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Between The Bars

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Civil Wars – Between the Bars (Elliott Smith Cover)
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Am7: x02213
G6:  x20030  (Might be an Em7 or G/B?)
     Am7------------->  F  
E|-------------------------------------------|
A|--0------2--3------------------------------|
D|----2-2--------0--2--3--------3------------|
G|----2-2-----------------2--2-----2--2------|
B|----1-1-----------------1--1-----1--1------|
e|-----------------------(3)(3)---(0)(0)-----|
Play bass note on all chords and then play 2-3 of the higher strings in succession. It follows a waltz beat.
Intro:  Am7– Am7  
Verse:
Am7Drink up baby
FStay up all night
CWith the things you could do
You G6won't but you might
Am7The potential you'll be
That Fyou'll never see
The Cpromises E7you'll only Fmake
Am7Drink up with me now
And Fforget all about
The Cpressure of days
G6Do what I say
And I'll Am7make you okay
And Fdrive them away
The Cimages E7stuck in your Fhead
Chorus:
  F     G   Am7-----> C  
People you've been before
That you Fdon't Gwant aAm7round anymore
             F                 G   Am7-----> C  
They push and shove and won't bend to your will
 FI'll keep them Fmstill
Verse:
Am7Drink up baby
FLook at the stars
I'll Ckiss you again
G6Between the bars
Where I'm Am7seeing you there
With your Fhands in the air
CWaiting to E7finally be Fcaught
Am7Drink up one more time
And FI'll make you mine
CKeep you apart
G6Deep in my heart
SepaAm7rate from the rest
Where I Flike you the best
And Ckeep the E7things you forFgot
Chorus:
  F     G   Am7-----> C  
People you've been before
That you Fdon't Gwant aAm7round anymore
             F                 G   Am7-----> C  
They push and shove and won't bend to your will
 FI'll keep them Fmstill

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Between The Bars

by The Civil Wars

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Am7

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Civil Wars – Between the Bars (Elliott Smith Cover)

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Am7: x02213

G6: x20030 (Might be an Em7 or G/B?)

Am7 F

------------->

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

A|--0------2--3------------------------------|

D|----2-2--------0--2--3--------3------------|

G|----2-2-----------------2--2-----2--2------|

B|----1-1-----------------1--1-----1--1------|

e|-----------------------(3)(3)---(0)(0)-----|

Play bass note on all chords and then play 2-3 of the higher strings in succession. It follows a waltz beat.

Am7 Am7

Intro: –

Verse:

Am7

Drink up baby

Stay up all night

With the things you could do

You won't but you might

Am7

The potential you'll be

That you'll never see

C E7 F

The promises you'll only make

Am7

Drink up with me now

And forget all about

The pressure of days

Do what I say

Am7

And I'll make you okay

And drive them away

C E7 F

The images stuck in your head

Chorus:

F G Am7 C

----->

People you've been before

F G Am7

That you don't want around anymore

F G Am7 C

----->

They push and shove and won't bend to your will

F Fm

I'll keep them still

Verse:

Am7

Drink up baby

Look at the stars

I'll kiss you again

Between the bars

Am7

Where I'm seeing you there

With your hands in the air

C E7 F

Waiting to finally be caught

Am7

Drink up one more time

And I'll make you mine

Keep you apart

Deep in my heart

Am7

Separate from the rest

Where I like you the best

C E7 F

And keep the things you forgot

Chorus:

F G Am7 C

----->

People you've been before

F G Am7

That you don't want around anymore

F G Am7 C

----->

They push and shove and won't bend to your will

F Fm

I'll keep them still

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