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E Minor

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Eminor

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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 36Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

No Capo
[Main Riff]
e|-Em------Em/G-------Em/C-------Em/B--------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|
D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|
A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------| 
[Intro]
Em
Am G Am Em D Em C Em
e|-Em------Em/G-------Em/C-------Em/B--------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|
D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|
A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------|                                 
[Verse]
EmI forgot Em/Gsomething of Em/Cyounger days
WEm/Bhen there were Emno Em/GcaresEm/C  Em/B  
And Emclouds appeEm/Gar lit that
Em/CMade me ask hEm/Bow their
EmLives Em/Gcould have bEm/Ceen spentEm/B  
[Chorus]
Am6Carelessly wasting our day
DInquires of what is the D7wayAm  
With no replEmyC  Em  
[Interlude]
Am G Am Em D Em C Em
Am G Am Em D Em C Em
e|-Em------Em/G-------Em/C-------Em/B--------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|
D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|
A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------| 
[Verse]
EmAnd when you were Em/Gyoung There's a Em/Clightness Em/Bsurrounds you     
The Emworld Em/GturnsEm/C  Em/B  
EmWhen you take Em/Gback 
All the Em/Cthings that you've Em/Bearned
EmYou found Em/Gnothing at Em/CallEm/B  
[Chorus]
Am6Carelessly wasting our day
DInquires of what is the D7wayAm  
With no replEmyC  Em  
Am  Em  Am  Em  Esus4 Em
Am  Em  Am  Em  Esus4 Em
[Outro]
AmWhere did it Emgo now
GAll that you Bmthought was wDell defGined
It's all but Dbecome just
A Gpassing thought in Emspite                                                                    
AmDon't let it Emgo now
GOur lives couBmld be much moDre than Gthis
Let go and fiDnd it
Em Bm G D Am Em C Em C D
Em Bm G D Am Em C Em C D
Em Bm G D Am Em C

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E Minor

by Other Lives

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

Em/C

Em/B

Am6

Esus4

No Capo

[Main Riff]

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

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

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

G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|

D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|

A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|

E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------|

[Intro]

Am G Am Em D Em C Em

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

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

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

G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|

D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|

A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|

E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]

Em Em/G Em/C

I forgot something of younger days

Em/B Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

When there were no cares

Em Em/G

And clouds appear lit that

Em/C Em/B

Made me ask how their

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

Lives could have been spent

[Chorus]

Am6

Carelessly wasting our day

D D7 Am

Inquires of what is the way

Em C Em

With no reply

[Interlude]

Am G Am Em D Em C Em

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

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

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

G|-----0------0------0-------0-|-------------------------|

D|---2------2------2------2----|-------------------------|

A|--------------3------2-------|-------------------------|

E|-0-----3---------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

And when you were young There's a lightness surrounds you

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

The world turns

Em Em/G

When you take back

Em/C Em/B

All the things that you've earned

Em Em/G Em/C Em/B

You found nothing at all

[Chorus]

Am6

Carelessly wasting our day

D D7 Am

Inquires of what is the way

Em C Em

With no reply

Am Em Am Em Esus4 Em

[Outro]

Am Em

Where did it go now

G Bm D G

All that you thought was well defined

It's all but become just

G Em

A passing thought in spite

Am Em

Don't let it go now

G Bm D G

Our lives could be much more than this

Let go and find it

Em Bm G D Am Em C Em C D

Em Bm G D Am Em C

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