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Purpose

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Purpose - Cloud Cult (Unplug Version)
Standard Tuning
Intro:
    (C)
e|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|----1-------1-------1-------1---------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|  X 4
(same plucking as intro):
CThere must be purpose here,
Fcuz most of us keep waking up.
G(Don't you think it's Fpretty here)
AmIt's so unexpectedly predictable, 
Gso sloppily intentional.  
FDoes anyone know the punch-line Gyet?
Ooooh OCoh
Oh ooh Fooh oh oooh
Ooooh oGh
(strumming:)
CThere must be rhythm here, 
Fcuz all of us have a heartbeat.
G(Don't you see the mFusic here).
AmInside our ribs we tick an average of 
G60 beats a minute
FA-rum-pum-pum-pum
GA-rum-pum-pum-pum-pumC  
CThere must be forgiveness here,
Fcuz all of us have our weaknesses.
G(Tell me what are your Fweaknesses)? 
AmI don't know myself,
Gand I'm afraid of you.
FI'm happiest on chemicals.
AmThe goings come and 
Gthe comings go.
FForgive me I'm just an animal.
(just singing:)
There must be healing here, 
cuz everybody here has been damaged.
AmAnd we'll wear it like a tattoo, 
Cevery scar is a smile
FTo hell with the going down
AmAnd we'll wear it like a tattoo, 
Cevery scar is a smile
FTo hell with the going down
To hell with the goCing down
(Instrumental)
C
F
G  F
Am
G
F
Am
G
F
(plucking) (they sing something here, not sure what the lyrics are)
C
F
G  F
C
F
GG (Fbuild on the G chord)
CThere must be afterlife here, 
Fcuz we all pray for resurrection. 
(Am)                                 (F)
You see, the end comes quick as a bullet.
(repeat these two lines 4 times)
COoooh oh
AmOh ooh ooFh oh oh ooGoh

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Purpose

by Cloud Cult

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Purpose - Cloud Cult (Unplug Version)

Standard Tuning

Intro:

()

e|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|

B|----1-------1-------1-------1---------|

G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

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

A|--3-------3-------3-------3-----------|

E|--------------------------------------| X 4

(same plucking as intro):

There must be purpose here,

cuz most of us keep waking up.

G F

(Don't you think it's pretty here)

It's so unexpectedly predictable,

so sloppily intentional.

F G

Does anyone know the punch-line yet?

Ooooh Ooh

Oh ooh ooh oh oooh

Ooooh oh

(strumming:)

There must be rhythm here,

cuz all of us have a heartbeat.

G F

(Don't you see the music here).

Inside our ribs we tick an average of

60 beats a minute

A-rum-pum-pum-pum

G C

A-rum-pum-pum-pum-pum

There must be forgiveness here,

cuz all of us have our weaknesses.

G F

(Tell me what are your weaknesses)?

I don't know myself,

and I'm afraid of you.

I'm happiest on chemicals.

The goings come and

the comings go.

Forgive me I'm just an animal.

(just singing:)

There must be healing here,

cuz everybody here has been damaged.

And we'll wear it like a tattoo,

every scar is a smile

To hell with the going down

And we'll wear it like a tattoo,

every scar is a smile

To hell with the going down

(Instrumental)

G F

(plucking) (they sing something here, not sure what the lyrics are)

G F

G (build on the G chord)

There must be afterlife here,

cuz we all pray for resurrection.

Am F

() ()

You see, the end comes quick as a bullet.

(repeat these two lines 4 times)

Ooooh oh

Am F G

Oh ooh ooh oh oh oooh

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