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[The chords written down here are Amy's, more or less.  She plays either
[Emily's guitar is tuned DADGAD, so most of her chords actually have A and
  Dnotes in them:  Gbecomes G(9),  Abecomes A7sus4,  Embecomes Em7(4), etc.
 Buy the _Swamp_Ophelia_ songbook if you want Emily's chord fingerings.]
[Each chord, or pair of chords joined by hyphens, is one 6/8 measure.]
    Dmaj9      G    D-      Dsus4     D-   Dsus9        Dmaj9      G   D-    Gm  D  
[intro]      (Handed down or made by hand)
Dmaj9Each time you'd pull down the Gdriveway
                   D-           Dsus4  D  
I wasn't sure when I would see you again
                                  Em7    G-  A7sus4  
Yours was a twisted, blind-sided highway
                      D-           Gm  D  
No matter which road you took then
Oh you Dmaj9set up your place in my thoGughts
                          D-           Dsus4  D  
Moved in and made my thinking crowded
Now we're out in the bEm7ack with the barking dogsD/F#  
My heart the red Gsun, your heart the moon A7sus4cloudedA7  
I could go Gcrazy on a night like toAnight
                      D-           D/C#  Gmaj7/B  
When summer's beginning to give up her fight
And every thougGht's a possibilityA  
                    D-           D/C#  D7/C  
And voices are heard, but nothing is seen
Why do you Gspend this time with meA  
            G-        A   D-    Dsus4  D  
May be an equal mystery
So what is love then
Is it dictated or chosen (handed down or made by hand)
Does it sing like the hymns of a thousand years
Or is it just pop emotion (handed down or made by hand)
And if it ever was there, and it left
Does it mean it was never true
And to exist it must elude
Is that why I think these things of you
But I could go crazy on a night like tonight
When summer's beginning to give up her fight
And every thought's a possibility
And voices are heard, but nothing is seen
Why do you spend this time with me
May be an equal mystery
Oh, but you like the C9taste of danger
                    C9     D-         Dsus4  D  
It shines like sugar on your lips
And you like to stC9and in the line of fiC9re
Just to show yEm7ou can shoot straight from your D7/Chip
There must be a Gthousand things you would Gmdie for
        D-        D/C#  Gmaj7/B  
I can hardly think of two
But not everything Em7is better spoken alD/F#oud
Not when I'm tGalking to youA7sus4  A7  
Oh, the Dmaj9pirate gets the ship and the girl toGnight
                         D-         Dsus4  D  
Breaks a bottle to christen her
                                 Em7    G-  A7sus4  
Basking in the exploits of her thief
                   D-          Gm  D  
She's a very good listener
And maybe that's Dmaj9all that we need is to Gmeet in the middle
            D-      Dsus4  D  
Of impossibility
Standing at oEm7pposite poles
            G-              A    D-       Dsus4  D  
Equal partners in a mystery
We're standing at oEm7pposite poles
            G-             A    D-      Dsus4    D-      Dsus4    D-      Gm  D.
Equal partners in a mystery
AMY'S CHORDS:
Dmaj9: x00220     G: 320033     Gm: xx0333     A7sus4: x02030
D/C#: x40232     Gmaj7/B: x20032     D7/C: x30232
C9: x32330 (actually x32333, but can _you_ play that?)
6-string,  put a capo at the 5th fret and transpose everything to the
key of A.  Then, try using these for some of your chord fingerings:
       Amaj9           D(9)        AAs2s4              AAs2s4
x02100     x00230     x07650 - x07700     x07650 - x07700
[intro]
       Amaj9          D(9)         A  Dm(9)        A  
x02100     x00230     x02220 - x03230     x02220
[intro]
Later in the song, the only suggestions I have are 32320x for G9,
and x02220 x02120 x00252 ( A   Amaj7  D(9)) instead of  A   A/G#  Dmaj7/F#.

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Mystery

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G(9)

A7sus4

Em7

Dmaj9

Dsus4

D/F#

D/C#

Gmaj7

D7/C

Amaj9

D(9)

Amaj7

A/G#

Dmaj7

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[The chords written down here are Amy's, more or less. She plays either

[Emily's guitar is tuned DADGAD, so most of her chords actually have A and

D G G(9) A A7sus4 Em Em7

notes in them: becomes , becomes , becomes (4), etc.

Buy the _Swamp_Ophelia_ songbook if you want Emily's chord fingerings.]

[Each chord, or pair of chords joined by hyphens, is one 6/8 measure.]

Dmaj9 G D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 G D Gm D

- - Dsus9 -

[intro] (Handed down or made by hand)

Dmaj9 G

Each time you'd pull down the driveway

D Dsus4 D

I wasn't sure when I would see you again

Em7 G A7sus4

Yours was a twisted, blind-sided highway

D Gm D

No matter which road you took then

Dmaj9 G

Oh you set up your place in my thoughts

D Dsus4 D

Moved in and made my thinking crowded

Em7 D/F#

Now we're out in the back with the barking dogs

G A7sus4 A7

My heart the red sun, your heart the moon clouded

G A

I could go crazy on a night like tonight

D D/C# Gmaj7 B

- /

When summer's beginning to give up her fight

G A

And every thought's a possibility

D D/C# D7/C

And voices are heard, but nothing is seen

G A

Why do you spend this time with me

G A D Dsus4 D

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May be an equal mystery

So what is love then

Is it dictated or chosen (handed down or made by hand)

Does it sing like the hymns of a thousand years

Or is it just pop emotion (handed down or made by hand)

And if it ever was there, and it left

Does it mean it was never true

And to exist it must elude

Is that why I think these things of you

But I could go crazy on a night like tonight

When summer's beginning to give up her fight

And every thought's a possibility

And voices are heard, but nothing is seen

Why do you spend this time with me

May be an equal mystery

Oh, but you like the taste of danger

C9 D Dsus4 D

It shines like sugar on your lips

C9 C9

And you like to stand in the line of fire

Em7 D7/C

Just to show you can shoot straight from your hip

G Gm

There must be a thousand things you would die for

D D/C# Gmaj7 B

- /

I can hardly think of two

Em7 D/F#

But not everything is better spoken aloud

G A7sus4 A7

Not when I'm talking to you

Dmaj9 G

Oh, the pirate gets the ship and the girl tonight

D Dsus4 D

Breaks a bottle to christen her

Em7 G A7sus4

Basking in the exploits of her thief

D Gm D

She's a very good listener

Dmaj9 G

And maybe that's all that we need is to meet in the middle

D Dsus4 D

Of impossibility

Em7

Standing at opposite poles

G A D Dsus4 D

- -

Equal partners in a mystery

Em7

We're standing at opposite poles

G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Gm D

- - - - .

Equal partners in a mystery

AMY'S CHORDS:

Dmaj9 G Gm A7sus4

: x00220 : 320033 : xx0333 : x02030

D/C# Gmaj7 B D7/C

: x40232 /: x20032 : x30232

C9: x32330 (actually x32333, but can _you_ play that?)

6-string, put a capo at the 5th fret and transpose everything to the

key of A. Then, try using these for some of your chord fingerings:

Amaj9 D(9) A A

As2s4 As2s4

x02100 x00230 x07650 - x07700 x07650 - x07700

[intro]

Amaj9 D(9) A Dm A

(9)

x02100 x00230 x02220 - x03230 x02220

[intro]

Later in the song, the only suggestions I have are 32320x for G9,

A Amaj7 D A A/G# Dmaj7 F#

and x02220 x02120 x00252 ( (9)) instead of /.

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