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Aminor

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1/60

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 60Position: 11

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 4
Yo i'm retabbing the previous tab with a capo,
Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------12-10-9-----------|
G|----13----13----13-11-13--14--11-11--9-9-----------9--9-9--|
D|-11----11----11--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------9-9-------13-9-9-|
D|-9/11------7/9---------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
                            Am                     G               Bb   F(repeat)
When the Amnight is young in the Gland I'm from, the Bbseasons ghost aFway
The Amstars at night Gobscured by light, can Bbstill lead me through Fthis
Don't know Emwhere I Dwant tFo be but I'Emm glad thDat you're wFith me
And all I Cknow is Git'd be Dmeasy to Fleave
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------14-13-11-9------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------12-10-9-----------|
G|----13----13----13-11-13--14--11-11--9-9-----------9--9-9--|
D|-11----11----11--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------9-9-------13-9-9-|
D|-9/11------7/9---------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
And in my Ammind I can't seGe the street
Where Bbyou and I will lFive
You Amstill can't see the Gstars at night
But Bbwe're not primiFtive
Don't know Emwhere I Dwant to Fbe
Oh but I'm Emglad that Dyou're witFh me
And all I Cknow is Git'd be Dmeasy to Fleave

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Primitive

by Real Estate

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

Yo i'm retabbing the previous tab with a capo,

Riff:

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

B|-----------------------------------------12-10-9-----------|

G|----13----13----13-11-13--14--11-11--9-9-----------9--9-9--|

D|-11----11----11--------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

B|-----------------------|

G|------9-9-------13-9-9-|

D|-9/11------7/9---------|

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

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

Am G Bb F

(repeat)

Am G Bb F

When the night is young in the land I'm from, the seasons ghost away

Am G Bb F

The stars at night obscured by light, can still lead me through this

Em D F Em D F

Don't know where I want to be but I'm glad that you're with me

C G Dm F

And all I know is it'd be easy to leave

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

B|-----------------------|

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

D|-------14-13-11-9------|

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

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

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

B|-----------------------------------------12-10-9-----------|

G|----13----13----13-11-13--14--11-11--9-9-----------9--9-9--|

D|-11----11----11--------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

B|-----------------------|

G|------9-9-------13-9-9-|

D|-9/11------7/9---------|

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

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

Am G

And in my mind I can't see the street

Bb F

Where you and I will live

Am G

You still can't see the stars at night

Bb F

But we're not primitive

Em D F

Don't know where I want to be

Em D F

Oh but I'm glad that you're with me

C G Dm F

And all I know is it'd be easy to leave

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