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St Ides

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1/41

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 41Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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[Intro]
 D-  A-    Bm   D-  A-  Bm- G  
[Verse]
DI think happiness went the other way
Sometimes you just have to waitA  
I never Bmbelieved in God
But things got so fucked up
That I had to pray
DI used to steal my Daddy's cabernet
Never thought it would turn into a rattlesnake
ThinkingA', everything will Bmbe all right
If we could Gget thru the week
Maybe see another Saturday
DAll the while where we know where to go
Argue with the homies bout who's gonna row
AThrow on Goodie Mob
Some Bmfood for the soul
Till it's two in the morning
When Drain hits the windshield
And everything is still
Nothing Areally is a big dealBm  
One Ghand on the steering wheel
And we gonna be all right
[Interlude]
 D-  A-     Bm   D-  A-  Bm- G  
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15--------------.15-----------15--------------15---------15-------------15---------------15------|
G|-----------12-11-----------12-11---------12-11----------12-11------12-11-----------12-11---14----12-11|
D|--12----12---------12----12-----------12--------12----12--------12--------12----12--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
DI had a brown paper bag
St. Ides in that motherfuckerA  
Around the Bmcity we smashG  
5-0 coming' then you know I'm running
DCrawling the broken fences, when shit gets hard
You know who your friend isA  
And when I Bmlose perspective
Need to Ggo to a place where I lose reception
DLooking at the satellites pass by
Reflect there on my past lifeA  
I can barelBmy remember last night
Another morning, swearing it's the last timeD  
Where would I be?  
Can't start over you don't get a new IDA  
I know the devil Bmfancy me
But that don't Gmean that motherfucker get to dance with me!
[Interlude]
 D-  A-     Bm   D-  A-  Bm- G  
[Verse]
I bought a Dhouse, second guess of what I own now (What?)
Traffic movement kinda slow now (What?)
AI watch a population Bmgrow wild (What?)
A bunch of people I don't know now (What?)
DMy city's changed and I'm zoned out
I thought about New York, maybe SoCal
Put up Acondos people can't aBmfford now
LandGmarks bulldozed been tore down
OverpopuDlated but can seem like a ghost town
Keep a couple real ones with me
When it goes down
Lack of diAversity, I think about SBmloane now
Only reason I would ever leave my hometown
If I still Ddrink, I would crack a 40 ounce
Parents finally left, moved away, and they sold the house
It's really Ahard to ignore it now
BmWish that we could sort it out
GLast couple sips pour it out
St. Ides
[Interlude]
 D-  A-     Bm   D-  Bm-  G-  D- ENDING
Endinge|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-/10--10--9---7---5---4---2---0---------|
E|----------------------------------3-----|

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St Ides

by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

D A Bm D A Bm G

- - - - -

[Verse]

I think happiness went the other way

Sometimes you just have to wait

I never believed in God

But things got so fucked up

That I had to pray

I used to steal my Daddy's cabernet

Never thought it would turn into a rattlesnake

A Bm

Thinking', everything will be all right

If we could get thru the week

Maybe see another Saturday

All the while where we know where to go

Argue with the homies bout who's gonna row

Throw on Goodie Mob

Some food for the soul

Till it's two in the morning

When rain hits the windshield

And everything is still

A Bm

Nothing really is a big deal

One hand on the steering wheel

And we gonna be all right

[Interlude]

D A Bm D A Bm G

- - - - -

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

B|-----15--------------.15-----------15--------------15---------15-------------15---------------15------|

G|-----------12-11-----------12-11---------12-11----------12-11------12-11-----------12-11---14----12-11|

D|--12----12---------12----12-----------12--------12----12--------12--------12----12--------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

I had a brown paper bag

St. Ides in that motherfucker

Bm G

Around the city we smash

5-0 coming' then you know I'm running

Crawling the broken fences, when shit gets hard

You know who your friend is

And when I lose perspective

Need to go to a place where I lose reception

Looking at the satellites pass by

Reflect there on my past life

I can barely remember last night

Another morning, swearing it's the last time

Where would I be?

Can't start over you don't get a new ID

I know the devil fancy me

But that don't mean that motherfucker get to dance with me!

[Interlude]

D A Bm D A Bm G

- - - - -

[Verse]

I bought a house, second guess of what I own now (What?)

Traffic movement kinda slow now (What?)

A Bm

I watch a population grow wild (What?)

A bunch of people I don't know now (What?)

My city's changed and I'm zoned out

I thought about New York, maybe SoCal

A Bm

Put up condos people can't afford now

Landmarks bulldozed been tore down

Overpopulated but can seem like a ghost town

Keep a couple real ones with me

When it goes down

A Bm

Lack of diversity, I think about Sloane now

Only reason I would ever leave my hometown

If I still drink, I would crack a 40 ounce

Parents finally left, moved away, and they sold the house

It's really hard to ignore it now

Wish that we could sort it out

Last couple sips pour it out

St. Ides

[Interlude]

D A Bm D Bm G D

- - - - - - ENDING

Ending

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

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

G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|-/10--10--9---7---5---4---2---0---------|

E|----------------------------------3-----|

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