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C#minor

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1/56

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 56Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Rhythm 1 played during verse (finger pick) 
e|-B----------------C#----------------E------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------------------|
G|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4------4---4------------|
D|---------------------------------2---2-------2---2---2------2--------------|
A|-2---2-------2---4---4-------2---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 2 for Pre-Chorus, same picking pattern as above
e|-A------7---------------7---------C#m----------------B--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5---------------4-------------------|
G|---6-------6---6---6-------6---6---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-----------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------7---7---7-------7---4---4-------4---2---2-------2-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 PLAY WITH POWER CHORDS STRUMMING MAINLY THE FIRST 3 STRINGS. 
YOU CAN USE A SLIGHT PALM MUTE BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU.
STEADY DOWN STRUM WHILE GUITAR 1 DOES THE PICKING.
IN THE CHORUS BOTH STRUM AS YOU SEE FIT.
You know the Bnight C#is our adEdiction
It feels Bright in the C#blaze of the Estars
And that's cause Bwe spend C#too much Ethinking
Hoping to Bfind a place C#better than where we Eare
They got a Ared flag for the beast in C#mmeB  
And they'rAe feeding fire that burns beneath my C#mfeet
I'll let it Bburn
EWake up
Come on and catch a little Blightning
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthisB  
EWake up
Come on can't you hear the Bthunder
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthisB  
If they're BrightC#  
You know the satisfyiEng burn
Of the Bfear C#we all grew to Elearn
And we Await for something, anything to happen at C#mallB  
Oh we Await for something, anything to happen at C#mallB  
EWake up
Come on and catch a little Blightning
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthisB  
EWake up
Come on can't you hear the Bthunder
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthisB  
And we F#wait for something, aG#nything to happen at allA  
Oh we F#wait for something, aG#nything to happen at allA  B  
(Softly)
They got a Ared flag for the beast in C#mmeB  
And they're Afeeding fire that burns C#mbeneath my Bfeet
EWake up
Come on and catch a little Blightning
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthisB  
EWake up
Come on can't you hear the Bthunder
There's darker places than Athis
There's darker places than C#mthis
[OUTRO] 
Keep strumming
EHey there's darker places than this.... 

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Lightning

by The Glorious Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

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Tuning: Standard

Rhythm 1 played during verse (finger pick)

B C# E

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

B|-------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------------------|

G|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4------4---4------------|

D|---------------------------------2---2-------2---2---2------2--------------|

A|-2---2-------2---4---4-------2---------------------------------------------|

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

Rhythm 2 for Pre-Chorus, same picking pattern as above

A C#m B

e|-------7---------------7---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------5---------------4-------------------|

G|---6-------6---6---6-------6---6---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-----------|

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

A|-7---7-------7---7---7-------7---4---4-------4---2---2-------2-------------|

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

GUITAR 2 PLAY WITH POWER CHORDS STRUMMING MAINLY THE FIRST 3 STRINGS.

YOU CAN USE A SLIGHT PALM MUTE BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU.

STEADY DOWN STRUM WHILE GUITAR 1 DOES THE PICKING.

IN THE CHORUS BOTH STRUM AS YOU SEE FIT.

B C# E

You know the night is our addiction

B C# E

It feels right in the blaze of the stars

B C# E

And that's cause we spend too much thinking

B C# E

Hoping to find a place better than where we are

A C#m B

They got a red flag for the beast in me

A C#m

And they're feeding fire that burns beneath my feet

I'll let it burn

Wake up

Come on and catch a little lightning

There's darker places than this

C#m B

There's darker places than this

Wake up

Come on can't you hear the thunder

There's darker places than this

C#m B

There's darker places than this

B C#

If they're right

You know the satisfying burn

B C# E

Of the fear we all grew to learn

A C#m B

And we wait for something, anything to happen at all

A C#m B

Oh we wait for something, anything to happen at all

Wake up

Come on and catch a little lightning

There's darker places than this

C#m B

There's darker places than this

Wake up

Come on can't you hear the thunder

There's darker places than this

C#m B

There's darker places than this

F# G# A

And we wait for something, anything to happen at all

F# G# A B

Oh we wait for something, anything to happen at all

(Softly)

A C#m B

They got a red flag for the beast in me

A C#m B

And they're feeding fire that burns beneath my feet

Wake up

Come on and catch a little lightning

There's darker places than this

C#m B

There's darker places than this

Wake up

Come on can't you hear the thunder

There's darker places than this

C#m

There's darker places than this

[OUTRO]

Keep strumming

Hey there's darker places than this....

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