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Gale Song

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Tuning: standard, NO capo
Chords used:
C:     x.3.2.0.1.0
C2:    x.3.0.0.1.0
C9:    x.3.0.2.1.0
G9:    3.2.0.0.3.x
G2:    3.2.0.0.1.x  
Fmaj7: x.3.3.2.1.x
Am:    x.0.2.2.1.0
C/G:   3.3.2.0.1.0
Note:
C*=      C   C2    C9   C2  C  
Note II:
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Intro:
G2  C*   
G2  C*   
Verse:
 Fmaj7        C*  
It's a lonely road
        Am    C*
Full of tired men
                    Am      G9C*
And you can see it in their faces
              Fmaj7   C*  
And you'll be home in spring
      Am        C*
I can wait till then
             Am     G9   Fmaj7C* 
I heard you're on a big   train
Chorus:
And Fmaj7all this too shall C/Gpass
This Fmaj7loneliness won't C/Glast for G9long, oAmoh oooh
I wasn't G9there to Fmaj7take his Cplace
  AmI was ten G9thousand Fmaj7miles Caway
Verse:
      Fmaj7         C*
So when you hear my voice
         Am     C*
When you say my name
           Am         G9C* 
May it never give you pain
Fmaj7         C*
I don't wanna go
       Am        C*
But it's time to leave
              Am      G9      Fmaj7C*
You'll be on my mind, my  destiny
Chorus:
And Fmaj7I won't fight it in C/Gvain
I Fmaj7love you just the C/GsaaaaaG9aame, Amoooh oooh
I couldn't G9know what's Fmaj7in your Cmind
   AmBut I saw tG9he pictures, you'Fmaj7re looking Cfine
Bridge:
  CAnd there was a time
When I stood in line for G9love, for love, for love
But Fmaj7I let you go, oh, I let you Cgo
  CAnd he fell apart
With this broken heart
And G9this blood, this blood, this blood
Oh, Fmaj7it drains from my skin and duCst
End:
C*  C*
Fmaj7  C*
 Fmaj7   G9   C(stop)
Note III:

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Gale Song

by The Lumineers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/G

Tuning: standard, NO capo

Chords used:

C: x.3.2.0.1.0

C2: x.3.0.0.1.0

C9: x.3.0.2.1.0

G9: 3.2.0.0.3.x

G2: 3.2.0.0.1.x

Fmaj7: x.3.3.2.1.x

Am: x.0.2.2.1.0

C/G: 3.3.2.0.1.0

Note:

C C2 C9 C2 C

C*=

Note II:

Watch the video for the changes, timings, hammer-ons...

Intro:

G2 C*

Verse:

Fmaj7 C*

It's a lonely road

Am C*

Full of tired men

Am G9

And you can see it in their faces

Fmaj7 C*

And you'll be home in spring

Am C*

I can wait till then

Am G9 Fmaj7

I heard you're on a big train

Chorus:

Fmaj7 C/G

And all this too shall pass

Fmaj7 C/G G9 Am

This loneliness won't last for long, ooh oooh

G9 Fmaj7 C

I wasn't there to take his place

Am G9 Fmaj7 C

I was ten thousand miles away

Verse:

Fmaj7 C*

So when you hear my voice

Am C*

When you say my name

Am G9

May it never give you pain

Fmaj7 C*

I don't wanna go

Am C*

But it's time to leave

Am G9 Fmaj7

You'll be on my mind, my destiny

Chorus:

Fmaj7 C/G

And I won't fight it in vain

Fmaj7 C/G G9 Am

I love you just the saaaaaaame, oooh oooh

G9 Fmaj7 C

I couldn't know what's in your mind

Am G9 Fmaj7 C

But I saw the pictures, you're looking fine

Bridge:

And there was a time

When I stood in line for love, for love, for love

Fmaj7 C

But I let you go, oh, I let you go

And he fell apart

With this broken heart

And this blood, this blood, this blood

Fmaj7 C

Oh, it drains from my skin and dust

End:

C* C*

Fmaj7 C*

Fmaj7 G9 C

(stop)

Note III:

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