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tuning: CGCGCC
Chords used for intro/verse:
             Ebmx80800
             Dm7x70700  (no 3rd)
              C5x50500
  Bbadd9x3x300  (no 3rd)
Chords used for chorus & bridge:
              G57777xx
              F55555xx
             Eb53333xx
              C5000000
              D52222xx
             Bb5101010101010            (tenth fret bar chord)
              E54444xx
              Am9999xx
Before the guitar comes in the bass arpeggiates these chords:
             Cm7x533xx
              C5x500xx
Intro:
Ebm+Riff wiC5th the above chords.
Verse:
            EbmThe nDm7ight holds, xxxxx x xxxxxx xC5x xxxBbadd9  
EbmI see xxx xxx x xxxxxxxxC5xxx
        EbmLiving xx xxx xxDm7xxxxx xx xxx xxxxxC5x xxx xx xxxxx xx xBbadd9xxxxx
EbmPicture xxxxxx xxx, xxx C5xxxxxx xxxx
(riffing)
(riffing)
Chorus:
G5Joy xxx xxxF5x
C5It rises xxxx xxx xxxEb5  
   C5He's the xxxD5xxxx xx xxx xxxxxxxC5  
G5Joy xxx xxxxF5x
  Bb5In the xxxx xxxx x xxG5x
G5Beautiful xxx xxx F5xxxx xxxxx C5xx xx
(riffing)
Bridge:
  C5On the xxxE5xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xEb5xx
  A5An old xxxx xxxxBb5xx xx xx xxxx xxC5x xxxx
  C5A flaw xx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxE5  Eb5  
EbmThinking xx xxx xxxxxx
chorus x2
Ebm   C5

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The Beautiful Axe

by Wovenhand

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Dm7

Bbadd9

Eb5

Bb5

Cm7

tuning: CGCGCC

Chords used for intro/verse:

Ebm

x80800

Dm7

x70700 (no 3rd)

x50500

Bbadd9

x3x300 (no 3rd)

Chords used for chorus & bridge:

7777xx

5555xx

Eb5

3333xx

000000

2222xx

Bb5

101010101010 (tenth fret bar chord)

4444xx

9999xx

Before the guitar comes in the bass arpeggiates these chords:

Cm7

x533xx

x500xx

Intro:

Ebm C5

+Riff with the above chords.

Verse:

Ebm Dm7 C5 Bbadd9

The night holds, xxxxx x xxxxxx xx xxx

Ebm C5

I see xxx xxx x xxxxxxxxxxx

Ebm Dm7 C5 Bbadd9

Living xx xxx xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xx xxxxx xx xxxxxx

Ebm C5

Picture xxxxxx xxx, xxx xxxxxx xxxx

(riffing)

Chorus:

G5 F5

Joy xxx xxxx

C5 Eb5

It rises xxxx xxx xxx

C5 D5 C5

He's the xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxxxxx

G5 F5

Joy xxx xxxxx

Bb5 G5

In the xxxx xxxx x xxx

G5 F5 C5

Beautiful xxx xxx xxxx xxxxx xx xx

(riffing)

Bridge:

C5 E5 Eb5

On the xxxxxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx

A5 Bb5 C5

An old xxxx xxxxxx xx xx xxxx xxx xxxx

C5 E5 Eb5

A flaw xx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxx

Ebm

Thinking xx xxx xxxxxx

chorus x2

Ebm C5

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