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Hang
2014 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bb-  x13331
 F-   133211
 Gm-  355333
 Eb-  x68886
 D-   xx0232
 Cm-  x35543
 C#-  x46664
 A-   x02220
 G#-  466544
 C/E- 032xxx
Intro:
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-
then
Gm-- x4
Verse 1:
  Gma hell of a thing
hanging a man
  Ftaking everything
he has and all he'll
ever have Dsmall irony
that man surely created
Gmme   Gmheld by his reins
until his last breath
  Fthese tiny spells on
me increments of death
  Dby the millions
  Ebmillions are Fbeing taken
Chorus 1:
  GmI am Ebyou
I am everyCmthing
you Aown
I am GmyouGm  
Verse 2:
the Gmthings we do for love
the tribes we aim to please
enFtitlement and title for
dues and monthly fees
inDterest interests time
                          Gm G#(hold)
all that you risk acquired 
  Gmcharacter capacitate
  Fcollateral and conditioning
Dyou say you're crediting
  EbI say beFlieve in me
Bridge:
  BbI'm not accountable
  Fdo you rush the queue
alone? comCmpetitors and
Ebpredators and C/EdronesEb  
  Bbthese western settlers
  FI've always warned them
D(hold)
  just like your grandad
said  Ebnever spend
what Fyou don't have
Chorus 2: Guitar Solo at 2nd guitar
  GmI am Ebyou
I am everyCmthing
you Aown
I am Gmyou
I am Ebyou
I am everyCmthing
you Aown
I am Gmyou
I am Ebyou
I am everyCmthing
you Aown
Outro:
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-
Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-
Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-Gm(hold)-F-
C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm(hold)

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Western Settlements

by Lagwagon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Hang

2014 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x13331

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- xx0232

- x35543

- x46664

- x02220

- 466544

C/E

- 032xxx

Intro:

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-

then

Gm-- x4

Verse 1:

a hell of a thing

hanging a man

taking everything

he has and all he'll

ever have small irony

that man surely created

Gm Gm

me held by his reins

until his last breath

these tiny spells on

me increments of death

by the millions

Eb F

millions are being taken

Chorus 1:

Gm Eb

I am you

I am everything

you own

Gm Gm

I am you

Verse 2:

the things we do for love

the tribes we aim to please

entitlement and title for

dues and monthly fees

interest interests time

Gm G#(hold)

all that you risk acquired

character capacitate

collateral and conditioning

you say you're crediting

Eb F

I say believe in me

Bridge:

I'm not accountable

do you rush the queue

alone? competitors and

Eb C/E Eb

predators and drones

these western settlers

I've always warned them

D(hold)

just like your grandad

said never spend

what you don't have

Chorus 2: Guitar Solo at 2nd guitar

Gm Eb

I am you

I am everything

you own

I am you

I am everything

you own

I am you

I am everything

you own

Outro:

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm--Gm-C#-

Gm--F-Gm-F-Gm-

Gm--F-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm-Gm(hold)-F-

C#-Cm-Bb-Cm-Bb-Gm(hold)

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