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On A Nerve

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Vetiver - On A Nerve
Chord fingerings can be found below
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INTRO (3x)
Am
Cmaj7
Gmaj7
Cmaj7dim/A
VERSE 1
AmNameless as the way we started
Cmaj7I'd like to go
Gmaj7Back to time before name
Name for Cmaj7dim/Aall we know
AmWhen the room was filled with chances
Cmaj7No one would take
Gmaj7We collided with them
Knowing Cmaj7dim/Achances fade
CHORUS
AmProving that to keep from hiding
                    Cmaj7Gadd6        Cmaj7  Gmaj7  
Means you must play on a nerve
 Gmaj7   Cmaj7      Gmaj7Gadd6             C  D  
Under            the weight of skin and bone
       Gadd6      Cmaj7    Gmaj7Gadd6          Cmaj7  Gmaj7  
Dotted lines                divide
    Gadd6             C  D  
The shape of things to come
VERSE 2
AmGiving up anticipation
Cmaj7For certainty
Gmaj7Wasn't nearly as good
As we Cmaj7dim/Ahoped it'd be
AmPulling back the sheets and covers
Cmaj7Only to find
The Gmaj7freight and baggage that grows
On the Cmaj7dim/Afamily tree
CHORUS
If Amloving only comes with effort
                  Cmaj7Gadd6        Cmaj7  Gmaj7  
Could we still be on a nerve
 Gmaj7   Cmaj7      Gmaj7Gadd6             C  D  
Under            the weight of skin and bone
       Gadd6      Cmaj7    Gmaj7Gadd6          Cmaj7  Gmaj7  
Dotted lines                divide
    Gadd6             C  D  
The shape of things to come
INTERLUDE (verse chords)
Am
Cmaj7
Gmaj7
Cmaj7dim/A
VERSE 3
AmFeeling on the edge of being
Cmaj7Taken aback
Gmaj7By the damage we did
With the Cmaj7dim/Asense we lack
AmThieving over intonation
Cmaj7Tuning at last on a Gmaj7nerveCmaj7  Gmaj7  
 Gmaj7   Cmaj7      Gmaj7Gadd6             C  D  
Under            the weight of skin and bone
       Gadd6      Cmaj7    Gmaj7Gadd6          Cmaj7  Gmaj7  
Dotted lines                divide
    Gadd6             C  D  
The shape of things to come
e|------------------|------------------|
B|----------------0-|----------------0-|
G|----0---0---0--0--|----0---0---0--0--|
D|---4---2---4--2---|---4---2---4--2---|
A|--5---3-----------|--5---3---5-------|
E|-3---3---33--3----|-3---3---3---3----|
OUTRO (13x until fade out)
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Gmaj7
CHORDS (notes between brackets are optional)
e|-Cmaj7-(0)--Gmaj7------Cmaj7dim/A---(0)------Gadd6--0---|
B|---0-----0-------0---------0---|
G|---0-----0-------0---------0---|
D|---2-----4-------4---------0---|
A|---3-----5-------3---------2---|
E|-----------------5---------3---|

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On A Nerve

by Vetiver

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Vetiver - On A Nerve

Chord fingerings can be found below

Listen to the song to get the rhythm of the chords

INTRO (3x)

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Cmaj7dim/A

VERSE 1

Nameless as the way we started

Cmaj7

I'd like to go

Gmaj7

Back to time before name

Cmaj7dim/A

Name for all we know

When the room was filled with chances

Cmaj7

No one would take

Gmaj7

We collided with them

Cmaj7dim/A

Knowing chances fade

CHORUS

Proving that to keep from hiding

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Gadd6

Means you must play on a nerve

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C D

Gadd6

Under the weight of skin and bone

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Gadd6 Gadd6

Dotted lines divide

C D

Gadd6

The shape of things to come

VERSE 2

Giving up anticipation

Cmaj7

For certainty

Gmaj7

Wasn't nearly as good

Cmaj7dim/A

As we hoped it'd be

Pulling back the sheets and covers

Cmaj7

Only to find

Gmaj7

The freight and baggage that grows

Cmaj7dim/A

On the family tree

CHORUS

If loving only comes with effort

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Gadd6

Could we still be on a nerve

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C D

Gadd6

Under the weight of skin and bone

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Gadd6 Gadd6

Dotted lines divide

C D

Gadd6

The shape of things to come

INTERLUDE (verse chords)

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Cmaj7dim/A

VERSE 3

Feeling on the edge of being

Cmaj7

Taken aback

Gmaj7

By the damage we did

Cmaj7dim/A

With the sense we lack

Thieving over intonation

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Tuning at last on a nerve

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C D

Gadd6

Under the weight of skin and bone

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7

Gadd6 Gadd6

Dotted lines divide

C D

Gadd6

The shape of things to come

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

B|----------------0-|----------------0-|

G|----0---0---0--0--|----0---0---0--0--|

D|---4---2---4--2---|---4---2---4--2---|

A|--5---3-----------|--5---3---5-------|

E|-3---3---33--3----|-3---3---3---3----|

OUTRO (13x until fade out)

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

CHORDS (notes between brackets are optional)

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7dim/A Gadd6

e|--(0)-----------(0)--------0---|

B|---0-----0-------0---------0---|

G|---0-----0-------0---------0---|

D|---2-----4-------4---------0---|

A|---3-----5-------3---------2---|

E|-----------------5---------3---|

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