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Note To Self

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 22Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Chord Reference:
E5/G#e|x|    D5/F#e|x|         e|Gx|            G7me|x|
B|x|    B|x|         B|x|            B|3|
G|x|    G|x|         G|4|            G|0|
D|6|    D|4|         D|5|            D|4| Similar to an open C, but placed on the third fret
A|7|    A|5|         A|2|            A|5|
E|4|    E|2|         E|x|            E|x|
[Intro]
  F    G    F    G*Dead Strum*
  F    G  Am*  E5/G#  
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Holt's above my hideout
N.C.
I dug this hole beneath the floorboards
N.C.
Buzzing bad and locked in
N.C.
Try to not recall
FCounting numbered Amdays
From the wGheel we cried to Fclutch
Looking for Fsome inspired lAmand
          Gm*                       D5/F#Riff 1*
But all I found were empty cans and cigarette butts
[Mid-Verse Riff]
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------1-----------1-|----------1----------1---|
G|---------0-----------0----|-------0----------0------|    
D|------2-----------2-------|----0----------0---------|
A|---3-----------3----------|-2----------2------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|(x4)
Lining dirty parking lots in Ottawa
(Glazed eyes, trying to rub away at the sketches of the...)
Daytime
When every second of sun's the same
            G(palm mute)
What's the point of staying awake?
[Fill]
F  Am  G  F
  F    Am  Gm*  D5/F#  
[Verse 2]
      F(palm mute)           
Your hands are out and I see
        Am(palm mute)                        Gm* (palm mute)     
You're asking me for a vowel but I am weak and I am stubborn
                      G7m(palm mute)
So I'll say "This is all I have right now"
       E5/G#(palm mute)
But I want to make something good
  Am* (palm mute)
I want to make something better
                F(palm mute)
Something that cannot leave the ground
            F(let ring)
Unless we lift it up together
[Chorus]
CWhere I want to be still seems a Gthousand miles away
But Ampretending we feel safe right here gets Fharder every day
It's a Cnote to self mislaid
You aGte the words you always used to Amsay
There Gwill be no more Ffucking around today
[Breakdown]
*let each chord ring except the E. I quickly transition from  Eto  Gmwhen I play this* 
  Am    F     E  Gm*  Gm*    F     E  Gm*
[Verse 3]
AmDrunk and worthless, Fspewing bullshit Gall across the Fstage
Wake up and we Amfind new hiding Fplaces
Trying Gdesperately to Fescape
                  G  Am*     B*
The glare from our stupid, spineless
(I don't believe you, you're all the same)
C*         G*       C*            G  
Words just whining, every fucking day
FWhat do I really want to say?
[Chorus]
N.C.                              G  
Where I want to be still seems a thousand miles away
But Ampretending we feel safe right here gets Fharder every day
It's a Cnote to self mislaid
You aGte the words you always used to Amsay
There Gwill be no more Ffucking around today
| *    represents barre chords
| (palm mute) represents palm muted chords  

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Note To Self

by Modern Baseball

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E5/G#

D5/F#

G7m

Standard Tuning: EADGBe

Chord Reference:

E5/G# D5/F# G G7m

e|x| e|x| e|x| e|x|

B|x| B|x| B|x| B|3|

G|x| G|x| G|4| G|0|

D|6| D|4| D|5| D|4| Similar to an open C, but placed on the third fret

A|7| A|5| A|2| A|5|

E|4| E|2| E|x| E|x|

[Intro]

F G F G

*Dead Strum*

F G Am E5/G#

[Verse 1]

N.C.

Holt's above my hideout

N.C.

I dug this hole beneath the floorboards

N.C.

Buzzing bad and locked in

N.C.

Try to not recall

F Am

Counting numbered days

G F

From the wheel we cried to clutch

F Am

Looking for some inspired land

Gm D5/F#

* Riff 1*

But all I found were empty cans and cigarette butts

[Mid-Verse Riff]

e|--------------------------|-------------------------|

B|------------1-----------1-|----------1----------1---|

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

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

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

E|--------------------------|-------------------------|(x4)

Lining dirty parking lots in Ottawa

(Glazed eyes, trying to rub away at the sketches of the...)

Daytime

When every second of sun's the same

(palm mute)

What's the point of staying awake?

[Fill]

F Am G F

F Am Gm D5/F#

[Verse 2]

(palm mute)

Your hands are out and I see

Am Gm

(palm mute) * (palm mute)

You're asking me for a vowel but I am weak and I am stubborn

G7m

(palm mute)

So I'll say "This is all I have right now"

E5/G#

(palm mute)

But I want to make something good

* (palm mute)

I want to make something better

(palm mute)

Something that cannot leave the ground

(let ring)

Unless we lift it up together

[Chorus]

C G

Where I want to be still seems a thousand miles away

Am F

But pretending we feel safe right here gets harder every day

It's a note to self mislaid

G Am

You ate the words you always used to say

G F

There will be no more fucking around today

[Breakdown]

E E Gm

*let each chord ring except the . I quickly transition from to when I play this*

Am F E Gm Gm F E Gm

* * *

[Verse 3]

Am F G F

Drunk and worthless, spewing bullshit all across the stage

Am F

Wake up and we find new hiding places

G F

Trying desperately to escape

G Am B

* *

The glare from our stupid, spineless

(I don't believe you, you're all the same)

C G C G

* * *

Words just whining, every fucking day

What do I really want to say?

[Chorus]

N.C.

Where I want to be still seems a thousand miles away

Am F

But pretending we feel safe right here gets harder every day

It's a note to self mislaid

G Am

You ate the words you always used to say

G F

There will be no more fucking around today

| * represents barre chords

| (palm mute) represents palm muted chords

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