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Nutshell

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Eminor

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1/89

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 89Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

TUNING: Standard (E A D G B e)
CAPO: 2nd fret
e|---Em0-----Cmaj7/G---0-------|
B|---0--------0-------|
G|---0--------0-------|
D|---2--------2-------|
A|---2--------3-------|
E|---0--------3-------|
[INTRO]
e|--Em-----G-----D-----Cmaj7-------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3--3/5--------0------|
G|--0---------2p0--0-----0------0-------0-----0--------0------0------|
D|--2----0----0----0h2---2--------------------2--------2------2------|
A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3--------0h2----2------|
E|--0----3---------------------------------------------0---0--0------|
e|--Em-----G-----D----------Cmaj7-----------------------------------------0---|
B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3----------------0---|
G|--0---------2p0--------0------0-------0-----0-----------0------0---|
D|--2----0----0----------2--------------------2----2/4----0h2----2---|
A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3----3/5----0h2----2---|
E|--0----3------------------------------------------------0---0--0---|
[VERSE]
Cmaj7/GWe chase misprinted EmliesG  D  
Cmaj7/GWe face the path of EmtimeG  D  
Cmaj7/GAnd yet I fight
And yet I fight
This battle all aEmloneG  D  
Cmaj7/GNo one to cry to
No place to call EmhomeG  D  
[INTERLUDE]
Cmaj7/GOooh... OoEmoh...G  D  
Cmaj7/GOooh... OoEmoh...G  D  
[VERSE]
Cmaj7/GMy gift of self is EmrapedG  D  
Cmaj7/GMy privacy is EmrakedG  D  
Cmaj7/GAnd yet I find
And yet I find
Repeating in my EmheadG  D  
Cma7/GIf I can't be my own
I'd feel better EmdeadG  D  
[INTERLUDE]
Cmaj7/GOooh... OoEmoh...G  D  
Cmaj7/GOooh... OoEmoh...
[OUTRO]
e|--Em-----G-----D-----Cmaj7/G-------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------3----------0----------------0------0------------0------|
G|--0---------2p0--0-----0--------0-------0------0-----0------0------|
D|--0h2--0----0----0h2---2--------2p0-----0h2----4-----0h2----2------|
A|--2----0h2-------3-----3-----------3----3------5-----2------2------|
E|--0----3---------3-----3-----------3----3------5-----0---0--0------|
e|--Em-----G-----D----------Cmaj7---------------------------------0---|
B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3--5-----0---|
G|--0---------2p0--------0------0-------0-----0----------0---|
D|--0h2--0----0----------2--------------------2----------2---|
A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3-------0--2---|
E|--0----3-----------------------------------------------0---|
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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Nutshell

by City and Colour

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7/G

Cmaj7

Cma7/G

TUNING: Standard (E A D G B e)

CAPO: 2nd fret

Em Cmaj7/G

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

B|---0--------0-------|

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

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

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

E|---0--------3-------|

[INTRO]

Em G D Cmaj7

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

B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3--3/5--------0------|

G|--0---------2p0--0-----0------0-------0-----0--------0------0------|

D|--2----0----0----0h2---2--------------------2--------2------2------|

A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3--------0h2----2------|

E|--0----3---------------------------------------------0---0--0------|

Em G D Cmaj7

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

B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3----------------0---|

G|--0---------2p0--------0------0-------0-----0-----------0------0---|

D|--2----0----0----------2--------------------2----2/4----0h2----2---|

A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3----3/5----0h2----2---|

E|--0----3------------------------------------------------0---0--0---|

[VERSE]

Cmaj7/G Em G D

We chase misprinted lies

Cmaj7/G Em G D

We face the path of time

Cmaj7/G

And yet I fight

Em G D

This battle all alone

Cmaj7/G

No one to cry to

Em G D

No place to call home

[INTERLUDE]

Cmaj7/G Em G D

Oooh... Oooh...

Cmaj7/G Em G D

Oooh... Oooh...

[VERSE]

Cmaj7/G Em G D

My gift of self is raped

Cmaj7/G Em G D

My privacy is raked

Cmaj7/G

And yet I find

Em G D

Repeating in my head

Cma7/G

If I can't be my own

Em G D

I'd feel better dead

[INTERLUDE]

Cmaj7/G Em G D

Oooh... Oooh...

Cmaj7/G Em

Oooh... Oooh...

[OUTRO]

Em G D Cmaj7/G

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

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

G|--0---------2p0--0-----0--------0-------0------0-----0------0------|

D|--0h2--0----0----0h2---2--------2p0-----0h2----4-----0h2----2------|

A|--2----0h2-------3-----3-----------3----3------5-----2------2------|

E|--0----3---------3-----3-----------3----3------5-----0---0--0------|

Em G D Cmaj7

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

B|------------3----------0--3p0------3p0------0h3--5-----0---|

G|--0---------2p0--------0------0-------0-----0----------0---|

D|--0h2--0----0----------2--------------------2----------2---|

A|--2----0h2-------3-----3--------3-------3---3-------0--2---|

E|--0----3-----------------------------------------------0---|

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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