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//Artist: Florence and the Machine
//Song: Conductor
//Album: How Big How Blue How Beautiful - Target Edition(2015)
//Capo 1(Chords relative to the capo)
Intro:
 Fmaj7   G6x4
  Fmaj7I tried to contG6rol my shaking
  Fmaj7With just one sG6igh
  Fmaj7I tried to wG6arm the ocean
  AmBy rFmaj7iding it doG6wn
  Fmaj7I tried to tG6ame my nightmares 
  Fmaj7Line by lG6ine
  Fmaj7For I had a sG6ong about you
  AmThen Fmaj7make you mG6ine
   Am    Am/BThe Am/CcondDmuctor caGught in slow-motion
   Am       Am/B  Am/CThe oDmrchesGtra plays on
   Am       Am/B      Am/CODmver and oGver the same motion
   Am      Am/BTAm/Chis wDmork is nGever done
  CmThe only thing that's G#certain
  D#Is your indeA#cision
  C#I guess it must be wG#orking
  CmCause you hit D#me with such precA#ision
  CmNow the strings are brG#eaking
  D#Your fingers run with blA#ood
  C#But they keep on plaG#ying
  CmThe cyD#cle never sA#tops
Who's in coFmaj7ntrol?G6  
Who's playing wFmaj7ho?G6  
  Fmaj7She wants to G6be a monster
  Fmaj7Conducting them G6too
  Fmaj7She knows the sG6ong won't save her
  AmBut Fmaj7what else can she G6do
  Fmaj7She weeps just lG6ike a willow
  Fmaj7And she's playing for yG6ou
  Fmaj7She's fragile and sG6he's ferocious
  AmAs the cFmaj7urrent flows G6through
   Am    Am/BSheAm/C's a DmconductoGr caught in slow-motion
   Am       Am/B  Am/CThe oDmrchesGtra plays on
   Am       Am/B      Am/CODmver and oGver the same motion
  Fmaj7This work is G6never done
  CmNow here comes the cresG#cendo
  D#The music starts to sA#way
  C#And now it's so ecG#static 
  CmI kD#now this part so wA#ell
  CmAnd then it goes stacG#cato
  D#The notes were flying A#on
  C#Higher and hG#igher
  CmBut they nD#ever reach the tA#op
Who's in coFmaj7ntrol?G6  
Who's playing wFmaj7ho?G6  
Who's in coFmaj7ntrol?G6  
Who's playing wFmaj7ho?G6  
  Fmaj7I am the G6orchestra 
  Fmaj7Conductor G6too
  Fmaj7My heart is a cG6oncert hall
  AmAnd I fiFmaj7lled it with yG6ou

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Conductor

by Florence + The Machine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am/B

Am/C

//Artist: Florence and the Machine

//Song: Conductor

//Album: How Big How Blue How Beautiful - Target Edition(2015)

//Capo 1(Chords relative to the capo)

Intro:

Fmaj7 G6

I tried to control my shaking

Fmaj7 G6

With just one sigh

Fmaj7 G6

I tried to warm the ocean

Am Fmaj7 G6

By riding it down

Fmaj7 G6

I tried to tame my nightmares

Fmaj7 G6

Line by line

Fmaj7 G6

For I had a song about you

Am Fmaj7 G6

Then make you mine

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

The conductor caught in slow-motion

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

The orchestra plays on

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

Over and over the same motion

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

This work is never done

Cm G#

The only thing that's certain

D# A#

Is your indecision

C# G#

I guess it must be working

Cm D# A#

Cause you hit me with such precision

Cm G#

Now the strings are breaking

D# A#

Your fingers run with blood

C# G#

But they keep on playing

Cm D# A#

The cycle never stops

Fmaj7 G6

Who's in control?

Fmaj7 G6

Who's playing who?

Fmaj7 G6

She wants to be a monster

Fmaj7 G6

Conducting them too

Fmaj7 G6

She knows the song won't save her

Am Fmaj7 G6

But what else can she do

Fmaj7 G6

She weeps just like a willow

Fmaj7 G6

And she's playing for you

Fmaj7 G6

She's fragile and she's ferocious

Am Fmaj7 G6

As the current flows through

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

She's a conductor caught in slow-motion

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

The orchestra plays on

Am Am/B Am/C Dm G

Over and over the same motion

Fmaj7 G6

This work is never done

Cm G#

Now here comes the crescendo

D# A#

The music starts to sway

C# G#

And now it's so ecstatic

Cm D# A#

I know this part so well

Cm G#

And then it goes staccato

D# A#

The notes were flying on

C# G#

Higher and higher

Cm D# A#

But they never reach the top

Fmaj7 G6

Who's in control?

Fmaj7 G6

Who's playing who?

Fmaj7 G6

Who's in control?

Fmaj7 G6

Who's playing who?

Fmaj7 G6

I am the orchestra

Fmaj7 G6

Conductor too

Fmaj7 G6

My heart is a concert hall

Am Fmaj7 G6

And I filled it with you

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