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D At Sea
Standard Tuning
INTRO
    C*   G*   Em*  D*
E|--0----7----3----2----------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------2----0----------|
A|--3----7--------------------|
E|----------------------------|
C*            G*                Em*               D*
I was left to my own devi   i   i  ices
C*               G*                   Em*            D*
Many days fell away with nothing to show
And the walls Ckept tumbling downG  
In the city that we lo  o  o  EmloveD  
CGrey clouds roll over the hillsG  
Bringing darkness from abo  o  o ovEmeD  
But if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmNothing changed at all?D  
DAnd if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmYou've been here before?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
C*                       G*                   Em*                           D*
We were caught up and lost in all of our vi  I  I  voices
C*                  G*       Em*                D*
In your pose as the dust settled around us
And the walls Ckept tumbling downG  
In the city that we lo  o  o  EmloveD  
CGrey clouds roll over the hillsG  
Bringing darkness from abo  o  o ovEmeD  
But if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmNothing changed at all?D  
DAnd if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmYou've been here before?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
If you close your eyes
CEh-eh-o eh-o
GEh-eh-o eh-o
EmEh-eh-o eh-o
DEh-eh-o eh-o
(Chord Instrumental)
C       G       Em      C
COh where do we begin?G  
The ruEmbble or our sins?D  
COh oh where do we begin?G  
The rubbEmle or our sins?D  
And the walls Ckept tumbling downsG  
In the city that we lo  o  o  EmloveD  
CGrey clouds roll over the hillsG  
Bringing darkness from abo  o  o ovEmeD  
But if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmNothing changed at all?D  
DAnd if you close your eyes,C  
CDoes it almoGst feel like
EmYou've been here before?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
CHow am I gonna be an optimist abouGt this?D  
CIf you close your eyes, does it alGmost feel like nothing Emchanged
Dat all?
CEh-eh-o eh-o
GEh-eh-o eh-o
EmEh-eh-o eh-o
DEh-eh-o eh-o
Eh-eh-o eh-o
Eh-eh-o eh-o
Eh-eh-o eh-o
Eh-eh-o eh-o

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Pompeii

by D At Sea

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Chords in this song · guitar

D At Sea

Standard Tuning

INTRO

C G Em D

* * * *

E|--0----7----3----2----------|

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

G|----------------------------|

D|------------2----0----------|

A|--3----7--------------------|

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

C G Em D

* * * *

I was left to my own devi i i ices

C G Em D

* * * *

Many days fell away with nothing to show

C G

And the walls kept tumbling down

Em D

In the city that we lo o o love

C G

Grey clouds roll over the hills

Em D

Bringing darkness from abo o o ove

But if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

Nothing changed at all?

D C

And if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

You've been here before?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

C G Em D

* * * *

We were caught up and lost in all of our vi I I voices

C G Em D

* * * *

In your pose as the dust settled around us

C G

And the walls kept tumbling down

Em D

In the city that we lo o o love

C G

Grey clouds roll over the hills

Em D

Bringing darkness from abo o o ove

But if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

Nothing changed at all?

D C

And if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

You've been here before?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

If you close your eyes

Eh-eh-o eh-o

(Chord Instrumental)

C G Em C

C G

Oh where do we begin?

Em D

The rubble or our sins?

C G

Oh oh where do we begin?

Em D

The rubble or our sins?

C G

And the walls kept tumbling downs

Em D

In the city that we lo o o love

C G

Grey clouds roll over the hills

Em D

Bringing darkness from abo o o ove

But if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

Nothing changed at all?

D C

And if you close your eyes,

C G

Does it almost feel like

Em D

You've been here before?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

C G D

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

C G Em

If you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed

at all?

Eh-eh-o eh-o

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