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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Album - Lullaby In A Car Crash (2014)
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO - Acoustic
Dm AmX2
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VERSE 1
Did your Dmfather give you hell
Did your mother try to Ambreak you down
Did they Dmmess up your head
And tighten the strings Amattached to your bones
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SYNTH - Dm Fmaj7X4
******
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VERSE 2
When Dmyou were growing up
You struggled between the Fmaj7boredom and pain
But you're Dmstill waiting for something to happen
Something to keep you from Fmaj7going insane
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CHORUS
I don't Bbwanna be here
It's all a mistake and I need to know how to get Fmaj7out
And I Bbtry to stay calm
But the fear inside is taking control Dmagain
Again Again Again Again Again Again
C Bb........
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SOLO 1 - Dm C Bb
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e|--s------------------s---------|---p-----------br--------|--br--|--------------------------|
B|-3\15~~~~~~~~~~-15-15\10~~~-10-|-13-10-13~~~~-13--10~~~~-|-10-8-|----------b---r--13--br---|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--s---10-12---------12~~~-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|-3\12---------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--------------------------|
03:35
e|-----------------|-------|-------------------------------|----------|----10---p----b-----------|
B|-13--b-----------|-br----|-------------------------------|---p------|--b----13-10-13~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----12~~-12-10-9-|-9-----|------------10----12----10~~~~-|-12-10-12-|-12-----------------------|
D|-----------------|----10-|--s---10-12----12----12--------|----------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------|-3\12--------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------|-------------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
p s b
e|-10-13-10-13\15--13-------------s-|---p----b--r---b-r---h--p------s-|---p---------s-|
B|--------------------15-13-15~~~~\-|-15-13-15-----15---13-15-13~~~~\-|-15-13-15~~~~\-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
04:01
p
e|-13-12-----------|--s----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13--------|-3\15-13-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------12~~~~-|---------14-12-10-9-7-5--s-----------------s-----------|
D|-----------------|------------------------3\7-5-3-2-3-2-3-5-5\7~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
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PICKING
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e|Am----------------------|----------------------|-------------15-------|-------------15-------|
B|-------13----12-13----|-------13----12-13----|-------13-------13----|-------13-------13----|
G|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|X2
D
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CLEAN CHORDS
Dsus2.... Fmaj7... Dsus2.... Fmaj7
05:09
e|Dsus2-----------Fmaj7------------------|---------|------|
B|-----------------------------|---------|------|
G|-----------------------------|---------|------|this guitar
D|-----------------------------|---------|------|E 6 string
A|-----------------------------|--s--3-5-|------|is tuned to D
D|-0~~~~~~-0--3--0~~~~~~~-0--3-|-3\7-----|-0~~~-|
Dsus2------Fmaj7------Dsus2------Fmaj7------Gm---Bb--C Dsus2
06:29
SOLO
*****
Dme|-Am----------|-Dm-s------------|-Fmaj7--s--s--|
B|--s--------|-8\10-10~~~~~~-|-10\13/8-|
G|-7\9~~~~~~-|---------------|---------|
D|-----------|---------------|---------|
A|-----------|---------------|---------|
E|-----------|---------------|---------|
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VERSE 3
Don't you Dmwanna believe
That you can see the sFmaj7ky from here
And DmYou can have it all
As long as you're Fmaj7playing the game
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VERSE 4
DmGet a new life
Get a better job and a Fmaj7faster car
Get a Dmtv that'll cover your wall
It'll numb your pain and Fmaj7erase your mind
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CHORUS
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e|Bb---------1-----| |Fmaj7---------0-----| |Bb---------1-----|
B|-----1-----1---| |-----1-----1---| |-----1-----1---|
G|---3---3-----3-| |---2---2-----2-| |---3---3-----3-|
D|-3-------------| |-3-------------| |-3-------------|
A|---------------| |---------------| |---------------|
E|---------------|X4 |---------------|X4 |---------------|X4
I don't Bbwanna be here
It's all a mistake and I need to know how to get Fmaj7out
And I Bbtry to stay calm
But the fear inside is taking control Dsus2again
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08:10
SOLO 2 Whammy
******* dive b hold
e|--b--------b-r--10~~~/\-|--br-12--12~~~~~-|---p----------|-----------------s-|---bend------------|
B|-13~~~~~~-13~~~---------|-13--------------|-13-10-13~~~~-|--b-13--b-10~~~~~\-|-b--|--br----------|
G|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-12----12----------|-7--7--7--5~~~~~~~-|
D|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
08:34 b r b
e|--------------------------|--b----------b---b-------b-10~~~~--b--------|------13-15-15----15-|
B|----------------b--13--rb-|-13~~~~~~~~-13--13--10-13---------13--13~~~-|--s------------------|
G|--s---10-12-10-12-----12--|--------------------------------------------|-9\14----------------|
D|-3\12---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
08:52
b br
e|-15-15-13-12-------|
B|-------------13----|
G|----------------12-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
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Stay Calm
by Bjorn Riis
Chords in this song · guitar
Dm
Am
Fmaj7
Bb
C
D
Dsus2
Gm
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Album - Lullaby In A Car Crash (2014)
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO - Acoustic
Dm Am
X2
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VERSE 1
Dm
Did your father give you hell
Am
Did your mother try to break you down
Dm
Did they mess up your head
Am
And tighten the strings attached to your bones
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Dm Fmaj7
SYNTH - X4
******
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VERSE 2
Dm
When you were growing up
Fmaj7
You struggled between the boredom and pain
Dm
But you're still waiting for something to happen
Fmaj7
Something to keep you from going insane
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CHORUS
Bb
I don't wanna be here
Fmaj7
It's all a mistake and I need to know how to get out
Bb
And I try to stay calm
Dm
But the fear inside is taking control again
Again Again Again Again Again Again
C Bb........
