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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
c#m - x46654
Intro: G#m-E-B-- x2
Verse 1:
    G#m     F#   EI walk like
G#myou F#nowaEdays just
G#mkeep you close F#to
Eme someG#mhow    F#   E  
    G#m     F#   EI talk
like G#myou
F#nowaEdays just
to beG#mlieve
this meF#mo-Ery
someG#mhowF#  E  
Chorus 1:
  EAnd now a F#girl
sits at home with
a G#mmixtape EAnd now
a F#boy out there
has a G#mpostcard in
his room EBut it’s
somewhere F#hidden
   G#mAnd she doesn’t
listen Because
it’s Etoo soonF#  
Verse 2:
    G#m     F#   EI will
subG#mlime F#cruEsade
just to G#mrelive 
peek F#thirEteen 
someG#mhow F#  E  
    G#m     F#   EAnd now
it’s G#mall F#o--Ekay
just don’t
G#mleave these
meF#mo-Eries
right G#mnowF#  E  
Chorus 2:
  EAnd now my F#girl
sits at home with
a G#mmixtape EAnd I’m
sF#tuck upstairs
with a G#mpostcard
in my room EBut
It's somewhere
F#hidden   G#mAnd she
doesn’t listen
Because it’s
Etoo soonF#  
Bridge:
   G#mAnd I don’t wanna
hear the words they
make you sing EI don’t
wanna hear a song you
wrote for me BAnd that
morning that you said
it on the phone for
F#sure I don’t want to
have a new reality
   G#mCoz if you play a
70's song she will
think of him EAnd
everything that went
wrong and cling to
him BI’ve gotten
girls that are never
as strong as they
preF#tend to be
Chorus 3:
  EAnd now you’re F#home
all alone with your
G#mmixtape EAnd now I’m
sF#till upstairs with
a G#mpostcard in my room
  EBut It's somewhere
F#hidden   G#mAnd she
doesn’t listen
Because it’s
Etoo soonF#  
Outro:
    G#m     F#   EI walk
like Byou nowaF#days
    G#m     F#   EI talk
like Byou nowaC#mdays
    G#m     F#   EI walk
like Byou nowaF#days
    G#m     F#   EI talk like ByouC#m  
    G#m   EJust to Bkeep you
close to F#me someG#mhowE  
Just to Bkeep you
         F#     G#m(hold)
close to me somehow

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The First Degree

by Man Overboard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

c#m - x46654

Intro: G#m-E-B-- x2

Verse 1:

G#m F# E

I walk like

G#m F# E

you nowadays just

G#m F#

keep you close to

E G#m F# E

me somehow

G#m F# E

I talk

G#m

like you

F# E

nowadays just

G#m

to believe

F# E

this memo-ry

G#m F# E

somehow

Chorus 1:

E F#

And now a girl

sits at home with

G#m E

a mixtape And now

a boy out there

G#m

has a postcard in

his room But it’s

somewhere hidden

G#m

And she doesn’t

listen Because

E F#

it’s too soon

Verse 2:

G#m F# E

I will

G#m F# E

sublime crusade

G#m

just to relive

F# E

peek thirteen

G#m F# E

somehow

G#m F# E

And now

G#m F# E

it’s all o--kay

just don’t

G#m

leave these

F# E

memo-ries

G#m F# E

right now

Chorus 2:

E F#

And now my girl

sits at home with

G#m E

a mixtape And I’m

stuck upstairs

G#m

with a postcard

in my room But

It's somewhere

F# G#m

hidden And she

doesn’t listen

Because it’s

E F#

too soon

Bridge:

G#m

And I don’t wanna

hear the words they

make you sing I don’t

wanna hear a song you

wrote for me And that

morning that you said

it on the phone for

sure I don’t want to

have a new reality

G#m

Coz if you play a

70's song she will

think of him And

everything that went

wrong and cling to

him I’ve gotten

girls that are never

as strong as they

pretend to be

Chorus 3:

E F#

And now you’re home

all alone with your

G#m E

mixtape And now I’m

still upstairs with

G#m

a postcard in my room

But It's somewhere

F# G#m

hidden And she

doesn’t listen

Because it’s

E F#

too soon

Outro:

G#m F# E

I walk

B F#

like you nowadays

G#m F# E

I talk

B C#m

like you nowadays

G#m F# E

I walk

B F#

like you nowadays

G#m F# E B C#m

I talk like you

G#m E B

Just to keep you

F# G#m E

close to me somehow

Just to keep you

F# G#m(hold)

close to me somehow

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