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The song is normally played with two guitars picking, but I find it works with one guitar like this.
The intro starts with an arpeggiated Dm chord, picking up from the highest string, (e)
followed by strumming, and that arpeggiation is done 4 times before going into the first verse.
F is played as x1233x, and the G at the end of the Chorus is played by sliding up the fretboard (x3455x)
The end of 'doubt' combines with 'ahh' in the break, 
and has the arpeggiated Dm chord at the beginning of the break, and then just before F.
[Intro] 
(Dm) x4
[Verse 1]
DmShi-Fver-Aming, I'm Clooking in at
GmPeople that FI call my Cfriends
Just a Dmsil-Fhou-Amette, with a Ccigarette, and
GmNo Fidea who I Aam
[Chorus]
There were A#songs, in these eyes
Now they're Dmgone, if only FI had held the light inA  F  
FAhh, GOh A#Oh Oh
[Verse 2]
DmFlesh Fand Amteeth, they are Csmiling and so
GmHappy to Fburn through their Atime
And I Dmdon't Fknow Gwhen
But I lost the will to Amsave her Amind
[Bridge]
Now they're Dmall, stuFmbling to some Amother Chouse
Though I've trA#ied, I can't Ffind, any Cinterest now
It Dmtakes, the Fguilt of just a Amsmall misCtake
To punA#cture the Fjoy so it's pCoisoned by doubt, by doubtDm  
[Break]
DmAhh, Ohh, FOhh, DmOhh, A#Ohh Ohh DmOhh
[Verse 3]
DmI just Fwanted to face
The Dmexpanse but those dead Fends have come to A#haunt me
I have tried to Dmunderstand
How I should Foperate this A#body
And I was sure, but I was Dmwrong 
If only FI had held the A#light in
The Adarkness would be Dmgone

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Dead Ends

by Canines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The song is normally played with two guitars picking, but I find it works with one guitar like this.

The intro starts with an arpeggiated Dm chord, picking up from the highest string, (e)

followed by strumming, and that arpeggiation is done 4 times before going into the first verse.

F is played as x1233x, and the G at the end of the Chorus is played by sliding up the fretboard (x3455x)

The end of 'doubt' combines with 'ahh' in the break,

and has the arpeggiated Dm chord at the beginning of the break, and then just before F.

[Intro]

(Dm) x4

[Verse 1]

Dm F Am C

Shi-ver-ing, I'm looking in at

Gm F C

People that I call my friends

Dm F Am C

Just a sil-hou-ette, with a cigarette, and

Gm F A

No idea who I am

[Chorus]

There were songs, in these eyes

Dm F A F

Now they're gone, if only I had held the light in

F G A#

Ahh, Oh Oh Oh

[Verse 2]

Dm F Am C

Flesh and teeth, they are smiling and so

Gm F A

Happy to burn through their time

Dm F G

And I don't know when

Am A

But I lost the will to save her mind

[Bridge]

Dm F Am C

Now they're all, stumbling to some other house

A# F C

Though I've tried, I can't find, any interest now

Dm F Am C

It takes, the guilt of just a small mistake

A# F C Dm

To puncture the joy so it's poisoned by doubt, by doubt

[Break]

Dm F Dm A# Dm

Ahh, Ohh, Ohh, Ohh, Ohh Ohh Ohh

[Verse 3]

Dm F

I just wanted to face

Dm F A#

The expanse but those dead ends have come to haunt me

I have tried to understand

F A#

How I should operate this body

And I was sure, but I was wrong

F A#

If only I had held the light in

A Dm

The darkness would be gone

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