Lost For Words
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Step 1 / 243Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning = Standard
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer On
b = Bend
rb = Release Bend
rbp = Release Bend Pulloff
br = Bend Release
brp = Bend Release Pulloff
/ = Slide
UB = Union Bend
INTRO
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00:45
Guitar 1
e------------F-------------C----|-------------F-------------C----|
B-------------h---------------|--------------h---------------|
G-----h---0--0-2--2-2--0---h--|------h---0--0-2--2-2--0---h--|
D----0-2------------------0-2-|-----0-2------------------0-2-|
A-3---------------------------|--3---------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|
e------------F-------------Am--|-G-------------F--|----------|
B-------------h-------------|----------------|----------|
G-----h---0--0-2--2-2--0----|-----h----------|-----h--0-|
D----0-2------------------2-|-0--0-2-0-------|----0-2---|
A-3-------------------------|-----------3--0-|-3--------|
E---------------------------|----------------|----------|
Guitar 1 continues through solo
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01:07
ACOUSTIC SOLO 1
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F C F Cp F Am
e|-----------------------|---------------------|-------8-7--s---|----------------------|
B|--s--8--s----p-------b-|-0h1-1--p------------|--s--8-----8\10-|-8--s-----p-------b---|
G|-7\9---9\7--7-5---5--7-|-0h2-2-2-0---0--p----|-5\9------------|---9\7-5-7-5---5--7-5-|
D|----------------7------|---3-3-----3-0-2-0-2-|----------------|-------------7--------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------3-|----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|
e|-G--------------F----------------|-C-------------|
B|-br----------------------------|--------------|
G|-4--------------h--------------|--------------|
D|----5-5---s--5-5-7--5--5--s----|--p-----------|
A|---------5\7-------------7\5-3-|-5-3----3~~~~-|
E|-------------------------------|-----3--------|
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VERSE 1
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I was Fspending my time in the dolCdrums
I was Fcaught in a cauldron of hateC
I felt Fpersecuted and paralyAmzed
I thought that Geverything else would just Fwait
C F
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VERSE 2
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While you are Fwasting your time on your Cenemies
EnFgulfed in a fever of Cspite
BeFyond your tunnel vision Amreality fades
Like Gshadows into the Fnight
C F
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VERSE 3
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To Fmartyr yourself to Ccaution
Is Fnot going to help at Call
Because there'll Fbe no safety in numbersAm
When the Gright one walks out of the Fdoor
C F
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BREAK
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D F Bb Am Bb Dm F D
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VERSE 4
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Can you Csee your days blighted by Gdarkness
Is it Ctrue you beat your fists on the Gfloor
CStuck in a world of isoEmlation
While the Divy grows over the Cdoor
D--C---------------------
VERSE 5
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So I Copen my door to my Genemies
And I Cask could we wipe the slate Gclean
But they Ctell me please go Emfuck myself
DYou know you just can't Cwin
D C
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04:00
ACOUSTIC SOLO 2
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e|----------------|-------------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|-------------|-------------------------h----|-------8-7---|-------------------------|
G|-----------h----|-------------|----------s------s--7-7-7-9-7-|--s--7-----9-|-7-7-9--s-----s----------|
D|----s---5-5-7-5-|--s--5--s----|---------7\9-5--7\9-----------|-7\9---------|-------9\7-5-7\9-5-5-7---|
A|-3-5\7----------|-5\7---5\7-5-|--s--5------------------------|-------------|-----------------------7-|
E|----------------|-------------|-5\7---7----------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
s
e|--------------------------------|-3\5-5-3-0---s------s-------|------s---10-10---s---------|
B|--------------------------------|-3\5-5-3-0--3\5-3--3\5-5~~~-|--s--8\10-------12\10-8---8-|
G|----h---s-----------------------|------------2\4-2--2\4-4~~~-|-7\9--------------------9---|
D|-4-4-5-5\7~~~~--5-4-2-0---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------3-3-2---|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-|----------------------------|----------------------------|
br
e|-12-12--12---------------s------s--------br---------------------|----------------|--------------|
B|-----------13-13-------10\12--12\10-10-8-7-----------br----h----|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------------12-12---------------------7-7--h----9-7--7-9-7-|--s------p------|--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7-9-7------------|-9\7-5--7-5---5-|-------s--5-5-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------7---|------5\7-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------p----|---s------s-----b---br--------p----|
B|-----------------------|---------s--8--10-8---|-12\13--13\12--12--12-10-10--8-7---|
G|--s--7--s-p-----p------|--s--7--7\9---------9-|---------------------------------9-|
D|-7\9---9\7-5---7-5---5-|-7\9------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------7-----7---|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Fade out................................................................
