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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Temples – Ankh
Will correct the lyrics if a better transcription becomes available.
INTRO
Bass riff:
G|-B5---------------|
D|-----9-------7--| Every B5, F#5 or E5
A|----------------| is played in this rhythm
E|-7--7-7--7--7-7-|
VERSE 1
B5People staring at discover
Feeble friends and their brothers
F#5Make the child in you come B5out
B5Tempting voice with another
Heartfelt tale from the gutter
F#5Potions in your blood run B5wild
e|-E-----D-----A-----E------G7----D------A9----E7----|
B|-9----7----10---9-----10^--9-----12^--10^--| Guitar riff
G|-11^--9^---12^--11^--------11^-------------| played throughout
D|-------------------------------------------| the chorus
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
EVisions of Dyou
Make the Avision of Eme seem
GSo in tDouch Aonly to Esee
B5
VERSE 2
B5When will she be a mother
Soon said tales from the gutter
F#5Potions in your blood B5dry out
B5Moths pass then she bails
Falling over the buckle
F#5Boy with no real lies moves out
MAIN GUITAR RIFF
                                   B              F#m(A)
e|-11------------------------------------------------|
B|------1412-11-----11-------------------14----------|\
G|-------------13-11--------11--13--14-----14-1311---| \
D|----------------------13---------------------------|   4x
A|---------------------------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------------------------|/
VERSE 3
B5Now she lives by a river
Streaming thoughts carry with her
F#5Child in fall her child runs out
B5Point of wealth by the crescent
She becomes a thief far to benefit the system
F#5Poisons from before fly Eout
Then you will feel it
INTERLUDE:
EFuDture's Bchanged
EYou Djust Bchange
CHORUS:
EVisions of Dyou
Make the Avision of Eme seem
GSo in tDouch Aonly to Esee
MAIN GUITAR RIFF 4x
BRIDGE:
F#mCall from the Gmountaintop
EWhat you Emdesire from F#me
DYou never need, you never needed anyEone
MAIN GUITAR RIFF 4x
_______________________________________
^= full bend

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Ankh

by Temples

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#5

F#m

Temples – Ankh

Will correct the lyrics if a better transcription becomes available.

INTRO

Bass riff:

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

D|-----9-------7--| Every B5, F#5 or E5

A|----------------| is played in this rhythm

E|-7--7-7--7--7-7-|

VERSE 1

People staring at discover

Feeble friends and their brothers

F#5 B5

Make the child in you come out

Tempting voice with another

Heartfelt tale from the gutter

F#5 B5

Potions in your blood run wild

E D A E G D A E

e|----------------------7----------9----7----|

B|-9----7----10---9-----10^--9-----12^--10^--| Guitar riff

G|-11^--9^---12^--11^--------11^-------------| played throughout

D|-------------------------------------------| the chorus

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

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

CHORUS:

E D

Visions of you

A E

Make the vision of me seem

G D A E

So in touch only to see

VERSE 2

When will she be a mother

Soon said tales from the gutter

F#5 B5

Potions in your blood dry out

Moths pass then she bails

Falling over the buckle

F#5

Boy with no real lies moves out

MAIN GUITAR RIFF

B F#m A

()

e|-11------------------------------------------------|

B|------1412-11-----11-------------------14----------|\

G|-------------13-11--------11--13--14-----14-1311---| \

D|----------------------13---------------------------| 4x

A|---------------------------------------------------| /

E|---------------------------------------------------|/

VERSE 3

Now she lives by a river

Streaming thoughts carry with her

F#5

Child in fall her child runs out

Point of wealth by the crescent

She becomes a thief far to benefit the system

F#5 E

Poisons from before fly out

Then you will feel it

INTERLUDE:

E D B

Future's changed

E D B

You just change

CHORUS:

E D

Visions of you

A E

Make the vision of me seem

G D A E

So in touch only to see

MAIN GUITAR RIFF 4x

BRIDGE:

F#m G

Call from the mountaintop

E Em F#

What you desire from me

D E

You never need, you never needed anyone

MAIN GUITAR RIFF 4x

_______________________________________

^= full bend

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