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Rhythm is pretty straightforward, spaces indicate where there's stops before lyrics start (if you listen to 
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[Verse 1] 
      DN.C.               G     G/F#  Em  
        I’m older now,             
but I feel the sGame           G/F#    Em  
I’m not the sameG  G/F#  Em  A  
      DN.C.              G     G/F#  Em  
        Self-sacrifice,
I’ll sing it twiGce,G/F#  Em  
I’ll sing it twiGce,G/F#  Em  A  
[Chorus]
   DN.C.                        G       G/F#  Em  
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking
GWhat’s the big ideDa, and I don’t know who I 
Gam but lover covG/F#er your earsA, 
you light me up Gwith your smile,Em  
you light me up Gwith your smileD  
[Verse 2]
      DN.C.                G    G/F#  Em  
        Black tambourine,
you ought to know what I meanG  G/F#  Em  
you can’t be part of the scGeneG/F#  Em  A  
      DN.C.                  G    G/F#  Em  
        Shift your paradigm,
some people stand in the lineG  G/F#  Em  
Just to stand in the linGeG/F#  Em  A  
[Chorus]
    DKeeping myself aliveG, facing doG/F#wn the fearEm, thinking
GWhat’s the big ideDa, and I don’t know who I 
Gam but lover covG/F#er your earsA, 
you light me up wGith your smile,Em  
you light me up Gwith your smile
[Bridge]
And when you tell me you’re lonelyEm  
Isn’t everyone lonGely?A  
Noooooo!D  D  D  
[Solo]
G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em    A
[Chorus]
    DKeeping myself aliveG, facing doG/F#wn the fear, Emthinking
GWhat’s the big ideDa, and I don’t know who I 
Gam but lover covG/F#er your earsA, 
you light me up Gwith your smile,Em  
you light me up Gwith your smile
[Bridge]
And when you tell me you’re lonelyEm  
Isn’t everyone lonGely?
And when you tell me you’re lonelyEm  
Isn’t everyone lonGely?A  
Noooooo!D  
[Outro solo]
G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em
G       A       D

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Black Tambourine

by Withered Hand

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Rhythm is pretty straightforward, spaces indicate where there's stops before lyrics start (if you listen to

the song it should be pretty obvious!)

[Verse 1]

D G G/F# Em

N.C.

I’m older now,

G G/F# Em

but I feel the same

G G/F# Em A

I’m not the same

D G G/F# Em

N.C.

Self-sacrifice,

G G/F# Em

I’ll sing it twice,

G G/F# Em A

I’ll sing it twice,

[Chorus]

D G G/F# Em

N.C.

Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking

G D

What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I

G G/F# A

am but lover cover your ears,

G Em

you light me up with your smile,

G D

you light me up with your smile

[Verse 2]

D G G/F# Em

N.C.

Black tambourine,

G G/F# Em

you ought to know what I mean

G G/F# Em A

you can’t be part of the scene

D G G/F# Em

N.C.

Shift your paradigm,

G G/F# Em

some people stand in the line

G G/F# Em A

Just to stand in the line

[Chorus]

D G G/F# Em

Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking

G D

What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I

G G/F# A

am but lover cover your ears,

G Em

you light me up with your smile,

you light me up with your smile

[Bridge]

And when you tell me you’re lonely

G A

Isn’t everyone lonely?

D D D

Noooooo!

[Solo]

G G/F# Em

G G/F# Em A

[Chorus]

D G G/F# Em

Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking

G D

What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I

G G/F# A

am but lover cover your ears,

G Em

you light me up with your smile,

you light me up with your smile

[Bridge]

And when you tell me you’re lonely

Isn’t everyone lonely?

And when you tell me you’re lonely

G A

Isn’t everyone lonely?

Noooooo!

[Outro solo]

G G/F# Em

G A D

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