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LIGHTS
Banner (Acoustic)
on Siberia (Acoustic)
As per the album version.  This is a correction to faitheth's tab, thanks for the framework!
Capo: 7th 
Chords: 
  Dsus2xx0230 
      D554030  
      G3x0030 
     Amx02210 
Bm13   x20230  
      C332010 
Cadd9  x3x030 (hammer on the 2nd of the 3rd occasionally)--> x3x230
     Em022000 
[Verse 1]
GMaybe it's bricks and mortar now 
Cadd9Whether or not they run it down 
GI don't want anything 
to shake that shape Cadd9away 
GNo one told us which way to come 
Cadd9Nobody mapped oblivion 
GSo I go growing roses in disCadd9array 
[Refrain 1]
Just like Cmost falling Dhead in 
Till my Cghost fills thDe bed in 
[Chorus 1]
So lift it Gup like a Cadd9banner 
                           GBm13 
Hold it up over me 
If this Emwar is never ending Cadd9  
I take this Dsus2love 
down with Gme 
(Like a banner) Cadd9  
  G(Like a banner) Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
GI don't need fate 
to give it time 
Cadd9Doesn't take pain 
to change your mind 
GNo weapon can sever 
the soul from Cadd9me 
[Refrain 2]
Not the Csorceress 
not the Dmoney 
All my Ccleverness 
all my cuDnning 
(Repeat Chorus) 
[Bridge]
GIt's around me in 
my surroundings 
Cadd9It counts me when it 
starts the counting 
EmIn the chaos 
there is a standard 
DI'm carrying it 
like a banner 
GIt's around me in 
my surroundings 
CIt kills me when it 
starts the counting 
EmIn the chaos 
there is a standard 
DI'm carrying it 
like a banner 
[Chorus 1]
So lift it Gup like a Cadd9banner 
                           GBm13 
Hold it up over me 
If this Emwar is never ending Cadd9  
I take this Dsus2love 
down with Gme 
(Like a banner) Cadd9  
  G(Like a banner) Cadd9  

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Banner

by Lights

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cadd9

LIGHTS

Banner (Acoustic)

on Siberia (Acoustic)

As per the album version. This is a correction to faitheth's tab, thanks for the framework!

Capo: 7th

Chords:

Dsus2

xx0230

554030

3x0030

x02210

Bm13 x20230

332010

Cadd9 x3x030 (hammer on the 2nd of the 3rd occasionally)--> x3x230

022000

[Verse 1]

Maybe it's bricks and mortar now

Cadd9

Whether or not they run it down

I don't want anything

Cadd9

to shake that shape away

No one told us which way to come

Cadd9

Nobody mapped oblivion

G Cadd9

So I go growing roses in disarray

[Refrain 1]

C D

Just like most falling head in

C D

Till my ghost fills the bed in

[Chorus 1]

G Cadd9

So lift it up like a banner

Bm13

Hold it up over me

Em Cadd9

If this war is never ending

Dsus2

I take this love

down with me

Cadd9

(Like a banner)

G Cadd9

(Like a banner)

[Verse 2]

I don't need fate

to give it time

Cadd9

Doesn't take pain

to change your mind

No weapon can sever

Cadd9

the soul from me

[Refrain 2]

Not the sorceress

not the money

All my cleverness

all my cunning

(Repeat Chorus)

[Bridge]

It's around me in

my surroundings

Cadd9

It counts me when it

starts the counting

In the chaos

there is a standard

I'm carrying it

like a banner

It's around me in

my surroundings

It kills me when it

starts the counting

In the chaos

there is a standard

I'm carrying it

like a banner

[Chorus 1]

G Cadd9

So lift it up like a banner

Bm13

Hold it up over me

Em Cadd9

If this war is never ending

Dsus2

I take this love

down with me

Cadd9

(Like a banner)

G Cadd9

(Like a banner)

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