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Mind Over Matter

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
  C    Em    Amx2
[Intro riff]
e|------12---15----------|-15---12---------------|------12---15----------|
B|-13--------------------|-----------------------|-13--------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------14----------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                                  (over verse)
e|-15---12-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------14-12---------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------15-14---12--|-14----------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
CMind over matter
Does it matter to Emany of Amus
CDon't change the subject
I'm Emheavy on your lAmove
CI missed that train
New York EmCity: it rAmains
CFly to East L.A. in big jet Emplanes
You kAmnow you're on my mFind
[Chorus]
(F)
And if the world don't break
CI'll be shGaking it
F'Cause I'm a young man after alCl! OooOOEmooh!
FAnd when the seasons change
CWill you stGand by mFe?
'Cause I'm a young man built to Cfall OEmooOOooCh!
  C    Em    Amx2
[Verse]
CMind over matter
I'm in tatters thEminking about Amher
CTaste my disaster
It's heEmavy on my tAmongue
CAll the lights aglow
TokEmyo: snAmows
CGo to watch the show; curtain's cEmlosed
I'm wAmatching you this Ftime
[Chorus]
(F)
And if the world don't break
CI'll be shGaking Fit
'Cause I'm a young man after aCll! OooOEmOooh!
FAnd when the seasons change
CWill you stGand by mFe?
'Cause I'm a young man built to Cfall EmOooOOoCoh!
FI missed that train
New York CCity: it rGains
FFly to East L.A.in big jet Cplanes
You kEmnow you're on my
FAll the lights aglow
TokCyo: sGnows
FGo to watch the show; curtain's cClosed
I'm wEmatching you this Ctime
[Bridge]
C  Em  Am
CMind over matterEm  Am  
CMind over matterEm  Am  
You know you're on my Fmind
C  G  F  C  G
FAnd if the world don't break
CI'll be shGaking it
F'Cause I'm a young man after alCl! OooOOEmooh!
F(I missed that train)
And when the seasons change
CWill you stGand by me?
F(Fly to East L.A.)
'Cause I'm a young man built to Cfall  OOooEmooOoH!
F(all the lights aglow)
And if the world don't bCreakG  
(Tokyo: snows)
FGo to watch the show
Curtain's cClosedEm  
FAnd when the seasons changeC  
GWill you stand by me?F  
'Cause I'm a young man built to faCll  OEmooh OooOoh!

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Mind Over Matter

by Young the Giant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em Am

[Intro riff]

e|------12---15----------|-15---12---------------|------12---15----------|

B|-13--------------------|-----------------------|-13--------------------|

G|-----------------------|-----------14----------|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

(over verse)

e|-15---12-----------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------------------|-------------------|

G|-----------14-12---------------|-------------------|

D|-------------------15-14---12--|-14----------------|

A|-------------------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------------------|-------------------|

[Verse]

Mind over matter

Em Am

Does it matter to any of us

Don't change the subject

Em Am

I'm heavy on your love

I missed that train

Em Am

New York City: it rains

C Em

Fly to East L.A. in big jet planes

Am F

You know you're on my mind

[Chorus]

()

And if the world don't break

C G

I'll be shaking it

F C Em

'Cause I'm a young man after all! OooOOooh!

And when the seasons change

C G F

Will you stand by me?

C Em C

'Cause I'm a young man built to fall OooOOooh!

C Em Am

[Verse]

Mind over matter

Em Am

I'm in tatters thinking about her

Taste my disaster

Em Am

It's heavy on my tongue

All the lights aglow

Em Am

Tokyo: snows

C Em

Go to watch the show; curtain's closed

Am F

I'm watching you this time

[Chorus]

()

And if the world don't break

C G F

I'll be shaking it

C Em

'Cause I'm a young man after all! OooOOooh!

And when the seasons change

C G F

Will you stand by me?

C Em C

'Cause I'm a young man built to fall OooOOooh!

I missed that train

C G

New York City: it rains

F C

Fly to East L.A.in big jet planes

You know you're on my

All the lights aglow

C G

Tokyo: snows

F C

Go to watch the show; curtain's closed

Em C

I'm watching you this time

[Bridge]

C Em Am

Mind over matter

C Em Am

Mind over matter

You know you're on my mind

C G F C G

And if the world don't break

C G

I'll be shaking it

F C Em

'Cause I'm a young man after all! OooOOooh!

(I missed that train)

And when the seasons change

C G

Will you stand by me?

(Fly to East L.A.)

C Em

'Cause I'm a young man built to fall OOooooOoH!

(all the lights aglow)

C G

And if the world don't break

(Tokyo: snows)

Go to watch the show

C Em

Curtain's closed

F C

And when the seasons change

G F

Will you stand by me?

C Em

'Cause I'm a young man built to fall Oooh OooOoh!

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