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guitar 1 - chords/corin
chords:
Dx577xx
F#m244xxx
D7x5x7xx
E7x7x9xx
A9xx7x9x
G#9xx6x8x
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(i'm a...)
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CHORUS
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D F#mx4
i'm a Dbubble in a F#msound wave
a Dsonic push for F#menergy
exDploding like the F#msun
DF#v
a flash of clean white hope
all you Dscientists can F#mhold your breath
can Di decide to F#mshow myself?
D
F#m(take me to the source of chaos Dlet me be the butterF#mfly
oh Dmy F#mimperfect symmetry has Dunderlying poetry in F#mrhyme)
if you Dthink like thomas F#medison
could Dyou invent a F#mworld for me
now Dall that's on the F#msurface
are Dbloody arms and F#moil fields
could i Dturn this place F#mupside down
Dshake you and your F#mfossils out
D
(you F#mcan't predict everything with nDewton like certainty F#mwhy?
D F#m D F#m(E)
i-i 'cause it floats around all we see with oscillating energy on high
F#mand you soothe yourD7selE7f A9 G#9
F#mwith a sound you knD7owE7 A9 G#9
F#myou tune oD7ut E7 A9 G#9
F#mthe hypnotic drD7oneE7 A9 G#9
F#mperfect hexagD7on E7 A9 G#9
F#mof the honeycD7ombE7 A9 G#9
F#mand you soothe yoursD7elf E7 A9 G#9
F#mwith the shapes you know
Should I Dcome outside and F#mrun your cars
Should I Drun your rockets F#mto the stars
Could Dyou invent a F#mworld for me
I Dneed to hear a F#msymphony
If DI'm to run the F#mfuture
You've Dgot to let the F#mold world go
D
F#m(take me to the source of chaos Dlet me be the butterF#mfly
oh Dmy F#mimperfect symmetry has Dunderlying poetry in F#mrhyme)
F#mand you soothe yourD7selE7f A9 G#9
F#mwith a sound you knD7owE7 A9 G#9
F#myou tune oD7ut E7 A9 G#9
F#mthe hypnotic drD7oneE7 A9 G#9
F#mperfect hexagD7on E7 A9 G#9
F#mof the honeycD7ombE7 A9 G#9
F#mand you soothe yoursD7elf E7 A9 G#9
F#mwith the shapes you know
Your Dword for me is F#mfusion
But is Dreal change an F#millusion
Could I Dturn this place all F#mupside down
And Dshake you and your F#mfossils out
If DI'm to run the F#mfuture
You've Dgot to let the F#mold world go
Could Dyou invent a F#mworld for me
I Dneed to hear a F#msymphony
D F#mx4
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One Beat
by Sleater-Kinney
Chords in this song · guitar
D
F#m
D7
E7
A9
G#9
E
chord names so corrections encouraged!
guitar 1 - chords/corin
chords:
D
x577xx
F#m
244xxx
D7
x5x7xx
E7
x7x9xx
A9
xx7x9x
G#9
xx6x8x
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|----------------|----------------|---------------2--|--4-4-4-4-4-----|
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|----------------|----------------|--------0-2-0-----|----------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2--4--|----------------|--2-2-2-----------|----------------|
|----------------|--4-4-4-4-4-----|---------------2--|--4-4-4-4-4-----|
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(i'm a...)
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CHORUS
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D F#m
x4
D F#m
i'm a bubble in a sound wave
D F#m
a sonic push for energy
D F#m
exploding like the sun
D
F#v
a flash of clean white hope
D F#m
all you scientists can hold your breath
D F#m
can i decide to show myself?
D
F#m D F#m
(take me to the source of chaos let me be the butterfly
D F#m D F#m
oh my imperfect symmetry has underlying poetry in rhyme)
D F#m
if you think like thomas edison
D F#m
could you invent a world for me
D F#m
now all that's on the surface
D F#m
are bloody arms and oil fields
D F#m
could i turn this place upside down
D F#m
shake you and your fossils out
D
F#m D F#m
(you can't predict everything with newton like certainty why?
D F#m D F#m E
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i-i 'cause it floats around all we see with oscillating energy on high
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
and you soothe yourself
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
with a sound you know
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
you tune out
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
the hypnotic drone
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
perfect hexagon
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
of the honeycomb
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
and you soothe yourself
F#m
with the shapes you know
D F#m
Should I come outside and run your cars
D F#m
Should I run your rockets to the stars
D F#m
Could you invent a world for me
D F#m
I need to hear a symphony
D F#m
If I'm to run the future
D F#m
You've got to let the old world go
D
F#m D F#m
(take me to the source of chaos let me be the butterfly
D F#m D F#m
oh my imperfect symmetry has underlying poetry in rhyme)
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
and you soothe yourself
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
with a sound you know
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
you tune out
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
the hypnotic drone
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
perfect hexagon
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
of the honeycomb
F#m D7 E7 A9 G#9
and you soothe yourself
F#m
with the shapes you know
D F#m
Your word for me is fusion
D F#m
But is real change an illusion
D F#m
Could I turn this place all upside down
D F#m
And shake you and your fossils out
D F#m
If I'm to run the future
D F#m
You've got to let the old world go
D F#m
Could you invent a world for me
D F#m
I need to hear a symphony
D F#m
x4
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