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These are some fairly simple chords for the song. Works well acoustic, some of the timings are a little
INTRO:
G A Em x4       - play the G for 4 beats, then the A for one beat 
VERSE:           - just listen to the bass in the song and play along to that
GStain your Ashell in Emred
GAct on Amy reEmquest
SusGpend me Aby the Emneck
GMake me Awhole Emagain
PRECHORUS:
DmA familiar face
DmA bed of thorns
DmA minor scent from Fwhere you were
CHORUS:
EmLet your garBmden grow
CMy eyes still twitch Bmfor nothing
EmLoosen your empBmty hands
CMy heart still beats Bmfor nothing
Em  (strum until the instruments kick back in again then move to the Gm of the next verse)
VERSE:
I'm Gnew, Abut a Emduplicate
GGrown fArom a Emnourished bed
I Glong for a AholoEmgram, 
A Greplica, someAthing Emexact
   GStainA  Em  
   GStainA  Em  
PRECHORUS:
DmA hand, a ring,
DmA special place,
DmA sea of red from Fwhich you came
CHORUS:
EmLet your garBmden grow
CMy eyes still twitch Bmfor nothing
EmLoosen your empBmty hands
CMy heart still beats Bmfor nothing
EmTake me by Bmthe hand
CBe my arcBmhitect in grey
EmSell yourBmself to me
CMy eyes still Bmburn to this day
BRIDGE:
    Em      Bm     C         G(repeat 8 times then back to chorus)
CHORUS:
EmLet your garBmden grow
CMy eyes still twitch Bmfor nothing
EmLoosen your empBmty hands
CMy heart still beats Bmfor nothing
EmTake me by Bmthe hand
CBe my arcBmhitect in grey
EmSell yourBmself to me
CMy eyes still Bmburn to this day
OUTRO:
 G   A   Emx4

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Stain

by Citizen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

These are some fairly simple chords for the song. Works well acoustic, some of the timings are a little

INTRO:

G A Em x4 - play the G for 4 beats, then the A for one beat

VERSE: - just listen to the bass in the song and play along to that

G A Em

Stain your shell in red

G A Em

Act on my request

G A Em

Suspend me by the neck

G A Em

Make me whole again

PRECHORUS:

A familiar face

A bed of thorns

Dm F

A minor scent from where you were

CHORUS:

Em Bm

Let your garden grow

C Bm

My eyes still twitch for nothing

Em Bm

Loosen your empty hands

C Bm

My heart still beats for nothing

Em (strum until the instruments kick back in again then move to the Gm of the next verse)

VERSE:

G A Em

I'm new, but a duplicate

G A Em

Grown from a nourished bed

G A Em

I long for a hologram,

G A Em

A replica, something exact

G A Em

Stain

G A Em

Stain

PRECHORUS:

A hand, a ring,

A special place,

Dm F

A sea of red from which you came

CHORUS:

Em Bm

Let your garden grow

C Bm

My eyes still twitch for nothing

Em Bm

Loosen your empty hands

C Bm

My heart still beats for nothing

Em Bm

Take me by the hand

C Bm

Be my architect in grey

Em Bm

Sell yourself to me

C Bm

My eyes still burn to this day

BRIDGE:

Em Bm C G

(repeat 8 times then back to chorus)

CHORUS:

Em Bm

Let your garden grow

C Bm

My eyes still twitch for nothing

Em Bm

Loosen your empty hands

C Bm

My heart still beats for nothing

Em Bm

Take me by the hand

C Bm

Be my architect in grey

Em Bm

Sell yourself to me

C Bm

My eyes still burn to this day

OUTRO:

G A Em

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