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Names And Races

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This is my first tab. I apologize if it is not 100% accurate. I wasn't so sure of the names of these chords.
Chords : 
G* -  3231xx
Em* - x221xx
Em*sus - x021xx
G** -  3x530x
A* - 5x75xx
F#M* - 2x21xx
Bm* - 7x76xx
[CAPO 2ND FRET]
Tuning : E,A,E,G#,B,E  
Intro : G* , Em*, Em*sus , G* 
Verse 1: 
G*                      Em*
You sat me down and told me 
Em*     Em*sus  G*
        We’d be alright 
G*                      Em*
You said we were the only 
Em*sus  G*
Good guys 
G*                      Em*
That we carried the light 
        Em*sus  G*
In our aching bodies 
G*                      Em*
That we carried the light
Pre-chorus : 
Em*
Down…
Em*sus
Down…    
G** 
Down
Chorus : 
          A*    G**
And the ashes fall
           A*            F#m* 
On the children’s faces 
           A*           G**
On their names and races 
G**                A*           G**
And here, at the end of time 
           A*           F#m*
You will find us waiting 
        A*              G**
On the seashore fading
Verse 2 : 
G*                      Em*             Em*sus
I asked you if you’d leave me 
G*                      Em*             Em*sus
You said you’d never go 
G*              Em*     
But you lie there still
         Em*sus  G*                       Em*
In your dying body But you lie there still
Pre-chorus : 
Em*
Down…
Em*sus
Down…    
G** 
Down
[Back to chorus] 
Interlude : Same as bridge I think 
Bridge : 
Bm*       A*       F#m*      G**
We’re… still….try………...ing 
We’re still trying 
 We’re still trying 
We’re still trying to live

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Names And Races

by Foreign Fields

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#M

This is my first tab. I apologize if it is not 100% accurate. I wasn't so sure of the names of these chords.

Chords :

* - 3231xx

* - x221xx

*sus - x021xx

** - 3x530x

* - 5x75xx

F#M

* - 2x21xx

* - 7x76xx

[CAPO 2ND FRET]

E A E G# B E

Tuning : ,,,,,

G Em Em G

Intro : * , *, *sus , *

Verse 1:

G Em

* *

You sat me down and told me

Em Em G

* *sus *

We’d be alright

G Em

* *

You said we were the only

Em G

*sus *

Good guys

G Em

* *

That we carried the light

Em G

*sus *

In our aching bodies

G Em

* *

That we carried the light

Pre-chorus :

Down…

*sus

Down…

Down

Chorus :

A G

* **

And the ashes fall

A F#m

* *

On the children’s faces

A G

* **

On their names and races

G A G

** * **

And here, at the end of time

A F#m

* *

You will find us waiting

A G

* **

On the seashore fading

Verse 2 :

G Em Em

* * *sus

I asked you if you’d leave me

G Em Em

* * *sus

You said you’d never go

G Em

* *

But you lie there still

Em G Em

*sus * *

In your dying body But you lie there still

Pre-chorus :

Down…

*sus

Down…

Down

[Back to chorus]

Interlude : Same as bridge I think

Bridge :

Bm A F#m G

* * * **

We’re… still….try………...ing

We’re still trying

We’re still trying to live

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