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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5----|
B|--------------------------------4-----------------------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EmThe night we Dbroke out
GNeighbourhood penitentiary
EmWe drove to the Dcoast and
EmLaughed for a century
EmYou sunk Dyour feet
In the empty Gbeach
And took off all your clothes
EmSaid "I'm never going Dhome now
GWho's gonna tell me no"
[Pre-Chorus]
EmFreedom ain't it Dfrightening mm
EmLike swimming in the Dlightning
EmDeadly but Ddelighting
EmLips against the Dsky now
So bold
[Chorus]
You told me
Em"It always tastes Dgood
When I Gchoose it for myCself
EmWhen there's fire in my Dwoods
It burns Gme and nobody Amelse
EmI know I fuck Dup
But as Glong as I show upC  
EmIt'll always taste Dgood"
GMmmmmm....Am  
e|-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5-------|
B|--------------------------------4----------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------0------|
[Verse 2]
EmI woke up in the Dwaves
GListening to your laughter
EmThe Odyssey sixtDh chapter
EmYou were still naked
GImpressionist painting
EmYou came to me
Said run away Dwith me
Drew liGnes on my cheeks
WEmith the mud from the Dground
WGhispered
"Paradise ain't lost it's found"
(Whatever)
[Chorus]
You told me
Em"It always tastes Dgood
When I Gchoose it for myCself
EmWhen there's fire in my Dwoods
It burns Gme and nobody Amelse
EmI know I fuck Dup
But as Glong as I show upC  
EmIt'll always taste Dgood"
GMmmmmm....Am  
[Bridge]
EmFreedom ain't it fDrightening
EmNo one to make you do the Dright thing
EmWhat's the right thing
[Chorus]
You told me
Em"It always tastes Dgood
When I Gchoose it for myCself
EmWhen there's fire in my Dwoods
It burns Gme and nobody Amelse
EmI know I fuck Dup
But as Glong as I show upC  
EmIt'll always taste Dgood"
GMmmmmm....Am  

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Waves

by Lewis Del Mar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5----|

B|--------------------------------4-----------------------------------4-------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|--0---------------------------------0---------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em D

The night we broke out

Neighbourhood penitentiary

Em D

We drove to the coast and

Laughed for a century

Em D

You sunk your feet

In the empty beach

And took off all your clothes

Em D

Said "I'm never going home now

Who's gonna tell me no"

[Pre-Chorus]

Em D

Freedom ain't it frightening mm

Em D

Like swimming in the lightning

Em D

Deadly but delighting

Em D

Lips against the sky now

So bold

[Chorus]

You told me

Em D

"It always tastes good

G C

When I choose it for myself

Em D

When there's fire in my woods

G Am

It burns me and nobody else

Em D

I know I fuck up

G C

But as long as I show up

Em D

It'll always taste good"

G Am

Mmmmmm....

e|-----12--0--5/7--5--3--0--3--5-----5-------|

B|--------------------------------4----------|

G|-------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------|

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

E|--0---------------------------------0------|

[Verse 2]

Em D

I woke up in the waves

Listening to your laughter

Em D

The Odyssey sixth chapter

You were still naked

Impressionist painting

You came to me

Said run away with me

Drew lines on my cheeks

Em D

With the mud from the ground

Whispered

"Paradise ain't lost it's found"

(Whatever)

[Chorus]

You told me

Em D

"It always tastes good

G C

When I choose it for myself

Em D

When there's fire in my woods

G Am

It burns me and nobody else

Em D

I know I fuck up

G C

But as long as I show up

Em D

It'll always taste good"

G Am

Mmmmmm....

[Bridge]

Em D

Freedom ain't it frightening

Em D

No one to make you do the right thing

What's the right thing

[Chorus]

You told me

Em D

"It always tastes good

G C

When I choose it for myself

Em D

When there's fire in my woods

G Am

It burns me and nobody else

Em D

I know I fuck up

G C

But as long as I show up

Em D

It'll always taste good"

G Am

Mmmmmm....

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