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Next Of Kin

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 119Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] (x2)
e|-------------9-------------------9------------5---7---5---7---5-------5----|
B|--7/10-12-10---10-12-10-7/9-12-9---9-12-9-5/7---7---7---7---7---7-5/7---7--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A  E  D
[Verse]
We C#mwalked along the rocks for nearly an Bmhour
I C#mcaught the way you looked at me in the Bmsunlight
You C#mtook something before you went in the Bmshower
To C#mhelp suppress the things that make you feel Bmuptight
If I had Eknown you couldn't E/Bswim we would Enever have gone E/Bin
[Chorus]
 AI left my Elove in the Driver
 AThe only Eone who Dsees
 AI lost his Ehand in the Dcurrent
It Ewas the life I C#mwanted and I’d Bmhoped for
And Enow I am left C#msifting through the Bmleaves
[Verse]
His C#marms so hard, I saw his skin through his Bmt-shirt
The C#mgrass so tall, we knew we wouldn't be Bmfound
We C#mclimbed into the stream so no one will Bmbe heard
And C#min no time at all there wasn't a Bmsound
If I’d Eknown you couldn't E/Bswim we would Ehave never gone E/Bin
[Chorus]
 AI left my Elove in the Driver 
 AThe only Eone who Dsees
 AI lost his Ehand in the Dcurrent
It Ewas the life I C#mwanted and I’d Bmhoped for
And Enow I am left C#msifting through the Bmleaves
[Instrumental] (x4)
e|A---D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-10-7\5---5-5-5-5-7-------------10-10-7\5---5-5-5-5-7-----------------5--|
G|-----------6-----------6-4\2/4-6-6-----------6-----------6-4\2/4-6-6-6-4-6-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|------7-----------------------7--|
G|-6-4-6-6-6-6-4-6-4-2-4-6-6-4-6-6-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Bridge]
No Ecolour to his skin, inform the next of kin
No Ecolour to his Dskin
[Chorus]
 AI left my Elove in the Driver
 AThe only Eone I Dsee
 AI left his Ehand in the Dcurrent
And Enow I am left C#mblowing through the Bmtrees
[Outro] (x4)
A  E  D
e|D-------------9-------------------9------------5---7---5---7---5-------5----|
B|--7/10-12-10---10-12-10-7/9-12-9---9-12-9-5/7---7---7---7---7---7-5/7---7--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Next Of Kin

by Alvvays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E/B

[Intro] (x2)

e|-------------9-------------------9------------5---7---5---7---5-------5----|

B|--7/10-12-10---10-12-10-7/9-12-9---9-12-9-5/7---7---7---7---7---7-5/7---7--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A E D

[Verse]

C#m Bm

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour

C#m Bm

I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight

C#m Bm

You took something before you went in the shower

C#m Bm

To help suppress the things that make you feel uptight

E E/B E E/B

If I had known you couldn't swim we would never have gone in

[Chorus]

A E D

I left my love in the river

A E D

The only one who sees

A E D

I lost his hand in the current

E C#m Bm

It was the life I wanted and I’d hoped for

E C#m Bm

And now I am left sifting through the leaves

[Verse]

C#m Bm

His arms so hard, I saw his skin through his t-shirt

C#m Bm

The grass so tall, we knew we wouldn't be found

C#m Bm

We climbed into the stream so no one will be heard

C#m Bm

And in no time at all there wasn't a sound

E E/B E E/B

If I’d known you couldn't swim we would have never gone in

[Chorus]

A E D

I left my love in the river

A E D

The only one who sees

A E D

I lost his hand in the current

E C#m Bm

It was the life I wanted and I’d hoped for

E C#m Bm

And now I am left sifting through the leaves

[Instrumental] (x4)

A D

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

B|--10-10-7\5---5-5-5-5-7-------------10-10-7\5---5-5-5-5-7-----------------5--|

G|-----------6-----------6-4\2/4-6-6-----------6-----------6-4\2/4-6-6-6-4-6-6-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

B|------7-----------------------7--|

G|-6-4-6-6-6-6-4-6-4-2-4-6-6-4-6-6-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

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

[Bridge]

No colour to his skin, inform the next of kin

E D

No colour to his skin

[Chorus]

A E D

I left my love in the river

A E D

The only one I see

A E D

I left his hand in the current

E C#m Bm

And now I am left blowing through the trees

[Outro] (x4)

A E D

e|-------------9-------------------9------------5---7---5---7---5-------5----|

B|--7/10-12-10---10-12-10-7/9-12-9---9-12-9-5/7---7---7---7---7---7-5/7---7--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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