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Wide At Midnight

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              Em       D7b9        G        Cm  G*          B11  G** (final chord)    
        ---------------------------------------------------
        e-0     e-2     e-3     e-3     e-3     e-x    e-x 
        B-0     B-1     B-0     B-4     B-3     B-0    B-x
        G-0     G-2     G-0     G-5     G-4     G-2    G-x
        D-2     D-1     D-0     D-5     D-5     D-1    D-x
        A-2     A-x     A-2     A-3     A-5     A-2    A-4b (bend this note)
        E-0     E-x     E-3     E-x     E-3     E-x    E-3
        =Intro=
00:00   |Em\tb/|  D7b9| x4 
        |     G|  D7b9| x2 
        |Cm\tb/|  G*  |(*barrer chord) 
        | - B11|
        =Verse=
00:28     Em    D7b9x2
         EmLight legs like D7b9films played backwarEmds
         Exchanging D7b9what we’re seeEming
         Feline eyes D7b9wide you are my
         EmOnly reason to D7b9keep breathiGng
        =Chorus=
00:52    The hope to D7b9sleep in heavens arGms
         And wake up D7b9naked clinging oGn
         To last evD7b9enings magazinesG  
                                   D7b9  Cm\tb/ G*   B11  
         To dry your hair and make you clean
        =Solo=
01:12   e---|----------------------|-----------|---------|----------|---|
        B---|----------------------|-----------|---------|----------|---|
        G-5-|-4----5/8--9--8\5-4---|-----------|---------|----------|---|
        D---|----------------------|-5/7-5--3--|-2-------|----------|---|
        A---|----------------------|-----------|---------|----2-----|---|
        E---|----------------------|-----------|---------|-1------1-|-0-|
        =Verse=
01:27    I slept nothing like D7b9a rock
         EmJust perched up D7b9wasting daylight
         EmI want your swaying D7b9to stop
         EmMaybe in the morning you can D7b9heal my eyesigEmht
         Feline eyes D7b9wide at midnight
         EmKeep away from this D7b9active breedEming
         Of dogs like D7b9men of
         MascEmulinity D7b9used it briefEmly
         Maybe she’ll D7b9cry to pieces
         EmPiece by piece, D7b9Peace you’re freeziGng
        =Chorus=
02:03    The first time D7b9you came over IG  
         Watched you so D7b9composed on a wireG  
         Then drank you D7b9up like summer wineG  
                              D7b9  Cm\tb/  G*   B11  
         I watched it flow out your mouth
        =Verse=
02:23    EmOne time you D7b9were my shadow
         EmLove hold it D7b9when you’re sleepiEmng
         You own it D7b9oh yeah
         EmLove cut it D7b9up, bleediEmng
         You saw your D7b9needs
         EmYou were saying you D7b9would leave
         EmYou saw your D7b9leads
         EmYou would never D7b9leave
        =Outro=
         G*       D7b9  
02:51    Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!
         G*       D7b9  
         Yeaaaaaahhhhhh! 
         G*       D7b9  
         Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!
         G*             D7b9       Cm  G** 
         Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!

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Wide At Midnight

by The Wytches

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7b9

B11

Em D7b9 G Cm G B11 G

* ** (final chord)

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e-0 e-2 e-3 e-3 e-3 e-x e-x

B-0 B-1 B-0 B-4 B-3 B-0 B-x

G-0 G-2 G-0 G-5 G-4 G-2 G-x

D-2 D-1 D-0 D-5 D-5 D-1 D-x

A-2 A-x A-2 A-3 A-5 A-2 A-4b (bend this note)

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

=Intro=

Em D7b9

00:00 |\tb/| | x4

G D7b9

| | | x2

Cm G

|\tb/| * |(*barrer chord)

B11

| - |

=Verse=

Em D7b9

00:28 x2

Em D7b9 Em

Light legs like films played backwards

D7b9 Em

Exchanging what we’re seeing

D7b9

Feline eyes wide you are my

Em D7b9 G

Only reason to keep breathing

=Chorus=

D7b9 G

00:52 The hope to sleep in heavens arms

D7b9 G

And wake up naked clinging on

D7b9 G

To last evenings magazines

D7b9 Cm G B11

\tb/ *

To dry your hair and make you clean

=Solo=

01:12 e---|----------------------|-----------|---------|----------|---|

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

G-5-|-4----5/8--9--8\5-4---|-----------|---------|----------|---|

D---|----------------------|-5/7-5--3--|-2-------|----------|---|

A---|----------------------|-----------|---------|----2-----|---|

E---|----------------------|-----------|---------|-1------1-|-0-|

=Verse=

D7b9

01:27 I slept nothing like a rock

Em D7b9

Just perched up wasting daylight

Em D7b9

I want your swaying to stop

Em D7b9 Em

Maybe in the morning you can heal my eyesight

D7b9

Feline eyes wide at midnight

Em D7b9 Em

Keep away from this active breeding

D7b9

Of dogs like men of

Em D7b9 Em

Masculinity used it briefly

D7b9

Maybe she’ll cry to pieces

Em D7b9 G

Piece by piece, Peace you’re freezing

=Chorus=

D7b9 G

02:03 The first time you came over I

D7b9 G

Watched you so composed on a wire

D7b9 G

Then drank you up like summer wine

D7b9 Cm G B11

\tb/ *

I watched it flow out your mouth

=Verse=

Em D7b9

02:23 One time you were my shadow

Em D7b9 Em

Love hold it when you’re sleeping

D7b9

You own it oh yeah

Em D7b9 Em

Love cut it up, bleeding

D7b9

You saw your needs

Em D7b9

You were saying you would leave

Em D7b9

You saw your leads

Em D7b9

You would never leave

=Outro=

G D7b9

02:51 Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!

G D7b9

Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!

G D7b9

Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!

G D7b9 Cm G

* **

Yeaaaaaahhhhhh!

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