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Patience

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----NOTES----
This is SUPER-simplified but valid for single acoustic guitars (or the like).
I'm trying to get a GP file up and running (so many guitar tracks), but I'm terrible at transcribing drums.
Intro and outro timing (each backslash corresponds to one of the lead guitar notes):
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 +
\     \     \     \       \   \     \    \ 
Possible chord shapes (hypothetically):
          BEADF#b
CM7:      13320 0
Am11:     x5355 3
Em:       x0221 0
G:        x3201 0
F#m7b5/A: xx020 1
D:        32003 3
CM9:      13300 0
--END NOTES--
ORDER: I V C INT C O
[INTRO] 11/8 time
CM7 CM7 CM7 CM7
CM7Sleep... stay asleep.
CM7Sleep... Am11stay asleep.
My CM7soul yearns for Am11one last look at you
Before I CM7leave you here to be hidden Am11within idyllic peace
It’s the CM7perfect memory and I Am11keep it close to me
[VERSE] 9/8 time
          EmBound with Gwire
          Cut me deep into the F#m7b5/Aseams
          Flow the colors of the Emqueen
          Oh, I live like I’m the Conly one
          The Dfragile one that fights to survive
          EmCrown the liCar 
          Buried deep beneath the Dcross
          Tainted hearts forever Emlost
          Sweet Gtreasure,
          F#m7b5/Alet go of Emall you know
          Sweet   G/Ctreasure,
          Dyou are the one,
          you are my   Emonly true    G/CpleasureD  
[CHORUS] 9/8 time
EmNow watch me burn it all Gdown, parasite town
F#m7b5/AFar down below it’s a fight for survi Em- val
So scared as I CM7am of you
I’ll Dburn it all down, parasite Em7town
I call this survi CM7- val
[INTERLUDE/GUITAR SOLO] 9/8 time
(  CM7)  Am9  CM7  
  Em    Am9 CM7
  Em    Am9 CM7
[CHORUS] 9/8 time
EmNow watch me burn it all Gdown, parasite town
F#m7b5/AFar      down below it’s a fight for survi Em- val
So scared as I CM7am of you
I’ll Dburn it all down, parasite Emtown
I call this survCM7ival
So scared as I Dam of you, parasite CM9town.
[OUTRO] 11/8 time
(  CM9)  CM9   CM9  CM9  

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Patience

by Skyharbor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

Am11

F#m7b5/A

G/C

Em7

Am9

CM9

----NOTES----

This is SUPER-simplified but valid for single acoustic guitars (or the like).

I'm trying to get a GP file up and running (so many guitar tracks), but I'm terrible at transcribing drums.

Intro and outro timing (each backslash corresponds to one of the lead guitar notes):

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 +

\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \

Possible chord shapes (hypothetically):

BEADF#b

CM7: 13320 0

Am11: x5355 3

Em: x0221 0

G: x3201 0

F#m7b5/A: xx020 1

D: 32003 3

CM9: 13300 0

--END NOTES--

ORDER: I V C INT C O

[INTRO] 11/8 time

CM7 CM7 CM7 CM7

CM7

Sleep... stay asleep.

CM7 Am11

Sleep... stay asleep.

CM7 Am11

My soul yearns for one last look at you

CM7 Am11

Before I leave you here to be hidden within idyllic peace

CM7 Am11

It’s the perfect memory and I keep it close to me

[VERSE] 9/8 time

Em G

Bound with wire

F#m7b5/A

Cut me deep into the seams

Flow the colors of the queen

Oh, I live like I’m the only one

The fragile one that fights to survive

Em C

Crown the liar

Buried deep beneath the cross

Tainted hearts forever lost

Sweet treasure,

F#m7b5/A Em

let go of all you know

G/C

Sweet treasure,

you are the one,

Em G/C D

you are my only true pleasure

[CHORUS] 9/8 time

Em G

Now watch me burn it all down, parasite town

F#m7b5/A Em

Far down below it’s a fight for survi - val

CM7

So scared as I am of you

D Em7

I’ll burn it all down, parasite town

CM7

I call this survi - val

[INTERLUDE/GUITAR SOLO] 9/8 time

CM7 Am9 CM7

( )

Em Am9 CM7

[CHORUS] 9/8 time

Em G

Now watch me burn it all down, parasite town

F#m7b5/A Em

Far down below it’s a fight for survi - val

CM7

So scared as I am of you

D Em

I’ll burn it all down, parasite town

CM7

I call this survival

D CM9

So scared as I am of you, parasite town.

[OUTRO] 11/8 time

CM9 CM9 CM9 CM9

( )

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