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Halo

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Capo 4 
Chords (relative to capo) 
C/G  - 3 3 2 0 1 0
Dm   - 0 0 0 2 3 1 
Am   - 0 0 2 2 1 0 
F    - 1 3 3 2 1 1 (Seth plays it with his thumb reaching over) 
E    - x 3 5 5 5 5 
Gb   - 5 5 7 7 6 5 
[Intro]
C/G Dm Am F
C/GRemember those walls I builDmt?
Well, baby they Amtumbling down
And they didn't even put up a Ffight
They didn't even make a C/Gsound
I swore I'd never let you Dmin
But, I never really had a Amdoubt
Standing in the light of your Fhalo
I got my angel C/Gnow
It's like I've been Dmawakened
Every rule I had you Ambreakin'
It's the risk that I'm Ftaking
I ain't never gonna shut you C/Gout!
Everywhere I'm looking Dmnow
I'm surrounded by your Amembrace
Baby, I can see your hFalo
Pray it won't fade C/Gaway 
You're everything I need and Dmmore
It's written all over your Amface
Baby, I can feel your Fhalo
Pray it won't fade C/Gawayyyyyyyyyy
I can see your Dmhalooooooo
I can see your Amhalooooooo
I can see your Fhalooooo
          E (straight strum)
Halo, ooh ooh...
                     Gb (straight strum)
Hit me like a ray of sun
                           Am (straight)
Burning through my darkest night
                           F (straight)
You're the only one that I want
                           C/G (straight)
Think I'm addicted to your light
                       Dm (straight) 
I swore I'd never fall again
                     Am (straight)
But this don't even feel like falling
               F (straight                  C/G (straight)
Gravity can't forget to pull me back to the ground again
                             Dm (back to regular) 
And it's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you Ambreakin'
It's the risk that I'm Ftaking
I'm never gonna shut you C/Gout!
Everywhere I'm looking Dmnow
I'm surrounded by your Amembrace
Baby, I can see your Fhalo
Pray it won't fade C/Gawayyyyyy
You're everything I need and Dmmore
It's written all over your Amface
Baby, I can see your hFalo
Pray it won't fade C/Gaway
I can see your hDmalooooo
I can see your Amhaloooo 
I can see your Fhalo
Halo, C/Goooooooh Dmoooooooooh Amooooooooh Foooooooooh
C/GEverywhere I'm looking Dmnow
I'm surrounded by your Amembrace
Baby, I can see your Fhalo
You know you're my saving C/Ggrace
You're everything I need and Dmmore
It's written all over your Amface
Baby, I can see your Fhalo
Pray it won't fade C/Gaway
[Outro]
DmOooooh Amoooooooh  Fooooh C/Goooooooh 

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Halo

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo 4

Chords (relative to capo)

C/G - 3 3 2 0 1 0

Dm - 0 0 0 2 3 1

Am - 0 0 2 2 1 0

F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 (Seth plays it with his thumb reaching over)

E - x 3 5 5 5 5

Gb - 5 5 7 7 6 5

[Intro]

C/G Dm Am F

C/G Dm

Remember those walls I built?

Well, baby they tumbling down

And they didn't even put up a fight

C/G

They didn't even make a sound

I swore I'd never let you in

But, I never really had a doubt

Standing in the light of your halo

C/G

I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened

Every rule I had you breakin'

It's the risk that I'm taking

C/G

I ain't never gonna shut you out!

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby, I can see your halo

C/G

Pray it won't fade away

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby, I can feel your halo

C/G

Pray it won't fade awayyyyyyyyyy

I can see your halooooooo

I can see your halooooo

E (straight strum)

Halo, ooh ooh...

Gb (straight strum)

Hit me like a ray of sun

Am (straight)

Burning through my darkest night

F (straight)

You're the only one that I want

C/G (straight)

Think I'm addicted to your light

Dm (straight)

I swore I'd never fall again

Am (straight)

But this don't even feel like falling

F (straight C/G (straight)

Gravity can't forget to pull me back to the ground again

Dm (back to regular)

And it's like I've been awakened

Every rule I had you breakin'

It's the risk that I'm taking

C/G

I'm never gonna shut you out!

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby, I can see your halo

C/G

Pray it won't fade awayyyyyy

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby, I can see your halo

C/G

Pray it won't fade away

I can see your halooooo

I can see your haloooo

I can see your halo

C/G Dm Am F

Halo, oooooooh oooooooooh ooooooooh oooooooooh

C/G Dm

Everywhere I'm looking now

I'm surrounded by your embrace

Baby, I can see your halo

C/G

You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more

It's written all over your face

Baby, I can see your halo

C/G

Pray it won't fade away

[Outro]

Dm Am F C/G

Oooooh oooooooh ooooh oooooooh

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