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Secret Path
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1/74
Sound:
Step 1 / 74Position: 4
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning to Open C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReQQ5_akME
Open C tuning Standard tuning
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G7-7-11-x-x-x G32000x
Dx0222x Dxx023x
Cx0000x Cx3201x
[Intro]
G D C
G D C
[Chorus 1]
I am the stranGger, Dyou can’t see Cme
I am the stranGger, do you Dknow what I Cmean?
[Verse 1]
I navigate the Gmud, I walk Dabove the Cpath
Jumping to the Gright, and then I Djump to the Cleft
On a secret Gpath, the one that Dnobody Cknows
And I’m moving Gfast, on the path Dnobody Cknows
[Verse 2]
And what I’m Gfeeling, is Danyone’s Cguess
What is in my Ghead, and Dwhat’s in my Cchest
I’m not gonna Gstop, I’m just Dcatching my Cbreath
They’re not gonna Gstop, please just let Dme catch my Cbreath
[Chorus 2]
I am the stranGger, Dyou can’t see Cme
I am the stranGger, do you Dknow what I Cmean?
[Verse 3]
That is not my Gdad, my dad is Dnot a wild Cman
Doesn’t even Gdrink, my daddy’s Dnot a wild Cman
On a secret Gpath, the one that Dnobody Cknows
And I’m moving Gfast, on the path Dnobody Cknows
[Outro]
I am the stranGgerD C
I am the stranGgerD C
I am the stranGgerD C
I am the stranGgerD C
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Verse Chorus
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E0221xx F#m2442xx
Ax0222x Ax0222x
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
EWe were at the swing set
E“Now?” I asked, “not yet” you said
[Verse 1]
ETurnin’ round and round in my Aseat
EChains chiming over Amy head
EWhen the tension is comAplete
EAnd there is no way out Aof it
[Chorus 1]
FmNowA, not FmyetA
FmNowA, not FmyetA
[Verse 2]
EOver the rise, on the Alawn
ESomeone draggin’ Asomeone
EA kid lookin’ me in the Aeye
ETeacher not lookin’ at Aanyone
[Chorus 2]
FmNowA, now FmyesA
FmNowA, now FmyesA
[Interlude]
E A Fm
[Verse 3]
EI looked behind me only Aonce
EDidn’t see nobody chaAsin’ us
EJust my swing dancin’ in the Asun
EDancin’ wildly where Ait was
[Chorus 3]
FmNowA, now FmyesA
FmNowA, now FmyesA
Fm ANow FmyesA
Fm ANow FmyesA
Fm ANow FmyesA
Fm ANow FmyesA E
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Verse Chorus
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Dxx023x Ax022xx
G3200xx G3200xx
[Intro]
D[Verse 1]
She gave me matDches, seven wooden matGches
She put them inDto a small, slim glass jar with a screw-top Glid
I fingered that Djar, I put it in my pocGket
She said, “can’t go Dinto the woods without them”, I smiled at her and Gleft
[Chorus 1]
And I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were six
I’d be Afine, and as Glong as there were five
[Verse 2]
Matches in that Djar, mile after Gmile
All the chkk-chkk-Dchkk, chkk sound of the matches, and the memory of her Gsmile
D G
D G
[Chorus 2]
I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were five
I’d be Afine, and as Glong as there were four
[Verse 3]
Matches in a Djar, with a screw-top Glid
I know she did Dnot mean to hurt my feelings, but that’s what she Gdid
[Chorus 3]
I kept them Adry, and as Glong as there were three
I’d be Afine, as Glong as there were two
Matches in that Djar
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Intro + Post-Chorus Verse Chorus
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A/C#x422xx Fmx4422x Cx3201x
Esus40222xx Dxx023x Em02200x
Fm2442xx Ax02220 Dxx023x
Ax0222x
Capo 5th fret
[Intro]
e|--A/C#----------------|-Esus4-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------4-2------| x4
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---4---0-----4--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0-----0-0--|
Fm A
Fm A
[Verse 1]
FmIn this earth-like Dworld
FmIn this earth-like Dworld, before they arrAived D
FmUnder this sun-like Dstar
FmUnder this sun-like Dstar, they civilAizedD
[Chorus 1]
CRun along the riverEm, on a Secret DPath
CI will not be Emstruck, I’m not going Dback
