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   F#m244222
     A577655
   C#m446654
    Bm224432
     D557775
    C#446664
     F133211
Kände det var dags igen att tabba lite david låtar.
MIn favorit på nya EP :).
Jag slutar nu med saidin nicket o presenterar mig som jag verkligen heter.
(som att någon bryr sig?)
Låter bäst med barreackord men funkar med vanliga.
|   F#m|  A   C#m| x 4
Tell me F#mwords, tell me words
APretty of frightening Bm  
I need to feel like there's Dsomething happening
F#mI follow peolple from the Abalcony
I am a Bmfly on the wall and Dyou can't see me 
Tell me F#mwords, tell me words
ATake off your armor and C#mshow me a plan
DAll this time, I've had two empty F#mhands
AI've had two C#mempty haF#mnds
AI've had two C#mempty haF#mnds
|  A   C#m| 
Tell me F#mwords, tell me words
You Aused to have manyBm  
Now they're as rare as Dsnow in this city 
F#mTell me something, honey
AFalse or true 
You know I'd Bmlisten to anyDthing from you 
So tell me F#mwords, tell me words
ADraw me a picture, C#mshow me a map
DAll this time, I've had an absent F#mmind
AI've had an C#mabsent mF#mind
AI've had an C#mabsent mF#mind
|   F#m|   F#m|
Is it Atrue, what they F#msay?
There's no Anight and there's no F#mday 
Just a Ared line connecting the C#dots
between what you've Dgot
and what you Fhave not... F#m  
Tell me F#mwords, tell me words
AHeavy or lightweightBm  
I don't care, just Dsay something
My F#mhands are pretty, my Ahands are dirt
My Bmhands are empty, oh Dgive me words
I F#mmight fall down and I Amight stick around
But Bmin between these images, Dbefore it gets C#mworse
Tell me F#mwords
AOh, C#mtell me F#mwords
AOh, C#mtell me F#mwords
AOh, C#mtell me F#mwords
AJust C#mgive me F#mwords
AJust C#mgive me F#mwords
ACome C#mgive me F#mwords 
ACome C#mgive me F#mwords
'Cause my hands are pretty, my hands are dirt 
My hands are empty, oh give me words...

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Absent Mind

by David & the Citizens

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

F#m

244222

577655

C#m

446654

224432

557775

446664

133211

Kände det var dags igen att tabba lite david låtar.

MIn favorit på nya EP :).

Jag slutar nu med saidin nicket o presenterar mig som jag verkligen heter.

(som att någon bryr sig?)

Låter bäst med barreackord men funkar med vanliga.

F#m A C#m

| | | x 4

F#m

Tell me words, tell me words

A Bm

Pretty of frightening

I need to feel like there's something happening

F#m A

I follow peolple from the balcony

Bm D

I am a fly on the wall and you can't see me

F#m

Tell me words, tell me words

A C#m

Take off your armor and show me a plan

D F#m

All this time, I've had two empty hands

A C#m F#m

I've had two empty hands

A C#m F#m

I've had two empty hands

A C#m

| |

F#m

Tell me words, tell me words

A Bm

You used to have many

Now they're as rare as snow in this city

F#m

Tell me something, honey

False or true

Bm D

You know I'd listen to anything from you

F#m

So tell me words, tell me words

A C#m

Draw me a picture, show me a map

D F#m

All this time, I've had an absent mind

A C#m F#m

I've had an absent mind

A C#m F#m

I've had an absent mind

F#m F#m

| | |

A F#m

Is it true, what they say?

A F#m

There's no night and there's no day

A C#

Just a red line connecting the dots

between what you've got

F F#m

and what you have not...

F#m

Tell me words, tell me words

A Bm

Heavy or lightweight

I don't care, just say something

F#m A

My hands are pretty, my hands are dirt

Bm D

My hands are empty, oh give me words

F#m A

I might fall down and I might stick around

Bm D C#m

But in between these images, before it gets worse

F#m

Tell me words

A C#m F#m

Oh, tell me words

A C#m F#m

Oh, tell me words

A C#m F#m

Oh, tell me words

A C#m F#m

Just give me words

A C#m F#m

Just give me words

A C#m F#m

Come give me words

A C#m F#m

Come give me words

'Cause my hands are pretty, my hands are dirt

My hands are empty, oh give me words...

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