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Speech Patterns

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Beginner's guide to Speech Patterns, since I couldn't find the chords anywhere..
The C/B is optional, but it sounds more accurate to use his walk down, while still being fairly easy.
Watch it to figure out the strumming pattern and taps at the end
Strumming is something like DDxxDDxxDDxxDxDx for the intro, where you mute the strings between chord changes.
I've seen other versions where he puts the capo elsewhere, so you should put it where it suits your voice.
I personally capo 6.
Capo 4
[Intro]
F G Am Am
 F   G   Am  G- Am(quick change)
FI'm aGlready Ampicking up your Amspeech patterns
And FI aGlready wanna Cgo homeC  
FI've gotten Gso used to CrunniC/Bng awaAmy
That it's Fhard to Gimagine sleeping in the Csame bed
With the Amsame boy everyday
 F   G   Am  G-Am  
F G Am Am
And FI   Gspend so much Amtime trying to Amplease everyone I Fknow
That I Glet everyone CdownC  
These Fbroken promisGes, and self Ccentered decAmisions
Lead to Fproblematic, Gunhealthy commCunication, Amlacking relationships
 F   G   Am  G-Am  
F G Am Am
But FI'm aGlready Ampicking up your Amspeech patterns
And FI aGlready wanna Cgo homeC  
  FBut if I Glast until CMayAm  
I'm afFraid of the Gways in which I'll Cchange
                           Am(F)
and the ways in which I will stay the same
F G Am C
F G Am Am
(Strum each chord only once. He taps his guitar after each note except the final note)
The Fhill my building Gsits on is so Cslippery
And it's Fhard to get a Ggrip
in this Cfrigid January weather
  FBut if I Gdig my heels CinAm  
I think I'll Fmake it to the toGp
or Cat least to the middle
and for now I think the Fmiddle is Ggood enough for Amme
                             F                 G   C(let ring)
for now I think the middle is good enough for me

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Speech Patterns

by toby foster

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Beginner's guide to Speech Patterns, since I couldn't find the chords anywhere..

The C/B is optional, but it sounds more accurate to use his walk down, while still being fairly easy.

Watch it to figure out the strumming pattern and taps at the end

Strumming is something like DDxxDDxxDDxxDxDx for the intro, where you mute the strings between chord changes.

I've seen other versions where he puts the capo elsewhere, so you should put it where it suits your voice.

I personally capo 6.

Capo 4

[Intro]

F G Am Am

F G Am G Am

- (quick change)

F G Am Am

I'm already picking up your speech patterns

F G C C

And I already wanna go home

F G C C/B Am

I've gotten so used to running away

F G C

That it's hard to imagine sleeping in the same bed

With the same boy everyday

F G Am G Am

F G Am Am

F G Am Am F

And I spend so much time trying to please everyone I know

G C C

That I let everyone down

F G C Am

These broken promises, and self centered decisions

F G C Am

Lead to problematic, unhealthy communication, lacking relationships

F G Am G Am

F G Am Am

But I'm already picking up your speech patterns

F G C C

And I already wanna go home

F G C Am

But if I last until May

F G C

I'm afraid of the ways in which I'll change

Am F

()

and the ways in which I will stay the same

F G Am C

F G Am Am

(Strum each chord only once. He taps his guitar after each note except the final note)

F G C

The hill my building sits on is so slippery

F G

And it's hard to get a grip

in this frigid January weather

F G C Am

But if I dig my heels in

F G

I think I'll make it to the top

or at least to the middle

F G Am

and for now I think the middle is good enough for me

F G C

(let ring)

for now I think the middle is good enough for me

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