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Eminor

90BPM

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

*Note, when I write Em / Ebm, I'm playing an open Em chord, 
and sliding it down to the first fret to give it that grungy sound. Like this:
e|-0                   e|-0
B|-0                   B|-0
G|-0  /slide to this/  G|-0 
D|-2                   D|-1
A|-2                   A|-1
E|-0                   E|-0
Riff#1: (played twice at 0:15)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4----------4-4----------4-4-----------------------|
D|------7-5----------7-5----------7-5-------------------|
A|----------7------------7------------7-5---7-----------|
E|----------------------------------------7-------------|
I'd say that I was all alone.
I'd say that I was all alone.
I'd say that I was all alone.
But I will never be born as a scorpion.
EmYou're gonna be ODK come moEmrning,
DFind your legs and find your hEmorns
EmEverybody gotta Dbe reEmborn
but I'll neDver be born as a scorpiEmon
Oh, oh-Emoh-oh, oh, oh-Doh-oh,Em  
Oh-oh-Doh-oh, ohohohoh, oh-oh-Emoh
And everEmybody gotta gotta Dbe reEmborn
but you will neDver be born as a scorpEmion
(Riff#1 twice, or)
  Em   D   Em      D   Emx2
EmYou're gonna be ODK come moEmrning,
DFind your legs and find your hEmorns
'Cause you're Emnot just another pDair of boat sEmhoes
Dwalking away from the harbor.Em  
Em  D Em D    Em
Em(RifDf#Em1 tDwice, orC)
  Em   D   Em      D   Emx2
CYah da-da-da, yGah da-da-da, yDah da-da-da-Cda-da-da
CYah da-da-da, yGah da-da-da, yDah da-da-da-Emda-da-da
(Muted) Em
 Em   D   Bm   Emx2
You gotta jEmump, jump over the isDland
like a gaBmzelle.Em  
You gotta jEmump over the the isDland
like a Bmnew long legged gaEmzelle.
 Em   D   Bm   Emx2
               Em/              Ebm  D  
But you will never be born as a scorpion.
           Em/              Ebm  D  
You will never be born as a scorpion.
 Em/ Ebm  
Just another pair of boat shoes
Dwalking away from the harbor.
 Em/ Ebm  
Just another pair of boat shoes
Dwalking away from the harbor.
 Em/  Ebm  D  
 Em/  Ebm  D  
Em
Em
CYou're gonna be OGK come morning,
DFind your legs and fCind your horns
And everCybody gotta Gbe reborn,
but you will neDver be born as a scoCrpion.
Oh, oh-oCh-oh, oh, oh-oGh-oh,
Oh-oh-oDh-oh, ohohohoCh, oh-oh-oh
And eveCrybody gotta, gotta Gbe reborn,
But you will neDver be born as a scoEmrpion.
COh, oh-oh-oGh, oh-oh-oDh, oh-oh-oh-oCh-ohohoh
COh, oh-oh-oGh, oh-oh-oDh, oh-oh-oh-oCh-ohohoh
COh, oh-oh-oGh, oh-oh-oDh, oh-oh-oh-oCh-ohohoh
COh, oh-oh-oGh, oh-oh-oDh, oh-oh-oh-Emoh-ohohoh
Em  D Em D    Em
Em  D Em D       C    Em

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Cloud Shadow On The Mountain

by Wolf Parade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebm

*Note, when I write Em / Ebm, I'm playing an open Em chord,

and sliding it down to the first fret to give it that grungy sound. Like this:

e|-0 e|-0

B|-0 B|-0

G|-0 /slide to this/ G|-0

D|-2 D|-1

A|-2 A|-1

E|-0 E|-0

Riff#1: (played twice at 0:15)

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

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

G|--4-4----------4-4----------4-4-----------------------|

D|------7-5----------7-5----------7-5-------------------|

A|----------7------------7------------7-5---7-----------|

E|----------------------------------------7-------------|

I'd say that I was all alone.

But I will never be born as a scorpion.

Em D Em

You're gonna be OK come morning,

D Em

Find your legs and find your horns

Em D Em

Everybody gotta be reborn

D Em

but I'll never be born as a scorpion

Em D Em

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh,

D Em

Oh-oh-oh-oh, ohohohoh, oh-oh-oh

Em D Em

And everybody gotta gotta be reborn

D Em

but you will never be born as a scorpion

(Riff#1 twice, or)

Em D Em D Em

Em D Em

You're gonna be OK come morning,

D Em

Find your legs and find your horns

Em D Em

'Cause you're not just another pair of boat shoes

D Em

walking away from the harbor.

Em D Em D Em

Em D Em D C

(Riff#1 twice, or)

Em D Em D Em

C G D C

Yah da-da-da, yah da-da-da, yah da-da-da-da-da-da

C G D Em

Yah da-da-da, yah da-da-da, yah da-da-da-da-da-da

(Muted) Em

Em D Bm Em

Em D

You gotta jump, jump over the island

Bm Em

like a gazelle.

Em D

You gotta jump over the the island

Bm Em

like a new long legged gazelle.

Em D Bm Em

Em Ebm D

But you will never be born as a scorpion.

Em Ebm D

You will never be born as a scorpion.

Em Ebm

Just another pair of boat shoes

walking away from the harbor.

Em Ebm

Just another pair of boat shoes

walking away from the harbor.

Em Ebm D

C G

You're gonna be OK come morning,

D C

Find your legs and find your horns

C G

And everybody gotta be reborn,

D C

but you will never be born as a scorpion.

C G

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh,

D C

Oh-oh-oh-oh, ohohohoh, oh-oh-oh

C G

And everybody gotta, gotta be reborn,

D Em

But you will never be born as a scorpion.

C G D C

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ohohoh

C G D C

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ohohoh

C G D C

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ohohoh

C G D Em

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ohohoh

Em D Em D Em

Em D Em D C Em

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