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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Not a whole lot to say, one of my favorite songs by this band and want to throw up some simple chords/lyrics
E|-----Gm3-----Bb1-----F1-----C3-----|
B|-----3-----3-----1-----5-----|
G|-----3-----3-----2-----5-----|
D|-----5-----3-----3-----5-----|
A|-----5-----1-----3-----3-----|
E|-----3-----------1-----------|
If you would like, you can do the lead part, here's an idea of how it would go:
E|-----3-------------6-----1-----------------3-----------------|
B|-----3-------------6-----1-----1-----------5-----5-----------|
G|-----3-------------7-----2-----------------5-----------5-----|
D|-----5-----5/7-----8-----3-----------3-----5-----------------|
A|-----5-------------8-----3-----------------3-----------------|
E|-----3-------------6-----1-----------------------------------|
        GmI recall once on the church Bbsteps,
When I moved to kiss your Fchest,
How we paid such close aCttention
To each sweet and stuttered Gmbreath,
I should’ve stopped to paint our picBbture,
Captured honest pure afFfection,
Just to document the differencCe
between attraction and connectionGm.
GmI can see all of my friendBbs and
I break into empty Fbuildings,
FWhen the coast was clear,
With Cbackpacks full of beer,
We’d throw our Gmbottles from the rooftops
At this Bbcity-it looked endless.
Guess I Fstill don’t see the difference
between real purCpose and that urgent adolesGmcence.
GmAnd I remember in a Bbbasement sharing sweat
With all these Fstranger boys and girls,
“We’ll change the Cworld!” We sang,
“We’ll change the world!” But,Gm  
GmNothing seems to change and
They say Bbnone of them will listen,
But I Fstill see much more power in that Cbasement
than in heartless poliGmticians.
GmAnd if we get beaten by this wBbinter,
If we get strangled by regretF, just
Let our love of life and tenCsion
Gasp in sweet and stuttered Gmbreaths, and
Have them lay us in a baseBbment,
Smash some bottles on the Fground, and
Say we couldn't tell the differeCnce
Cbetween the feeling and the soundGm.
Remember not our faulty Bbpieces,
Remember not our rusted Fparts,
It’s not the petty imperfectioCns that define us but
The Gmway we hold our hearts,
And the Bbway we hold our heads,
I hope they Fwrite your names beside mine
on my Cgravestone when I’m dead.
And when Gmwe’re dead let our voices carry Bbon
BbTo find a better song.
To Ffind a better song and sing alonCg

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Nine

by La Dispute

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Not a whole lot to say, one of my favorite songs by this band and want to throw up some simple chords/lyrics

Gm Bb F C

E|-----3-----1-----1-----3-----|

B|-----3-----3-----1-----5-----|

G|-----3-----3-----2-----5-----|

D|-----5-----3-----3-----5-----|

A|-----5-----1-----3-----3-----|

E|-----3-----------1-----------|

If you would like, you can do the lead part, here's an idea of how it would go:

E|-----3-------------6-----1-----------------3-----------------|

B|-----3-------------6-----1-----1-----------5-----5-----------|

G|-----3-------------7-----2-----------------5-----------5-----|

D|-----5-----5/7-----8-----3-----------3-----5-----------------|

A|-----5-------------8-----3-----------------3-----------------|

E|-----3-------------6-----1-----------------------------------|

Gm Bb

I recall once on the church steps,

When I moved to kiss your chest,

How we paid such close attention

To each sweet and stuttered breath,

I should’ve stopped to paint our picture,

Captured honest pure affection,

Just to document the difference

between attraction and connection.

Gm Bb

I can see all of my friends and

I break into empty buildings,

When the coast was clear,

With backpacks full of beer,

We’d throw our bottles from the rooftops

At this city-it looked endless.

Guess I still don’t see the difference

C Gm

between real purpose and that urgent adolescence.

Gm Bb

And I remember in a basement sharing sweat

With all these stranger boys and girls,

“We’ll change the world!” We sang,

“We’ll change the world!” But,

Nothing seems to change and

They say none of them will listen,

F C

But I still see much more power in that basement

than in heartless politicians.

Gm Bb

And if we get beaten by this winter,

If we get strangled by regret, just

Let our love of life and tension

Gasp in sweet and stuttered breaths, and

Have them lay us in a basement,

Smash some bottles on the ground, and

Say we couldn't tell the difference

C Gm

between the feeling and the sound.

Remember not our faulty pieces,

Remember not our rusted parts,

It’s not the petty imperfections that define us but

The way we hold our hearts,

And the way we hold our heads,

I hope they write your names beside mine

on my gravestone when I’m dead.

Gm Bb

And when we’re dead let our voices carry on

To find a better song.

F C

To find a better song and sing along

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