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Mizzy C

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Song: Mizzy C
TUNING: E Standard (E A D G B e)
       C#m     Amaj7       F#m     E  F#m7/11    A  
e|---0-------------2------0-----0--------5-----|
B|---5------0------2------0-----0--------5-----|
G|---6-----6p4-----2------1-----2--------6-----|
D|---6------6------4------2-----4--------7-----|
A|---4------4------4------2-----4--------7-----|
E|----------5------2------0----(2)-------5-----|
[Intro] -  C#m|  Amaj7|  F#m|   Amaj7x4
[Verse]
  I keep rC#mecycling storieAmaj7s from my youth
  F#mThat I've told bAmaj7efore
  C#mConversations Amaj7with myself have becF#mome such a Amaj7bore
  C#mStruggling Amaj7to find the rhythm F#m  
  in these blues Amaj7of mine
  I've been C#mliving out of focus Amaj7barren of life and F#mlightAmaj7  
[Chorus]
                      E  F#m7/11
  If I try to change direction
  I might not Afind what I'm looking Efor
                       E  F#m7/11
  But this bitter disposition
  By now has Asurely run its Ecourse
[Interlude]   C#m|  Amaj7|  F#m|   Amaj7x4
[Verse]
  Now I've been C#mgiven the gift of Amaj7persistence
  F#mBut it's become a Amaj7curse
  C#mUnravelinAmaj7g backwards in the F#mdistance I hear a Amaj7dirge
  C#mI can see a Amaj7man, on his F#mface there's no trace of Amaj7time
  There's a C#mstrange and mad iAmaj7dea that I must F#mfindAmaj7  
[Chorus]
                      E  F#m7/11
  If I try to change direction
  I might not Afind what I'm looking Efor
                       E  F#m7/11
  But this bitter disposition
  By now has Asurely run its Ecourse
[Bridge] x4
"I wanna change direction"
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------7--9------------------|
E|--7--9--------5--7-7h9--0--2b-|
The hammer on is only played on the 1st repeat and the bend release is only played on the 4th repeat
[Chorus] x2
                      E  F#m7/11
  If I try to change direction
  I might not Asus2find what I'm looking Efor
                       E  F#m7/11
  But this bitter disposition
  By now has Asus2surely run its Ecourse
[Outro] x2
"oooooooooh oooooooooooh"
 E| F#m7/11 |  A| E  

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Mizzy C

by City and Colour

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Amaj7

F#m

F#m7

Asus2

Song: Mizzy C

TUNING: E Standard (E A D G B e)

C#m Amaj7 F#m E F#m7 A

/11

e|---0-------------2------0-----0--------5-----|

B|---5------0------2------0-----0--------5-----|

G|---6-----6p4-----2------1-----2--------6-----|

D|---6------6------4------2-----4--------7-----|

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

E|----------5------2------0----(2)-------5-----|

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

[Intro] - | | | x4

[Verse]

C#m Amaj7

I keep recycling stories from my youth

F#m Amaj7

That I've told before

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

Conversations with myself have become such a bore

C#m Amaj7 F#m

Struggling to find the rhythm

Amaj7

in these blues of mine

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

I've been living out of focus barren of life and light

[Chorus]

E F#m7

/11

If I try to change direction

A E

I might not find what I'm looking for

E F#m7

/11

But this bitter disposition

A E

By now has surely run its course

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

[Interlude] | | | x4

[Verse]

C#m Amaj7

Now I've been given the gift of persistence

F#m Amaj7

But it's become a curse

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

Unraveling backwards in the distance I hear a dirge

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

I can see a man, on his face there's no trace of time

C#m Amaj7 F#m Amaj7

There's a strange and mad idea that I must find

[Chorus]

E F#m7

/11

If I try to change direction

A E

I might not find what I'm looking for

E F#m7

/11

But this bitter disposition

A E

By now has surely run its course

[Bridge] x4

"I wanna change direction"

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

B|------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|

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

A|--------7--9------------------|

E|--7--9--------5--7-7h9--0--2b-|

The hammer on is only played on the 1st repeat and the bend release is only played on the 4th repeat

[Chorus] x2

E F#m7

/11

If I try to change direction

Asus2 E

I might not find what I'm looking for

E F#m7

/11

But this bitter disposition

Asus2 E

By now has surely run its course

[Outro] x2

"oooooooooh oooooooooooh"

E F#m7 A E

| /11 | |

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