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G#minor

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1/74

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Shearwater - Insolence
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[Intro] 
e|-------0--------|--------0-------|
B|-----7----------|-----10---------|
G|---8------8-----|---11------11---|
D|-6----------6---|-9-----------9--| x2
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
e|-------0--------|
B|-----7----------|
G|---8------8-----|
D|-6----------6---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Sometimes I think I welcome it,
e|--------0-------|
B|-----10---------|
G|---11------11---|
D|-9-----------9--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
what you are frightened of.
e|-------0--------|
B|-----7----------|
G|---8------8-----|
D|-6----------6---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
My thoughts become undisciplined
e|--------0-------|
B|-----10---------|
G|---11------11---|
D|-9-----------9--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
And then I slip away.
[Pre-Chorus]
It is effortlesAs.
EffortleEss.
[Intro]
e|-------0--------|--------0-------|
B|-----7----------|-----10---------|
G|---8------8-----|---11------11---|
D|-6----------6---|-9-----------9--|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-------0--------|
B|-----7----------|
G|---8------8-----|
D|-6----------6---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
In the glow along the barren road
e|--------0-------|
B|-----10---------|
G|---11------11---|
D|-9-----------9--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
I see you shivering
e|-------0--------|
B|-----7----------|
G|---8------8-----|
D|-6----------6---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
My heart begins to separate
e|--------0-------|
B|-----10---------|
G|---11------11---|
D|-9-----------9--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
From the signs that would bury our lives
[Chorus]
With an insolencAe. (Once beats and the light is close, close.)
InsolencEe.
Effortless rangiAng and diving. (Once beats and the light is close, close.)
EffortleEmss as fire.
[Pre-Outro]
  Ab    F#       E(x3)
AbmOh, child.
AbmWhere were you?
AbmWhere were you 
all your Elife?
All your life inside a cF#hrysalis AbmwriF#thiE—ing?
F#  A
 Abm   F#     E    F#        A(x2)
[Outro]
AbmAnd F#it'Es real.
F#It's Areal.
AbmJoy F#is Ereal.
F#One Amore time.
AbmIt's F#reEal.
F#Joy Ais real.
AbmJoy F#is Ereal.
F#One Amore time.
AbmIt's F#reEal.
F#Joy, Ait's so real. 
(Fade)

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Insolence

by Shearwater

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Abm

Shearwater - Insolence

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[Intro]

e|-------0--------|--------0-------|

B|-----7----------|-----10---------|

G|---8------8-----|---11------11---|

D|-6----------6---|-9-----------9--| x2

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

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

[Verse 1]

e|-------0--------|

B|-----7----------|

G|---8------8-----|

D|-6----------6---|

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

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

Sometimes I think I welcome it,

e|--------0-------|

B|-----10---------|

G|---11------11---|

D|-9-----------9--|

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

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

what you are frightened of.

e|-------0--------|

B|-----7----------|

G|---8------8-----|

D|-6----------6---|

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

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

My thoughts become undisciplined

e|--------0-------|

B|-----10---------|

G|---11------11---|

D|-9-----------9--|

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

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

And then I slip away.

[Pre-Chorus]

It is effortless.

Effortless.

[Intro]

e|-------0--------|--------0-------|

B|-----7----------|-----10---------|

G|---8------8-----|---11------11---|

D|-6----------6---|-9-----------9--|

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

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

[Verse 2]

e|-------0--------|

B|-----7----------|

G|---8------8-----|

D|-6----------6---|

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

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

In the glow along the barren road

e|--------0-------|

B|-----10---------|

G|---11------11---|

D|-9-----------9--|

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

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

I see you shivering

e|-------0--------|

B|-----7----------|

G|---8------8-----|

D|-6----------6---|

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

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

My heart begins to separate

e|--------0-------|

B|-----10---------|

G|---11------11---|

D|-9-----------9--|

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

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

From the signs that would bury our lives

[Chorus]

With an insolence. (Once beats and the light is close, close.)

Insolence.

Effortless ranging and diving. (Once beats and the light is close, close.)

Effortless as fire.

[Pre-Outro]

Ab F# E

(x3)

Abm

Oh, child.

Abm

Where were you?

Abm

Where were you

all your life?

F# Abm F# E

All your life inside a chrysalis writhi—ing?

F# A

Abm F# E F# A

(x2)

[Outro]

Abm F# E

And it's real.

F# A

It's real.

Abm F# E

Joy is real.

F# A

One more time.

Abm F# E

It's real.

F# A

Joy is real.

Abm F# E

Joy is real.

F# A

One more time.

Abm F# E

It's real.

F# A

Joy, it's so real.

(Fade)

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