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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning EADGBe 
This is a tough song to figure out. 
The lone guitar part is fairly consistantly inconsistant through out. 
Provided is the fretting for it, use the thumb and index to play it and bend when necessary. 
Bend the B string one semitone and the D string 2 semitones when necessary. 
Intro: C#m  
E|----------------------------------------|
B|---9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|11-----11-----11---11-----11-----11-----|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1: 
C#mI'll string along, I'll string along, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo...
C#mCome mornings my beads on a face, a thread, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo...
We can Dmsave it, we can change it, put it Ebmin lines across the room
But we'll neveDmr stop it bristling.Am....and I gotta quit......
Verse 2: 
C#mWith a ribbonless hair, with a wire of snare, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo
C#mWith all the trembling vein that you can bare, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo
We can Dmsave it, we can change it, put iEbmt in lines across the room
But we'll neveDmr stop it pimpling.Am....and I gotta quit...
Outro: 
AmScrape a little pattern to a sty I kiss holes for the bullets
AmIn case of thigh, in case of thigh
AmI kiss holes for the bullets.....and I gotta quit.....and I gotta quit.......
(end)

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Rosary

by Scott Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Ebm

Standard Tuning EADGBe

This is a tough song to figure out.

The lone guitar part is fairly consistantly inconsistant through out.

Provided is the fretting for it, use the thumb and index to play it and bend when necessary.

Bend the B string one semitone and the D string 2 semitones when necessary.

C#m

Intro:

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

B|---9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9---|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|11-----11-----11---11-----11-----11-----|

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

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

Verse 1:

C#m

I'll string along, I'll string along, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo...

C#m

Come mornings my beads on a face, a thread, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo...

Dm Ebm

We can save it, we can change it, put it in lines across the room

Dm Am

But we'll never stop it bristling.....and I gotta quit......

Verse 2:

C#m

With a ribbonless hair, with a wire of snare, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo

C#m

With all the trembling vein that you can bare, oo whaoo whaoo whaoo

Dm Ebm

We can save it, we can change it, put it in lines across the room

Dm Am

But we'll never stop it pimpling.....and I gotta quit...

Outro:

Scrape a little pattern to a sty I kiss holes for the bullets

In case of thigh, in case of thigh

I kiss holes for the bullets.....and I gotta quit.....and I gotta quit.......

(end)

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