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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 15Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow
Capo 3
Chord diagrams are as below, unless stated otherwise in brackets.
      Am-       x02210
       G-       320033
       C-       x32010
       F-       133211
      Dm-       xx0231
   Asus4-       x02240
Intro: Am G(3x000x) Am G(3x000x)
AmRiver comes
GTepid and Amcold
G             Am       G(3xx20x)   F(1x32xx)
Crawling like snakes   to the      fold
AmChase it by
GBack to the Amground
            G      AmG(3xx20x)  F  
Beating your fists to the     sound
           C(x32013)
No one can look
How can Ganyone move Amon, now, Am/Ftravel on
Terrible Dmhome, Ggo, Amgiving iAsus4t all    Faway
G(3x000x)        F(13320x)
Who will run and who will stay
AmAll the help 
GGathering Ammen
G           Am  G(3xx20x)      F(1x32xx) 
Learn to be fly through what's left
AmAll they sell
GGot it in Amme
              G     AmG(3xx20x)  F  
Throwing whats left in the     stream
           C(x32013)
No one can look
How can Ganyone move Amon, now, Am/Ftravel on
Terrible Dmhome, Ggo, Amgiving iAsus4t all    Faway
G(3x000x)        F(13320x)
Who will run and who will stay
G(3x000x)        F(13320x)
First to leave, last who came
G(3x000x)        F(13320x)
Who will run and who will stay
Intro to the cool part:
(capo not considered here)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-11-9-11-8-11-8-6-----13-11-9-11-8-s9-8--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-8--6-8--5-8--5-3-----10-8--6-8--5-s6-5--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
cool part:
e|-----8----8h10-8----------| 2x
B|-8h11--11--------11-------| 
e|-----6---6h8-6------------| 4x
B|-6h8---8-------8----------| 
e|-------11----11h13-11-----| 1x
B|-11h13----13----------13--| 
e|-------11----15-18-13-----| 1x
B|-11h13----13--------------|                
This goes on while these chords are played:
C(x32013)
la la la, la la la la
G(320013)
la la la, la la la la
Am(x02213)
la la la, la la la la
F(13x213)
la la la, la la la la
Repeat till end.

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Post Tropical

by James Vincent McMorrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Am/F

Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow

Capo 3

Chord diagrams are as below, unless stated otherwise in brackets.

- x02210

- 320033

- x32010

- 133211

- xx0231

Asus4

- x02240

Intro: Am G(3x000x) Am G(3x000x)

River comes

G Am

Tepid and cold

G Am G(3xx20x) F(1x32xx)

Crawling like snakes to the fold

Chase it by

G Am

Back to the ground

G Am F

G(3xx20x)

Beating your fists to the sound

C(x32013)

No one can look

G Am Am/F

How can anyone move on, now, travel on

Dm G Am Asus4 F

Terrible home, go, giving it all away

G(3x000x) F(13320x)

Who will run and who will stay

All the help

G Am

Gathering men

G Am G(3xx20x) F(1x32xx)

Learn to be fly through what's left

All they sell

G Am

Got it in me

G Am F

G(3xx20x)

Throwing whats left in the stream

C(x32013)

No one can look

G Am Am/F

How can anyone move on, now, travel on

Dm G Am Asus4 F

Terrible home, go, giving it all away

G(3x000x) F(13320x)

Who will run and who will stay

G(3x000x) F(13320x)

First to leave, last who came

G(3x000x) F(13320x)

Who will run and who will stay

Intro to the cool part:

(capo not considered here)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-13-11-9-11-8-11-8-6-----13-11-9-11-8-s9-8--------------------------------|

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

D|-10-8--6-8--5-8--5-3-----10-8--6-8--5-s6-5--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

cool part:

e|-----8----8h10-8----------| 2x

B|-8h11--11--------11-------|

e|-----6---6h8-6------------| 4x

B|-6h8---8-------8----------|

e|-------11----11h13-11-----| 1x

B|-11h13----13----------13--|

e|-------11----15-18-13-----| 1x

B|-11h13----13--------------|

This goes on while these chords are played:

C(x32013)

la la la, la la la la

G(320013)

la la la, la la la la

Am(x02213)

la la la, la la la la

F(13x213)

la la la, la la la la

Repeat till end.

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