Am  G  F  
Bbmaj7/F F C
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The story behind the song

Gregory Alan Isakov is a South African musician based in Colorado, known for his indie-folk sound often featuring guitar and banjo. His music frequently carries a reflective, earthy quality, drawing from his background that includes horticulture and a life spent playing instruments. "The Universe" appears on his album The Weatherman. Playing this song feels like stepping into a vast, quiet contemplation.

AI-written from these sources:Gregory Alan Isakov — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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