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Mr Startup

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
(Keyboard)
D Em D Em
(Bass)
G
(Guitar)
E|--------D-----------Em-------------C7----|C  
B|--------3-----------5----------------|
G|--2-4-2-------2-4-2-------2-4-2------|
D|-------------------------------------|  
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|--------D-----------Em-----------C-------|C  
B|--------3-----------5----------------|
G|--2-4-2-------2-4-2-------2-4-0------|
D|-------------------------------------|  
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DDanny said he's qEmuit designing cloCthesAm  
CHe's getting into jGazz and staying hFome
EmHe is like PicGasso drawing Bmin the sand
DBlessed be the oEmnes who let their bleCssings go
DBlessed be the oEmnes who let their bleCssings goAm  
CDanny got a saGmpler and saxFophone
He made a sEmeven second lGoop
And let it pBmlay while he painted pictures for eighty hours
[Chorus]
Em  G
Up come new flBmowersD  
Up come new flEmowersG  
Up come new flBmowersD  
Up come new flEmowersG  
Up come new flBmowersD  
[Verse 2]
(Intro Riff)
D Em C C
D Em C C
He has discDovered the exiEmstence of Mr. StaCrtup
And is depiCcting him in lavGender and gFold
Now all the iEmdle hands of the faGctory have been tBmold
DBlessed be the Emones who let their bleCssings Amgo
[Chorus]
Em  G
Up come new flBmowers    D(blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)
Up come new flEmowersG  
Up come new flBmowers    D(blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)
Up come new flEmowersG  
Up come new flBmowers    D(blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)
Up come new flEmowersG  
Up come new flBmowers    D(blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)
[Verse 3]
D Em C C
DDanny said he's qEmuit designing cloCthesAm  
D Em C C
D Em C C
DBlessed be the Emones who let their bleCssings go
DBlessed be the Emones who let their bleCssings go
DBlessed be the Emones who let their bleCssings go G  

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Mr Startup

by Wolf Parade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

(Keyboard)

D Em D Em

(Bass)

(Guitar)

D Em C C

E|--------------------------------7----|

B|--------3-----------5----------------|

G|--2-4-2-------2-4-2-------2-4-2------|

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

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

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

D Em C C

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

B|--------3-----------5----------------|

G|--2-4-2-------2-4-2-------2-4-0------|

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

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

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

[Verse 1]

D Em C Am

Danny said he's quit designing clothes

C G F

He's getting into jazz and staying home

Em G Bm

He is like Picasso drawing in the sand

D Em C

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

D Em C Am

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

C G F

Danny got a sampler and saxophone

Em G

He made a seven second loop

And let it play while he painted pictures for eighty hours

[Chorus]

Em G

Bm D

Up come new flowers

Em G

Up come new flowers

Bm D

Up come new flowers

Em G

Up come new flowers

Bm D

Up come new flowers

[Verse 2]

(Intro Riff)

D Em C C

D Em C

He has discovered the existence of Mr. Startup

C G F

And is depicting him in lavender and gold

Em G Bm

Now all the idle hands of the factory have been told

D Em C Am

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

[Chorus]

Em G

Bm D

Up come new flowers (blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)

Em G

Up come new flowers

Bm D

Up come new flowers (blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)

Em G

Up come new flowers

Bm D

Up come new flowers (blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)

Em G

Up come new flowers

Bm D

Up come new flowers (blessed be the ones who let their blessings go)

[Verse 3]

D Em C C

D Em C Am

Danny said he's quit designing clothes

D Em C C

D Em C

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

D Em C

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

D Em C G

Blessed be the ones who let their blessings go

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