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Capo on 2
There's lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs in this song but it's quite hard to put that across when just
Chords:
   Cadd9x32030
       Fx33210
       C332010
      Amx02210
      G6320000
  Gadd11320013
      Em022000
Cmaj7   8(10)(10)900
G6*     355400
[Intro]
 Cadd9     F(x4)
[Verse 1]
    CYou've been out on the streetF  
    CTalkin' bout the war with meF  
    CAnd the background is at nightF  
    CDon't want to hesitateF  
    CWill they tell me where you're hiding?F  
    CBut through the haze there's no one therFe
    CTell me that you careF  
    CCallin' out your name in the darknessF  
(Repeat Intro)
    CWhen I'm done with my time hereF  
    CI'm going to keep staying strongF  
    CThrough the railwaysF  
    CBut I never mind goingF  
    CAnd I realize now that the road is bareF  
    And I Amhear G6it Fall through the Cgrand paradeGadd11  
[Chorus]
    AmAnd I don't Emmind you disapFpearing
    Am'Cause I Emknow you can be Ffound
    AmWe be Emliven' on the Fdark side of the street, CdamGadd11n
    AmWhen we Emlivin' in the Fmoment
    AmAnd cEmhoosing our Fpath
    AmMEmaking it Flast with the gCrand parade Gadd11in our pastC  
(Repeat Intro)
[Verse 2]
    CSometimes I Fwait for the Ccold wind to bloFw
    As I Cstruggle with myself right now Fas I Glet the darkness Fin
    CBut I don't mind Fchasing you Cthrough the back ways for the Fkeys
    It AmevaporateG6s and fFades like a Cgrand paGadd11rade
[Chorus]
    AmAnd I don't Emmind you disappFearing
    AmWhen I kEmnow you can be fFound
    AmWhen you Emlivin' on the Fdark side of the streetC, hanging arouGadd11nd
    AmWe just Emlivin' in the FmomentAm, mEmaking our FpatAmh, lEmosin' our gFrasp through the Cgrand parGadd11ade
[Bridge]
    F      G      Cmaj7      F  G6*        F    Am    G6    F    C  Gadd11  
[Verse 3]
    CI'll be hAmere or FI'll fade Caway
    Never Amcared about FmovingC, never Amcared about Fnow
    CNot the Amnotes I'm Fplaying
    CIs there Amroom in Fthe darkC, in beAmtween the Fchanges?
    CLike a lAmight that's FdriftingC, in rAmeverse I'm FmovingC  

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X32O1O

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C major

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In Reverse

by The War On Drugs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Gadd11

Cmaj7

Capo on 2

There's lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs in this song but it's quite hard to put that across when just

Chords:

Cadd9

x32030

x33210

332010

x02210

320000

Gadd11

320013

022000

Cmaj7 8(10)(10)900

* 355400

[Intro]

Cadd9 F

(x4)

[Verse 1]

C F

You've been out on the street

C F

Talkin' bout the war with me

C F

And the background is at night

C F

Don't want to hesitate

C F

Will they tell me where you're hiding?

C F

But through the haze there's no one there

C F

Tell me that you care

C F

Callin' out your name in the darkness

(Repeat Intro)

C F

When I'm done with my time here

C F

I'm going to keep staying strong

C F

Through the railways

C F

But I never mind going

C F

And I realize now that the road is bare

Am G6 F C Gadd11

And I hear it all through the grand parade

[Chorus]

Am Em F

And I don't mind you disappearing

Am Em F

'Cause I know you can be found

Am Em F C Gadd11

We be liven' on the dark side of the street, damn

Am Em F

When we livin' in the moment

Am Em F

And choosing our path

Am Em F C Gadd11 C

Making it last with the grand parade in our past

(Repeat Intro)

[Verse 2]

C F C F

Sometimes I wait for the cold wind to blow

C F G F

As I struggle with myself right now as I let the darkness in

C F C F

But I don't mind chasing you through the back ways for the keys

Am G6 F C Gadd11

It evaporates and fades like a grand parade

[Chorus]

Am Em F

And I don't mind you disappearing

Am Em F

When I know you can be found

Am Em F C Gadd11

When you livin' on the dark side of the street, hanging around

Am Em F Am Em F Am Em F C Gadd11

We just livin' in the moment, making our path, losin' our grasp through the grand parade

[Bridge]

F G Cmaj7 F G6 F Am G6 F C Gadd11

[Verse 3]

C Am F C

I'll be here or I'll fade away

Am F C Am F

Never cared about moving, never cared about now

C Am F

Not the notes I'm playing

C Am F C Am F

Is there room in the dark, in between the changes?

C Am F C Am F C

Like a light that's drifting, in reverse I'm moving

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