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Tuning: DGCFAD
Chords: Shapes in relation to tuning.
   G          D        Bm        A         Em
  -X-       -10-      -X-       -5-        -7-       
 -12-       -10-      -7-       -5-        -8-
 -12-       -11-      -7-       -6-        -9-
 -12-       -12-      -9-       -7-        -9-
 -10-       -12-      -9-       -7-        -7-
  -X-       -10-      -7-       -5-        -X-
Intro: G|D|D| Bmx2
She Gclung to Dherself
On a Dcold autumn Bmmorning
Now the Gsummer has gDone
We can Dremember the Bmnames
Of Gcities we've Dlost
And Dtablets with Bmdiaries
CouGrageous in Dfame
With the foDrecast to Bmblame
'Cause Ain the Bmwaves
We Gall look the Dsame
APreachers and Bmpimps  
GKillers and sDaints
These Emcrushing winds
Could Bmdamage the humans tonAight
GFill all the Dholes
And Dempty the Bmbeaches
'Cause the Gcar that you Ddrove
Is now Dswimming Bmaway
And Gall that we Dknow
Is Dback in our Bmminds again
To Gstay in our Dhomes
And Dlove to the Bmgrave
'Cause Ain the Bmwaves
We Gall look the Dsame
APreachers and Bmpimps  
GKillers and sDaints
These Emcrushing winds
Could Bmdamage the humans tonAight
GThrow your Dlife a line
Don't Bmfade aAway
The Bmanswers Ato your Gdreams
Are falling with the Bmrain
GThere's nothing Dmore than life
Don't Bmfeel this Apain
The Bmbudding Aleaves on Gtrees
They always feel the sBmame
(The Bmanswers Ato your Gdreams are falling with the rBmain)
On this Gisland Dalone
With Dnothing but Bmwaves for beats
The Gbirds sing alDong
And transDport her aBmway
To Gmemories of Dhome
Like fDragments of Bmdiaries
You Gstay in your Dhomes
And Dlove to the Bmgrave
'Cause Ain the Bmwaves
We Gall look the Dsame
APreachers and Bmpimps  
GKillers and sDaints
These Emcrushing winds
Could Bmdamage the humans tonAight
GThrow your Dlife a line
Don't Bmfade aAway
The Bmanswers Ato your Gdreams
Are falling with the Bmrain
GThere's nothing Dmore than life
Don't Bmfeel this Apain
The Bmbudding Aleaves on Gtrees
They always feel the sBmame
(The Bmanswers Ato your Gdreams are falling with the rBmain)

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Diaries

by Iwan Rheon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: DGCFAD

Chords: Shapes in relation to tuning.

G D Bm A Em

-X- -10- -X- -5- -7-

-12- -10- -7- -5- -8-

-12- -11- -7- -6- -9-

-12- -12- -9- -7- -9-

-10- -12- -9- -7- -7-

-X- -10- -7- -5- -X-

G D D Bm

Intro: ||| x2

G D

She clung to herself

D Bm

On a cold autumn morning

G D

Now the summer has gone

D Bm

We can remember the names

G D

Of cities we've lost

D Bm

And tablets with diaries

G D

Courageous in fame

D Bm

With the forecast to blame

A Bm

'Cause in the waves

G D

We all look the same

A Bm

Preachers and pimps

G D

Killers and saints

These crushing winds

Bm A

Could damage the humans tonight

G D

Fill all the holes

D Bm

And empty the beaches

G D

'Cause the car that you drove

D Bm

Is now swimming away

G D

And all that we know

D Bm

Is back in our minds again

G D

To stay in our homes

D Bm

And love to the grave

A Bm

'Cause in the waves

G D

We all look the same

A Bm

Preachers and pimps

G D

Killers and saints

These crushing winds

Bm A

Could damage the humans tonight

G D

Throw your life a line

Bm A

Don't fade away

Bm A G

The answers to your dreams

Are falling with the rain

G D

There's nothing more than life

Bm A

Don't feel this pain

Bm A G

The budding leaves on trees

They always feel the same

Bm A G Bm

(The answers to your dreams are falling with the rain)

G D

On this island alone

D Bm

With nothing but waves for beats

G D

The birds sing along

D Bm

And transport her away

G D

To memories of home

D Bm

Like fragments of diaries

G D

You stay in your homes

D Bm

And love to the grave

A Bm

'Cause in the waves

G D

We all look the same

A Bm

Preachers and pimps

G D

Killers and saints

These crushing winds

Bm A

Could damage the humans tonight

G D

Throw your life a line

Bm A

Don't fade away

Bm A G

The answers to your dreams

Are falling with the rain

G D

There's nothing more than life

Bm A

Don't feel this pain

Bm A G

The budding leaves on trees

They always feel the same

Bm A G Bm

(The answers to your dreams are falling with the rain)

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