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Cmajor

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1/2

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 2Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Notes: The whole song is kind of strum/picked (except for the very last chorus, which is
just strummed). If you listen to it, it's not super hard to figure out. For the most
played). The chords remain the same throughout the entire song, but I included them all
anyway. This is a very basic tab, and there are lots of little details (hammer-ons,
Capo 3
Em*
e|-x-|
B|-1-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|
F*
e|-x-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-3-|
A|-3-|
E|-1-|
C/GYou're shaking bad in your sheets,
Em*
Convulsing like you didn't eat.
F*
You don't know what's more scary,
C/GYour door open or closed.
C/G"Do I look like a dead body?"
Em*
Your jumping jaw asked me
F*
With the funniest smile I've ever seen.
C/GYour soul was coming out your eyes.
C/GPiles of clothes and photographs
Em*
Fill the floor where I collapse.
F*
The walls grow blue and
C/GI'm trying to lift my head.
C/GNow I'm dying in this living room.
Em*
My stomach turns to sand.
F*
Yeah, why do I fight the good times
C/GLike I'm sure that I'll be damned?
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*          C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*          C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.
C/GHardwood floors carry sounds
Em*
That carry slow to my ears.
F*
It's the words I can't recognize,
C/GBut I'm trying hard to hear.
C/G'Cause my eyes can't find the things
Em*
That they're looking for down here.
F*
And brown leaves are covering,
C/GAnother wasted day this year.
C/GThe lights strung out across the yard
Em*
Remind me of a time, oh,
F*
When I tried to be a light, you know,
C/GGod, I tried to shine.
C/GBut the cross seems so high tonight,
Em*
And glory I can't find.
F*
Oh, could you tilt it while you're leaning down,
C/GOr will you pull me back inside?
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*          C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*          C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.
         C/G  Em*
So carry me home
       F*               C/G  
To the door beneath the sand.
         C/G  Em*
So carry me home
       F*              C/G  
To the sounds of angel bands.
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*          C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.
                  C/G  Em*
And I fear what I've done
           F*             C/G  
Means I've lost what I love.

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Tilt

by Wild Sweet Orange

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Notes: The whole song is kind of strum/picked (except for the very last chorus, which is

just strummed). If you listen to it, it's not super hard to figure out. For the most

played). The chords remain the same throughout the entire song, but I included them all

anyway. This is a very basic tab, and there are lots of little details (hammer-ons,

Capo 3

e|-x-|

B|-1-|

G|-0-|

D|-2-|

A|-2-|

E|-0-|

e|-x-|

B|-0-|

G|-0-|

D|-3-|

A|-3-|

E|-1-|

C/G

You're shaking bad in your sheets,

Convulsing like you didn't eat.

You don't know what's more scary,

C/G

Your door open or closed.

C/G

"Do I look like a dead body?"

Your jumping jaw asked me

With the funniest smile I've ever seen.

C/G

Your soul was coming out your eyes.

C/G

Piles of clothes and photographs

Fill the floor where I collapse.

The walls grow blue and

C/G

I'm trying to lift my head.

C/G

Now I'm dying in this living room.

My stomach turns to sand.

Yeah, why do I fight the good times

C/G

Like I'm sure that I'll be damned?

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

C/G

Hardwood floors carry sounds

That carry slow to my ears.

It's the words I can't recognize,

C/G

But I'm trying hard to hear.

C/G

'Cause my eyes can't find the things

That they're looking for down here.

And brown leaves are covering,

C/G

Another wasted day this year.

C/G

The lights strung out across the yard

Remind me of a time, oh,

When I tried to be a light, you know,

C/G

God, I tried to shine.

C/G

But the cross seems so high tonight,

And glory I can't find.

Oh, could you tilt it while you're leaning down,

C/G

Or will you pull me back inside?

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

C/G Em

So carry me home

F C/G

To the door beneath the sand.

C/G Em

So carry me home

F C/G

To the sounds of angel bands.

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

C/G Em

And I fear what I've done

F C/G

Means I've lost what I love.

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