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Shadow Moses

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I looked at his fingers and listened very closely. I'm almost 100% sure this is exactly how he's playing it.
Feel free to deviate and put your own spin on it (and be sure to fix your hair a lot ;))! The chords are 
just different builds/voicings onto the normal E Minor, G Major, C Major, and D Major chords essentially. 
(Oh and just as a disclaimer, his version has some different lyrics than BMTH) 
Capo on 1st Fret 
CHORDS USED (in relation to capo):
     Em:   775000
     G6:   055400
     Cma7: 332000
     D2*:   554000    *(I'm not certain what the true name of this chord would be, it has a root, major 3rd, 
                              5th, 9th, 11th, and 13th. For simplicity's sake I shall refer to it as a D2)
 Intro: Em, G6, Cmaj7, D2  
                                       Em                       G6|
Can you tell from the look in our eyes? (we're going nowhere)   |
                                      Cmaj7                     D2| x2
We live our lives like we're ready to die (we're going nowhere) | 
I Cmaj7thought I buried you and D2covered the tracks
EmYou'll have to take this with your cold dead hands
Cmaj7I thought I buried you D2where sin can never Emdie
I Cmaj7thought I'd cut you loose, D2and severed the feeling
EmYou stepped through the cracks as you clamped to my shirt
Cmaj7I thought I buried you D2where sin can never Emdie
Break: Em, Cmaj7, D2,  Em  
EmCan you tell from the look in our eyes? (G6we're going nowhere)   
Cmaj7We live our lives like we're ready to die (D2we're going nowhere) 
EmYou can run but you'll never escape G6(over and over again)
Cmaj7Will we ever see the end? D2(we're going nowhere)
Cmaj7This is sempiternal. D2Will we ever see the end?
Cmaj7This is sempiternal. D2Over and over, again and again.
EmThis is GsempiternalCmaj7. Will we ever see the D2end?
EmThis is GsempiternalCmaj7. Over and over, again and again.D2  
D2Rise from the dead you say?
Cmaj7Secrets don't sleep 'til they're took to the grave
D2Signal the sirens, rally the troops
      Cmaj7[N.C.]
Ladies and gentlemen,
[N.C.]                  D2  Em  
It's the moment of truth
EmCan you tell from the look in our eyes? (G6we're going nowhere)   
Cmaj7We live our lives like we're ready to die (D2we're going nowhere) 
EmYou can run but you'll never escape G6(over and over again)
Cmaj7Will we ever see the end? D2(we're going nowhere)
END
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Shadow Moses

by SayWeCanFly

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cma7

Cmaj7

I looked at his fingers and listened very closely. I'm almost 100% sure this is exactly how he's playing it.

Feel free to deviate and put your own spin on it (and be sure to fix your hair a lot ;))! The chords are

just different builds/voicings onto the normal E Minor, G Major, C Major, and D Major chords essentially.

(Oh and just as a disclaimer, his version has some different lyrics than BMTH)

Capo on 1st Fret

CHORDS USED (in relation to capo):

: 775000

: 055400

Cma7

: 332000

*: 554000 *(I'm not certain what the true name of this chord would be, it has a root, major 3rd,

5th, 9th, 11th, and 13th. For simplicity's sake I shall refer to it as a D2)

Em G6 Cmaj7 D2

Intro: , , ,

Em G6

Can you tell from the look in our eyes? (we're going nowhere) |

Cmaj7 D2

| x2

We live our lives like we're ready to die (we're going nowhere) |

Cmaj7 D2

I thought I buried you and covered the tracks

You'll have to take this with your cold dead hands

Cmaj7 D2 Em

I thought I buried you where sin can never die

Cmaj7 D2

I thought I'd cut you loose, and severed the feeling

You stepped through the cracks as you clamped to my shirt

Cmaj7 D2 Em

I thought I buried you where sin can never die

Em Cmaj7 D2 Em

Break: , , ,

Em G6

Can you tell from the look in our eyes? (we're going nowhere)

Cmaj7 D2

We live our lives like we're ready to die (we're going nowhere)

Em G6

You can run but you'll never escape (over and over again)

Cmaj7 D2

Will we ever see the end? (we're going nowhere)

Cmaj7 D2

This is sempiternal. Will we ever see the end?

Cmaj7 D2

This is sempiternal. Over and over, again and again.

Em G Cmaj7 D2

This is sempiternal. Will we ever see the end?

Em G Cmaj7 D2

This is sempiternal. Over and over, again and again.

Rise from the dead you say?

Cmaj7

Secrets don't sleep 'til they're took to the grave

Signal the sirens, rally the troops

Cmaj7

[N.C.]

Ladies and gentlemen,

D2 Em

[N.C.]

It's the moment of truth

Em G6

Can you tell from the look in our eyes? (we're going nowhere)

Cmaj7 D2

We live our lives like we're ready to die (we're going nowhere)

Em G6

You can run but you'll never escape (over and over again)

Cmaj7 D2

Will we ever see the end? (we're going nowhere)

END

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