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Track: The Cost
Artist: The Frames
Like this song a lot from a bunch of years ago, and there wasn't a listing for it, 
so here's how I've been playing it! 
Nice and easy, slow pace, and it sounds pretty good.
Chords:
e|--Gm-3-------Em0-------Am0-------C0--------D2------|
B|---3-------0-------1-------1--------3------|
G|---3-------0-------2-------0--------2------|
D|---5-------2-------2-------2--------0------|
A|---5-------2-------0-------3--------x------|
E|---3-------0-------x-------x--------x------|
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
Intro (same pattern for verse): 
Gm Em Am
C Em
Gm Em Am
C Em
 GmLove haEms been thAme cause
 Of aCll this sufferiEmng
 GmAnd what haEms been ouAmr loss
CHas been its gEmain
 GmSo lay youEmr burdenAms down
And sCtop your cryingEm  
Will we let it buDrn
Burn us Amdown, burn Emus
 GmAnd low havEme been the Amodds
Of ouCr reunitingEm  
 GmAnd where nEmow can we Amturn
When Cwe've got nothiEmng
(SOLO)
 Gm   Em   Am   C   Em(x3)
Will we let it buDrn
Burn us Amdown, burn Emus
And maybe it'll tDurn
Us arounAmdEm  

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The Cost

by The Frames

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Track: The Cost

Artist: The Frames

Like this song a lot from a bunch of years ago, and there wasn't a listing for it,

so here's how I've been playing it!

Nice and easy, slow pace, and it sounds pretty good.

Chords:

Gm Em Am C D

e|---3-------0-------0-------0--------2------|

B|---3-------0-------1-------1--------3------|

G|---3-------0-------2-------0--------2------|

D|---5-------2-------2-------2--------0------|

A|---5-------2-------0-------3--------x------|

E|---3-------0-------x-------x--------x------|

STANDARD TUNING

NO CAPO

Intro (same pattern for verse):

Gm Em Am

C Em

Gm Em Am

C Em

Gm Em Am

Love has been the cause

C Em

Of all this suffering

Gm Em Am

And what has been our loss

C Em

Has been its gain

Gm Em Am

So lay your burdens down

C Em

And stop your crying

Will we let it burn

Am Em

Burn us down, burn us

Gm Em Am

And low have been the odds

C Em

Of our reuniting

Gm Em Am

And where now can we turn

C Em

When we've got nothing

(SOLO)

Gm Em Am C Em

(x3)

Will we let it burn

Am Em

Burn us down, burn us

And maybe it'll turn

Am Em

Us around

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