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On A String

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Based on another tab I found on another site, I tweaked it a bit.
Great song and band, I play no capo, but it sounds great with capo 1 or 2.
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[Verse 1]
GI just chaDnged my mindEm  
I traCded it in fGor a clean Dsheet of sEmkin
Empty FwithiCn
The dGoctors coulDdn't presEmcribe 
Canything eGlse
From the medicDine shelfEm  
Oh cFure thysCelfBm  
[Chorus]
 EmMy lCife's on a striGng
I'll Bmdo anythingEm  
To gCet myself backG  Bm  
  EmI'Cll hang by Ga thread
Oh leBmt's go to beEmd
And geCt ourselves backG  Bm  
[Verse 2]
GI just lDost my hEmead.
CI'm falling Gaway.
The thDings that yEmou say
will Fhaunt you Cone day.
GLove's such Da creepy Emthing
It gets uCnder your sGkin
starts stiDcking in Empins Fand festerinCg.
[Chorus]
EmMy liCfe's on a strGing
I'll dBmo anythingEm  
To geCt myself baGck.Bm  
EmI haCng by a thrGead
Oh lBmet's go to bEmed
And geCt ourselves bGack.Bm  
Oh
EmMy lifCe's on a strGing
EmMy lifCe's on a strGing
EmMy lifCe's on a strGing
IBm'd do anEmything
G      D        Em    C    G  *time this however is comfy, fade out*
I wanna know you .

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On A String

by Youth Group

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Based on another tab I found on another site, I tweaked it a bit.

Great song and band, I play no capo, but it sounds great with capo 1 or 2.

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[Verse 1]

G D Em

I just changed my mind

C G D Em

I traded it in for a clean sheet of skin

F C

Empty within

G D Em

The doctors couldn't prescribe

C G

anything else

D Em

From the medicine shelf

F C Bm

Oh cure thyself

[Chorus]

Em C G

My life's on a string

Bm Em

I'll do anything

C G Bm

To get myself back

Em C G

I'll hang by a thread

Bm Em

Oh let's go to bed

C G Bm

And get ourselves back

[Verse 2]

G D Em

I just lost my head.

C G

I'm falling away.

D Em

The things that you say

F C

will haunt you one day.

G D Em

Love's such a creepy thing

C G

It gets under your skin

D Em F C

starts sticking in pins and festering.

[Chorus]

Em C G

My life's on a string

Bm Em

I'll do anything

C G Bm

To get myself back.

Em C G

I hang by a thread

Bm Em

Oh let's go to bed

C G Bm

And get ourselves back.

Em C G

My life's on a string

Em C G

My life's on a string

Em C G

My life's on a string

Bm Em

I'd do anything

G D Em C G *time this however is comfy, fade out*

I wanna know you .

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