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I've been trying to figure this out since I first heard it, here's my attempt
Capo on 3
[Verse]
BmI'm following the sGun
That's setting in the WDest
We're floating on a bDed of fading lights
BmA canopy of treGes
Bears witness to the bDreeze
I'm falling like a feDather, soft and light
BmBaby, there's Gno better tiDme
No better time, Dbaby, we can't fiBmnd
Oh-whoa-wAhoa, oh-whoa-wGhoa
With etAernal love, the stars above
ABmll there is and ever was
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A Ablade of grass, a grain of sand
ThBme moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
BmThe embers of a fGire 
still burning as they dDie
Stay bright to keep us Dside by side
BmBaby, there's Gno better tiDme
No better time, Dbaby, we can't fBmind
Oh-whoa-wAhoa, oh-whoa-wGhoa
With etAernal love, the stars above
ABmll there is and ever was
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A Ablade of grass, a grain of sand
ThBme moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
With etAernal love, the stars above
ABmll there is and ever was
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A Ablade of grass, a grain of sand
The Bmmoonlit sea, to hold your hand
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
GWe got the sunshine
EmWe got the shade
AWe got temptation
BmWe got it made
GWe got rewarded
EmWe got refused
AWe got distorted
BmWe got confused
F#mWe got the sunshine
BmWe got the shade
I F#mwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
With etAernal love, the stars above
ABmll there is and ever was
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade Aof grass, a grain of sand
ThBme moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
With etAernal love, the stars above
ABmll there is and ever was
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade Aof grass, a grain of sand
ThBme moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I Gwant it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all

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The Shade

by Metric

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

I've been trying to figure this out since I first heard it, here's my attempt

Capo on 3

[Verse]

Bm G

I'm following the sun

That's setting in the West

We're floating on a bed of fading lights

Bm G

A canopy of trees

Bears witness to the breeze

I'm falling like a feather, soft and light

Bm G D

Baby, there's no better time

D Bm

No better time, baby, we can't find

A G

Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa

With eternal love, the stars above

All there is and ever was

I want it all, I want it all

A blade of grass, a grain of sand

The moonlit sea, to hold your hand

I want it all, I want it all

Bm G

The embers of a fire

still burning as they die

Stay bright to keep us side by side

Bm G D

Baby, there's no better time

D Bm

No better time, baby, we can't find

A G

Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa

With eternal love, the stars above

All there is and ever was

I want it all, I want it all

A blade of grass, a grain of sand

The moonlit sea, to hold your hand

I want it all, I want it all

With eternal love, the stars above

All there is and ever was

I want it all, I want it all

A blade of grass, a grain of sand

The moonlit sea, to hold your hand

I want it all, I want it all

We got the sunshine

We got the shade

We got temptation

We got it made

We got rewarded

We got refused

We got distorted

We got confused

F#m

We got the sunshine

We got the shade

F#m

I want it all, I want it all

With eternal love, the stars above

All there is and ever was

I want it all, I want it all

A blade of grass, a grain of sand

The moonlit sea, to hold your hand

I want it all, I want it all

With eternal love, the stars above

All there is and ever was

I want it all, I want it all

A blade of grass, a grain of sand

The moonlit sea, to hold your hand

I want it all, I want it all

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