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BLANK FILE - Sonata Arctica
Standard Tuning (EADGBe) (Ecliptica - Revisited version in D#m [down 3])
[VERSE]
   F#mIt is your Dnew best friend
   F#mNew eye in your Dprivate den
   And Eyou can find the world inside it F#mevery dayD  
   F#mThey know what you Ddid today
   F#mHear everyDthing you say
   And Ewhen they send you Amail
   They Dknow where you will go sometime next Eday
[PRE-CHORUS]
They know your F#mlife, they have a file about you
EThey built your Dlife, so they
[CHORUS]
DKnow what you like and Aknow what you yearn
But they C#don't know a thing about F#mme
DI'm not that easyA, blank file in their C#memorEy
[VERSE]
   F#mCaught in the Dweb again
   F#mInside your Dprivate den
   Where Eyou can go to the moon
   Or meet some F#mpeople you will Dnever see
   F#mYou are a Dfile in there
   F#mMoney in an Dopen fair
   You're a Eslave among the Aslaves
   DWaiting for the future with a Efear
[PRE-CHORUS]
They know your F#mlife, they have a file about you
EThey built your Dlife, so they...
[CHORUS]
DKnow what you like and Aknow what you yearn
But they C#don't know a thing about F#mme
DI'm not that easyA, blank file in their C#memorEy
Still they Dtry to take over, Acontrol my life
But C#no one can do it but F#mme
DI'm not that easyA, blank file in their C#memorEy
[SOLO]
C#m  B  C#m  E
C#m  B   E   B  C#m  B
C#m  B  C#m  E
C#m  B   E   B  C#m  B
 A   E   B   G#
C#m  B   A   B
 A   E   B   G#
C#m  B   A   B
C#m  A  C#m  G#
F#m  D   C#
F#m  D   C#
[CHORUS]
DKnow what you like and Aknow what you yearn
But they C#don't know a thing about F#mme
DI'm not that easyA, blank file in their C#memorEy
[BRIDGE]
BmI am F#mwaiting, Ehoping and Apraying
To Bmsee how this will F#mend when they go C#7down
DHow can it be, that Ayou cannot see
C#What they are doing with F#mthee
DYou are a lifeA, new file in their C#memorEy, now they
[CHORUS]
DKnow what you like and Aknow what you yearn
But they C#don't know a thing about F#mme
DI'm not that easyA, blank file in their C#memorEy
[KEY CHANGE]
 Gb  Db  Fm   Bbm
 Gb  Db  Fm   Ab
GbHow can it be, that Dbyou cannot see
FmWhat they are doing with Bbmthee
GbSpending your time, Dbliving your life
InFmside their machines there is Abone empty file, it is Bbmme

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Blank File

by Sonata Arctica

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

C#7

Bbm

BLANK FILE - Sonata Arctica

Standard Tuning (EADGBe) (Ecliptica - Revisited version in D#m [down 3])

[VERSE]

F#m D

It is your new best friend

F#m D

New eye in your private den

E F#m D

And you can find the world inside it every day

F#m D

They know what you did today

F#m D

Hear everything you say

E A

And when they send you mail

D E

They know where you will go sometime next day

[PRE-CHORUS]

F#m

They know your life, they have a file about you

E D

They built your life, so they

[CHORUS]

D A

Know what you like and know what you yearn

C# F#m

But they don't know a thing about me

D A C# E

I'm not that easy, blank file in their memory

[VERSE]

F#m D

Caught in the web again

F#m D

Inside your private den

Where you can go to the moon

F#m D

Or meet some people you will never see

F#m D

You are a file in there

F#m D

Money in an open fair

E A

You're a slave among the slaves

D E

Waiting for the future with a fear

[PRE-CHORUS]

F#m

They know your life, they have a file about you

E D

They built your life, so they...

[CHORUS]

D A

Know what you like and know what you yearn

C# F#m

But they don't know a thing about me

D A C# E

I'm not that easy, blank file in their memory

D A

Still they try to take over, control my life

C# F#m

But no one can do it but me

D A C# E

I'm not that easy, blank file in their memory

[SOLO]

C#m B C#m E

C#m B E B C#m B

C#m B C#m E

C#m B E B C#m B

A E B G#

C#m B A B

A E B G#

C#m B A B

C#m A C#m G#

F#m D C#

[CHORUS]

D A

Know what you like and know what you yearn

C# F#m

But they don't know a thing about me

D A C# E

I'm not that easy, blank file in their memory

[BRIDGE]

Bm F#m E A

I am waiting, hoping and praying

Bm F#m C#7

To see how this will end when they go down

D A

How can it be, that you cannot see

C# F#m

What they are doing with thee

D A C# E

You are a life, new file in their memory, now they

[CHORUS]

D A

Know what you like and know what you yearn

C# F#m

But they don't know a thing about me

D A C# E

I'm not that easy, blank file in their memory

[KEY CHANGE]

Gb Db Fm Bbm

Gb Db Fm Ab

Gb Db

How can it be, that you cannot see

Fm Bbm

What they are doing with thee

Gb Db

Spending your time, living your life

Fm Ab Bbm

Inside their machines there is one empty file, it is me

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