e|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|
B|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|
G|-7--s----------|------s--7--s------s--|--s--------br-----p--------|-----------|----------|---------|
D|---9\7-5---5-5-|-7-5-7\9---9\7-5--5\7-|-7\9-7-5-4-4-2-0-2-0-------|--h--------|----------|--s------|
A|---------7-----|----------------------|---------------------2-0---|-2-3-2-0---|--s--5--7-|-5\7-5---|
E|---------------|----------------------|-------------------------3-|---------3-|-5\7------|-------7-|
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Lost For Words
by Pink Floyd
Chords in this song · guitar
F
C
Am
G
D
Bb
Dm
Em
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Tuning = Standard
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer On
b = Bend
rb = Release Bend
rbp = Release Bend Pulloff
br = Bend Release
brp = Bend Release Pulloff
/ = Slide
UB = Union Bend
INTRO
******
00:45
Guitar 1
F C F C
e-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B-------------h---------------|--------------h---------------|
G-----h---0--0-2--2-2--0---h--|------h---0--0-2--2-2--0---h--|
D----0-2------------------0-2-|-----0-2------------------0-2-|
A-3---------------------------|--3---------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F Am G F
e---------------------------|----------------|----------|
B-------------h-------------|----------------|----------|
G-----h---0--0-2--2-2--0----|-----h----------|-----h--0-|
D----0-2------------------2-|-0--0-2-0-------|----0-2---|
A-3-------------------------|-----------3--0-|-3--------|
E---------------------------|----------------|----------|
Guitar 1 continues through solo
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01:07
ACOUSTIC SOLO 1
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F C F C F Am
p
e|-----------------------|---------------------|-------8-7--s---|----------------------|
B|--s--8--s----p-------b-|-0h1-1--p------------|--s--8-----8\10-|-8--s-----p-------b---|
G|-7\9---9\7--7-5---5--7-|-0h2-2-2-0---0--p----|-5\9------------|---9\7-5-7-5---5--7-5-|
D|----------------7------|---3-3-----3-0-2-0-2-|----------------|-------------7--------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------3-|----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|
G F C
e|-------------------------------|--------------|
B|-br----------------------------|--------------|
G|-4--------------h--------------|--------------|
D|----5-5---s--5-5-7--5--5--s----|--p-----------|
A|---------5\7-------------7\5-3-|-5-3----3~~~~-|
E|-------------------------------|-----3--------|
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VERSE 1
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F C
I was spending my time in the doldrums
F C
I was caught in a cauldron of hate
F Am
I felt persecuted and paralyzed
G F
I thought that everything else would just wait
C F
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VERSE 2
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F C
While you are wasting your time on your enemies
F C
Engulfed in a fever of spite
F Am
Beyond your tunnel vision reality fades
G F
Like shadows into the night
C F
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VERSE 3
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F C
To martyr yourself to caution
F C
Is not going to help at all
F Am
Because there'll be no safety in numbers
G F
When the right one walks out of the door
C F
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BREAK
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D F Bb Am Bb Dm F D
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VERSE 4
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C G
Can you see your days blighted by darkness
C G
Is it true you beat your fists on the floor
C Em
Stuck in a world of isolation
D C
While the ivy grows over the door
D C
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VERSE 5
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C G
So I open my door to my enemies
C G
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
C Em
But they tell me please go fuck myself
D C
You know you just can't win
D C
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04:00
ACOUSTIC SOLO 2
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e|----------------|-------------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|-------------|-------------------------h----|-------8-7---|-------------------------|
G|-----------h----|-------------|----------s------s--7-7-7-9-7-|--s--7-----9-|-7-7-9--s-----s----------|
D|----s---5-5-7-5-|--s--5--s----|---------7\9-5--7\9-----------|-7\9---------|-------9\7-5-7\9-5-5-7---|
A|-3-5\7----------|-5\7---5\7-5-|--s--5------------------------|-------------|-----------------------7-|
E|----------------|-------------|-5\7---7----------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
s
e|--------------------------------|-3\5-5-3-0---s------s-------|------s---10-10---s---------|
B|--------------------------------|-3\5-5-3-0--3\5-3--3\5-5~~~-|--s--8\10-------12\10-8---8-|
G|----h---s-----------------------|------------2\4-2--2\4-4~~~-|-7\9--------------------9---|
D|-4-4-5-5\7~~~~--5-4-2-0---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------3-3-2---|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-|----------------------------|----------------------------|
br
e|-12-12--12---------------s------s--------br---------------------|----------------|--------------|
B|-----------13-13-------10\12--12\10-10-8-7-----------br----h----|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------------12-12---------------------7-7--h----9-7--7-9-7-|--s------p------|--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7-9-7------------|-9\7-5--7-5---5-|-------s--5-5-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------7---|------5\7-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------p----|---s------s-----b---br--------p----|
B|-----------------------|---------s--8--10-8---|-12\13--13\12--12--12-10-10--8-7---|
G|--s--7--s-p-----p------|--s--7--7\9---------9-|---------------------------------9-|
D|-7\9---9\7-5---7-5---5-|-7\9------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------7-----7---|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Fade out................................................................
e|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|
B|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|
G|-7--s----------|------s--7--s------s--|--s--------br-----p--------|-----------|----------|---------|
D|---9\7-5---5-5-|-7-5-7\9---9\7-5--5\7-|-7\9-7-5-4-4-2-0-2-0-------|--h--------|----------|--s------|
A|---------7-----|----------------------|---------------------2-0---|-2-3-2-0---|--s--5--7-|-5\7-5---|
E|---------------|----------------------|-------------------------3-|---------3-|-5\7------|-------7-|
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