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Will O The Wisp

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1/30

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 5
Thanks a lot to ayreon77 for the intro and verse 1 improvement
[Chords]
e|-Dm7#5--1----D55---Dm/F-1----Am/E-0-----Em/F#-0---------------------------|
B|---1----3----3-----1------0---------------------------|
G|---3----2----2-----2------0---------------------------|
D|---0----0----3-----2------2---------------------------|
A|---1----x----x-----x------2---------------------------|
E|---x----x----x-----x------2---------------------------|
RIFF   Intro and Verse 1 below
e|-Dm1-0-Dsus20-0-0-0-|-Csus23--3-3-3-3-|-G3--3-3-3-3-|------3- 3-3-3-|
B|-3---3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-|------3- 3-3-3-|
G|-2---2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|------0- 0-0-0-|
D|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|--h---0- 0-0-0-|X4 INTRO
A|-------------|-3--3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2- 2-2-2-|
E|-------------|------------|-3--3-3-3-3-|-------- ------|x4 VERSE 1
[Verse]
When you're tDmired Dsus2of  wCsus2aitingG  
and tDmime Dsus2is   nCsus2ot on your sGide
When you're tDmired Dsus2of  hCsus2ating mGe
you nDmo  lDsus2onger  wCsus2ant to hGide
[Pre-Chorus]
You're stDm7uck to the failures Amof yCour lGife
MDm7arred with the sorrows of your strDm7#5ifeC  
[Chorus]
D5And Dm/Ftime it wAm/Eaits for no ConeAm  C  Dm  
It hDm/Feals them whAm/Een you dCieDm  
And sDm/Foon you Am/Eare forgCottenDm  
A whDm/Fisper wAm/Eithin Ca siDmghC  G  
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
[Verse]
When there's trDmouble admCitting thatG  
you hDmave been wrCong all alGong
When the wDmords you have wrCittenG  
down rDmeads "everythCing is gGone"
[Pre-Chorus]
You're stDm7uck to the failures Amof yCour lGife
MDm7arred with the sorrows of your strDm7#5ifeC  
[Chorus]
D5And Dm/Ftime it wAm/Eaits for no ConeAm  C  Dm  
It hDm/Feals them whAm/Een you dCieDm  
And sDm/Foon you Am/Eare forgCottenDm  
A whDm/Fisper wAm/Eithin Ca siDmgh
And tDm/Fime it waAm/Eits for no oCneAm  C  Dm  
It hDm/Feals them whAm/Een you dCieDm  
And sDm/Foon you Am/Eare forgCottenDm  
A whDm/Fisper wAm/Eithin Ca siDmghC  G  
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
Dm  C  G
[Verse]
When you smDmother your frCiendshipsG  
and tDmake much more thCan you nGeed
When you cDman't keep a sCecret tGo yourself
and pDmoints to the sCource of the dGeed
[Pre-Chorus]
You're stDm7uck to the failures Amof yCour lGife
MDm7arred with the sorrows of your strDm7#5ifeC  Em  
[Bridge]
And you can nEm/F#ever fCind the satisfAm7actionEm  
When you Em/F#can't outgrCow your fAm7alse distractEmions
Em6You Emknow   Gyour Amsoul is Dweighed on the
sCilver F#scale Cof deceit and DliesDm  
[Fade out]
Dm/F  Am/E   C   Dm

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Will O The Wisp

by Opeth

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7#5

Dm/F

Am/E

Em/F#

Dsus2

Csus2

Dm7

Am7

Em6

Capo 5

Thanks a lot to ayreon77 for the intro and verse 1 improvement

[Chords]

Dm7#5 D5 Dm/F Am/E Em/F#

e|---1----5----1-----0------0---------------------------|

B|---1----3----3-----1------0---------------------------|

G|---3----2----2-----2------0---------------------------|

D|---0----0----3-----2------2---------------------------|

A|---1----x----x-----x------2---------------------------|

E|---x----x----x-----x------2---------------------------|

RIFF Intro and Verse 1 below

Dm Dsus2 Csus2 G

e|-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-|------3- 3-3-3-|

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

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

D|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|--h---0- 0-0-0-|X4 INTRO

A|-------------|-3--3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-2--2- 2-2-2-|

E|-------------|------------|-3--3-3-3-3-|-------- ------|x4 VERSE 1

[Verse]

Dm Dsus2 Csus2 G

When you're tired of waiting

Dm Dsus2 Csus2 G

and time is not on your side

Dm Dsus2 Csus2 G

When you're tired of hating me

Dm Dsus2 Csus2 G

you no longer want to hide

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm7 Am C G

You're stuck to the failures of your life

Dm7 Dm7#5 C

Marred with the sorrows of your strife

[Chorus]

D5 Dm/F Am/E C Am C Dm

And time it waits for no one

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

It heals them when you die

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

And soon you are forgotten

Dm/F Am/E C Dm C G

A whisper within a sigh

Dm C G

[Verse]

Dm C G

When there's trouble admitting that

Dm C G

you have been wrong all along

Dm C G

When the words you have written

Dm C G

down reads "everything is gone"

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm7 Am C G

You're stuck to the failures of your life

Dm7 Dm7#5 C

Marred with the sorrows of your strife

[Chorus]

D5 Dm/F Am/E C Am C Dm

And time it waits for no one

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

It heals them when you die

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

And soon you are forgotten

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

A whisper within a sigh

Dm/F Am/E C Am C Dm

And time it waits for no one

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

It heals them when you die

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

And soon you are forgotten

Dm/F Am/E C Dm C G

A whisper within a sigh

Dm C G

[Verse]

Dm C G

When you smother your friendships

Dm C G

and take much more than you need

Dm C G

When you can't keep a secret to yourself

Dm C G

and points to the source of the deed

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm7 Am C G

You're stuck to the failures of your life

Dm7 Dm7#5 C Em

Marred with the sorrows of your strife

[Bridge]

Em/F# C Am7 Em

And you can never find the satisfaction

Em/F# C Am7 Em

When you can't outgrow your false distractions

Em6 Em G Am D

You know your soul is weighed on the

C F# C D Dm

silver scale of deceit and lies

[Fade out]

Dm/F Am/E C Dm

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