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Aminor

90BPM

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 44Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CHORDS USED
Am: x02210
G*: 320010
G**: 320000
F: 133211
E: 022100
E7: 020100
Bm: x24421
Dm: xx0231 but sounds better if you play 1x3231 (kind of mixture between F and Dm chords)
NO CAPO
The main "riff" of the intro kinda goes like this :
              (Am)                         (G**)                         (F)              (E)     (E7)
e|--------1-0------1-0-0-----0---------1-0------1-0-0-----0--------------------------------------0--------|
B|----1---1-1---1--1-1-1-1-3-------0---0-0---0--0-0-0-1-3-----------3-1------3-1-1-0-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|----2---------2------------------0---------0------------------2---2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|----2---------2------------------0---------0------------------3---------3--------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------------------3----------3-----------------1----------1----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
INTRO:   AmG**    F    E  E7  
(E7)      Am  
Walking in the rain
(Am)         G*           
Walking through the streets
FIn the dark at night, so I might find some peace to think
(F)                     E  E7  
Cause my mind is on fire
(E7)       Am  
My hair is blowing in the wind
    G*                     
And you are saying something
But I cFannot hear a word that's coming out of your sweet mouth
Cause my mEind is on fireE7  
(E7)    Am  
No, I'm not sorry
        G**
I'm not sorry at all
No, I wFon't apologize although I know that's what you'd like
But I'm nEot sorry at all
  FG**    Am    Bm    E  
You're E7always bringinAmg out
             G*      
The very worst in me
The weakest vFersion of a person that I'd ever want to be
But my Eheart is on fireE7  
  FG*
   Ahhh
    Dm  EAhhE7h
  FG*
   Ahhh
    Dm  EAhhE7h
You're so hAmard to figure out
   G*
I don't know what you're wanting
Am FI supposed to sacrifice myself to let you free?
But my hEeart is on fireE7  
(E7)    Am  
No, I'm not sorry
        G**
I'm not sorry at all
No, I wFon't apologize although I know that's what you'd like
But I'm nEot sorry at all
FHmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
G**
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
FHmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
EHmm, hmm, E7hmm, hmm
  FG**    Am    Bm    E  Am  

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On Fire

by Garbage

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CHORDS USED

Am: x02210

G*: 320010

G**: 320000

F: 133211

E: 022100

E7: 020100

Bm: x24421

Dm: xx0231 but sounds better if you play 1x3231 (kind of mixture between F and Dm chords)

NO CAPO

The main "riff" of the intro kinda goes like this :

Am F E E7

() (G**) () () ()

e|--------1-0------1-0-0-----0---------1-0------1-0-0-----0--------------------------------------0--------|

B|----1---1-1---1--1-1-1-1-3-------0---0-0---0--0-0-0-1-3-----------3-1------3-1-1-0-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

G|----2---------2------------------0---------0------------------2---2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

D|----2---------2------------------0---------0------------------3---------3--------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|

A|-0----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

E|------------------------------3----------3-----------------1----------1----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Am F E E7

INTRO: G**

E7 Am

()

Walking in the rain

() G*

Walking through the streets

In the dark at night, so I might find some peace to think

F E E7

()

Cause my mind is on fire

E7 Am

()

My hair is blowing in the wind

And you are saying something

But I cannot hear a word that's coming out of your sweet mouth

E E7

Cause my mind is on fire

E7 Am

()

No, I'm not sorry

G**

I'm not sorry at all

No, I won't apologize although I know that's what you'd like

But I'm not sorry at all

F Am Bm E

G**

E7 Am

You're always bringing out

The very worst in me

The weakest version of a person that I'd ever want to be

E E7

But my heart is on fire

Ahhh

Dm E E7

Ahhh

Dm E E7

Ahhh

You're so hard to figure out

I don't know what you're wanting

Am I supposed to sacrifice myself to let you free?

E E7

But my heart is on fire

E7 Am

()

No, I'm not sorry

G**

I'm not sorry at all

No, I won't apologize although I know that's what you'd like

But I'm not sorry at all

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

G**

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

E E7

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

F Am Bm E Am

G**

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