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Dm C Bb
SOLO 1 -
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e|--s------------------s---------|---p-----------br--------|--br--|--------------------------|
B|-3\15~~~~~~~~~~-15-15\10~~~-10-|-13-10-13~~~~-13--10~~~~-|-10-8-|----------b---r--13--br---|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--s---10-12---------12~~~-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|-3\12---------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------|--------------------------|
03:35
e|-----------------|-------|-------------------------------|----------|----10---p----b-----------|
B|-13--b-----------|-br----|-------------------------------|---p------|--b----13-10-13~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----12~~-12-10-9-|-9-----|------------10----12----10~~~~-|-12-10-12-|-12-----------------------|
D|-----------------|----10-|--s---10-12----12----12--------|----------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------|-3\12--------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------|-------------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
p s b
e|-10-13-10-13\15--13-------------s-|---p----b--r---b-r---h--p------s-|---p---------s-|
B|--------------------15-13-15~~~~\-|-15-13-15-----15---13-15-13~~~~\-|-15-13-15~~~~\-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|
04:01
p
e|-13-12-----------|--s----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13--------|-3\15-13-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------12~~~~-|---------14-12-10-9-7-5--s-----------------s-----------|
D|-----------------|------------------------3\7-5-3-2-3-2-3-5-5\7~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
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PICKING
********
Am
e|----------------------|----------------------|-------------15-------|-------------15-------|
B|-------13----12-13----|-------13----12-13----|-------13-------13----|-------13-------13----|
G|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|-14-14----14-------14-|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|X2
D
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CLEAN CHORDS
Dsus2.... Fmaj7... Dsus2.... Fmaj7
05:09
Dsus2 Fmaj7
e|-----------------------------|---------|------|
B|-----------------------------|---------|------|
G|-----------------------------|---------|------|this guitar
D|-----------------------------|---------|------|E 6 string
A|-----------------------------|--s--3-5-|------|is tuned to D
D|-0~~~~~~-0--3--0~~~~~~~-0--3-|-3\7-----|-0~~~-|
Dsus2 Fmaj7 Dsus2 Fmaj7 Gm Bb C Dsus2
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06:29
SOLO
*****
Dm Am Dm Fmaj7
e|-----------|--s------------|---s--s--|
B|--s--------|-8\10-10~~~~~~-|-10\13/8-|
G|-7\9~~~~~~-|---------------|---------|
D|-----------|---------------|---------|
A|-----------|---------------|---------|
E|-----------|---------------|---------|
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VERSE 3
Dm
Don't you wanna believe
Fmaj7
That you can see the sky from here
Dm
And You can have it all
Fmaj7
As long as you're playing the game
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VERSE 4
Dm
Get a new life
Fmaj7
Get a better job and a faster car
Dm
Get a tv that'll cover your wall
Fmaj7
It'll numb your pain and erase your mind
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CHORUS
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Bb Fmaj7 Bb
e|---------1-----| |---------0-----| |---------1-----|
B|-----1-----1---| |-----1-----1---| |-----1-----1---|
G|---3---3-----3-| |---2---2-----2-| |---3---3-----3-|
D|-3-------------| |-3-------------| |-3-------------|
A|---------------| |---------------| |---------------|
E|---------------|X4 |---------------|X4 |---------------|X4
Bb
I don't wanna be here
Fmaj7
It's all a mistake and I need to know how to get out
Bb
And I try to stay calm
Dsus2
But the fear inside is taking control again
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08:10
SOLO 2 Whammy
******* dive b hold
e|--b--------b-r--10~~~/\-|--br-12--12~~~~~-|---p----------|-----------------s-|---bend------------|
B|-13~~~~~~-13~~~---------|-13--------------|-13-10-13~~~~-|--b-13--b-10~~~~~\-|-b--|--br----------|
G|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-12----12----------|-7--7--7--5~~~~~~~-|
D|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
08:34 b r b
e|--------------------------|--b----------b---b-------b-10~~~~--b--------|------13-15-15----15-|
B|----------------b--13--rb-|-13~~~~~~~~-13--13--10-13---------13--13~~~-|--s------------------|
G|--s---10-12-10-12-----12--|--------------------------------------------|-9\14----------------|
D|-3\12---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
08:52
b br
e|-15-15-13-12-------|
B|-------------13----|
G|----------------12-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
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