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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Getting a little easier to chord by ear. I really love this song and felt that the 
guitar chords were needed on this site. This is how I play.
Intro Chords:
B, Ebm, Db,
B, Db, F#, Db, F#  
B, Ebm, Db,
B, Db, F#, F#, Db, Ebm  
E|-----B2-----Db4----Ebm-6-----F#2-----|
B|-----4-----6-----7-----2-----|
G|-----4-----6-----8-----3-----|
D|-----4-----6-----8-----4-----|
A|-----2-----4-----6-----4-----|
E|-----------------------2-----|
Before the he starts singing the first verse and it leads in with: B , Db
DbWe get in our own Ebmway, tripping on our Bfeet.
Filling up our Ebmheads too much with words too hard to Bspeak.
Drowning in a Ebmplace, where the night cannot Bescape, commit ourselves into the
Ebmdepths, exposed against a Bpage.
BCaught in a phrase, Dban echo in our minds, a Bflash, a flood, and it's Dbburned into our eyes.
  Band I can't Ebmexplain Dbenough, and I won't F#let it Blast the night.
I'll show you Ebmthat the Dbimage is still Ebmthere unseen.
BIt's darkest Ebmbefore the Dblight, if we F#shut our Beyes to see the things that Ebmwe have
Dblost inside the lines between.
  BBetween the black and Dbwhite, where everything goes Ebmgrey, and everything's unsaidF#,
undone, and the negative bleeds awaBy to reveal the memorDby that we've waited for so Ebmlong for.
The image shifts and the F#acid drips down the paper to the floor.
BCaught in a phrase, Dban echo in our minds, a Bflash, a flood, and it's Dbburned into our eyes.
  Band I can't Ebmexplain Dbenough, and I won't F#let it Blast the night.
I'll show you Ebmthat the Dbimage is still Ebmthere unseen.
BIt's darkest Ebmbefore the Dblight, if we F#shut our Beyes to see the things that Ebmwe have
Dblost inside the lines between.
  BWe're so nervous to seEbme if we've Dblet too much in, Bif we, if we were Ebmout of focus or Db  
BI know it's a moment of Ebmtruth, if a Dbrecollection Breflects realityEbm, or if it's Dblost forever.
  Band I can't Ebmexplain Dbenough, and I won't F#let it Blast the night.
I'll show you Ebmthat the Dbimage is still Ebmthere unseen.
BIt's darkest Ebmbefore the Dblight, if we F#shut our Beyes to see the things that Ebmwe have
Dblost inside the lines between.
 Band I can't Ebmexplain Dbenough, and I won't F#let it Blast.
The Dbimage is still Ebmthere, unBseen.

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Developments

by Hands Like Houses

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Ebm

Getting a little easier to chord by ear. I really love this song and felt that the

guitar chords were needed on this site. This is how I play.

Intro Chords:

B Ebm Db

, , ,

B Db F# Db F#

, , , ,

B Ebm Db

, , ,

B Db F# F# Db Ebm

, , , , ,

B Db Ebm F#

E|-----2-----4-----6-----2-----|

B|-----4-----6-----7-----2-----|

G|-----4-----6-----8-----3-----|

D|-----4-----6-----8-----4-----|

A|-----2-----4-----6-----4-----|

E|-----------------------2-----|

Before the he starts singing the first verse and it leads in with: B , Db

Db Ebm B

We get in our own way, tripping on our feet.

Ebm B

Filling up our heads too much with words too hard to speak.

Ebm B

Drowning in a place, where the night cannot escape, commit ourselves into the

Ebm B

depths, exposed against a page.

B Db B Db

Caught in a phrase, an echo in our minds, a flash, a flood, and it's burned into our eyes.

B Ebm Db F# B

and I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.

Ebm Db Ebm

I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.

B Ebm Db F# B Ebm

It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we have

lost inside the lines between.

B Db Ebm F#

Between the black and white, where everything goes grey, and everything's unsaid,

B Db Ebm

undone, and the negative bleeds away to reveal the memory that we've waited for so long for.

The image shifts and the acid drips down the paper to the floor.

B Db B Db

Caught in a phrase, an echo in our minds, a flash, a flood, and it's burned into our eyes.

B Ebm Db F# B

and I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.

Ebm Db Ebm

I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.

B Ebm Db F# B Ebm

It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we have

lost inside the lines between.

B Ebm Db B Ebm Db

We're so nervous to see if we've let too much in, if we, if we were out of focus or

B Ebm Db B Ebm Db

I know it's a moment of truth, if a recollection reflects reality, or if it's lost forever.

B Ebm Db F# B

and I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last the night.

Ebm Db Ebm

I'll show you that the image is still there unseen.

B Ebm Db F# B Ebm

It's darkest before the light, if we shut our eyes to see the things that we have

lost inside the lines between.

B Ebm Db F# B

and I can't explain enough, and I won't let it last.

Db Ebm B

The image is still there, unseen.

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