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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Early Oliver Ackermann (of A Place to Bury Strangers) project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Ackermann
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
All chords are Barred.
So
D: 10-12-12-11-10-10
G: 3-5-5-4-3-3
Bm: 7-9-9-7-7-7
A: 5-7-7-6-5-5
Intro:
D G Bm A x2 (plucked from high e to d)
 D   G   Bm   Ax2 (strummed)
Chorus:
She wore DgrGeeBmn
Cause Anever DseGenBm  A  
She wore DblGueBm  
What Acould I DdoG?Bm  A  
Verse 1:
BmMade a wish uApon a Gwave
BmShe's surrounded Dbelted aAway
BmThen i fell inAto a Gstare
BmI don't care if she Dwants to Awear
Chorus: (same chords as first chorus)
Green
Cause never seen
She wore blue
What could i do?
Verse 2:
BmI told her that I Ahated it Gall
BmShe asked me if i would Dever Afall
BmCan't take it AanyGmore
BmWhat's a girl Dreally Afor?
Break:
 D   Gx4
Solo:
 D   G   Bm   Ax2
e|-------------------------|
B|---------5/7-7-7-5-5-3-3-|
G|7--9--4------------------|(repeat 2x)
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse 3:
BmWhy should the sun come Aunder my Gbed?
BmTook my mail and i was Dalready Adead
BmWhen we wAere sixGteen

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Sixteen

by Skywave

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Early Oliver Ackermann (of A Place to Bury Strangers) project. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Ackermann

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

All chords are Barred.

D: 10-12-12-11-10-10

G: 3-5-5-4-3-3

Bm: 7-9-9-7-7-7

A: 5-7-7-6-5-5

Intro:

D G Bm A x2 (plucked from high e to d)

D G Bm A

x2 (strummed)

Chorus:

D G Bm

She wore green

A D G Bm A

Cause never seen

D G Bm

She wore blue

A D G Bm A

What could I do?

Verse 1:

Bm A G

Made a wish upon a wave

Bm D A

She's surrounded belted away

Bm A G

Then i fell into a stare

Bm D A

I don't care if she wants to wear

Chorus: (same chords as first chorus)

Green

Cause never seen

She wore blue

What could i do?

Verse 2:

Bm A G

I told her that I hated it all

Bm D A

She asked me if i would ever fall

Bm A G

Can't take it anymore

Bm D A

What's a girl really for?

Break:

D G

Solo:

D G Bm A

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

B|---------5/7-7-7-5-5-3-3-|

G|7--9--4------------------|(repeat 2x)

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

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

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

Verse 3:

Bm A G

Why should the sun come under my bed?

Bm D A

Took my mail and i was already dead

Bm A G

When we were sixteen

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