[Post-Chorus 1] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4I can see father’s A/C#face
Esus4Warming his feet by the stA/C#ove
We Esus4used to have each othA/C#er
Esus4Now we only have ourFmselvesA
[Interlude]
D G
D G
A D
[Verse 2]
FmThen I put my Dear
FmThen I put my Dear, right against the railA D
FmSo what I couldn’t Dhear
FmWhat I couldn’t Dhear, I would AfeelD
[Chorus 2]
CRun along the riverEm, on a Secret DPath
CI will not be Emstruck, I’m not going Dback
[Post-Chorus 2] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4I been staring into sA/C#pace
Esus4Forever or eA/C#lse
Esus4Enter the wilderA/C#ness
Esus4And we only have ourFmselvesA
Fm A
Fm A
Fm A
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Open C tuning
[Verse 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x4
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
You know that they just can’t re------sist
No man could make them feel ner-----vous
And they put ze----ro in----to it
And their coun--try does--n’t ex------ist
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|--------------------------0-------------------|
C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------|
G|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------|
C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------| x4
G|----0---------------------0-------------------|
C|----0---------------------0------0-----0-0----|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
When some—thing oc----curs in your heart
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
And there is----n't a next sen----tence
[Chorus 2]
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x2
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x6
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
When some—thing oc----curs in your heart
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
And there is----n't a next sen----tence
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Chorus and Bridge
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F#244xxx
Bx244xx
E0221xx
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0-0--|
[Verse 1]
e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus 1]
F#a--Bth?E
BPale Eblue, Bdoesn’t Edo what they
SBaid it’d Edo, it’s just a jackBetE
It’s a wiBndEbreaker, it’s not a jeBan Ejacket, it’s
They call it a BwindEbreaker
[Verse 2]
e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus 2]
F#I’m BinE
BPale Eblue, Bdoesn’t Edo what they
SBaid it’d Edo, it’s not my BjacketE
It’s a wiBndEbreaker, it’s not my jeBan Ejacket, it’s
Just a BwindEbreaker
[Bridge]
And the F#fuck-off Erocks, aF#long the Etracks
F#Secret Epath, there’s no F#secret EpathB
[Verse 3]
e|----------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|------2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------| x2
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
End with B-chord
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Chorus Verse Bridge
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A/C#x4222x Ax0222x Dsus2xx023x
Dsus2xx0230 Dsus2xx023x Ax0222x
Ax02220 F#m2442xx
Bmx2443x
Capo 2nd fret
[Chorus 1]
A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A
ADon't let this Dsus2touch you A/C#
[Verse 1]
AWords are Dsus2birds, Awords are Dsus2snow
AWords wDsus2hisper, Awords don't make the Dsus2rain go
AWilderDsus2ness, Acan't be Dsus2done
AUnfinDsus2ished, Acan't be Dsus2done
[Chorus 2]
A/C#Don't let it Atouch you A/C# A
ADon't let this Dsus2touch you A/C#
[Verse 2]
AWords are Dsus2blanks, Awords are Dsus2ghosts
AWords are Dsus2god, Awords don't make the Dsus2rain go
AI'm conDsus2fused, Aby freeDsus2dom
AWhat do Dsus2you do, Awith freeDsus2dom?
[Bridge]
I Dsus2heard them in the dark, Aheard the things they do
F#mI heard the heavy whispers, whispeDsus2ring, ‘don't let this touch you'
BmHow-how
AHow-how
F#mHow-how
Dsus2How-how
[Chorus 3]
A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A
ADon't Dsus2 A/C#
A/C#Don't let this Dsus2touch you A
ADon't Dsus2 A/C#
[Outro]
Dsus2His Aglowing face, Dsus2----- Aby the Dsus2stove
AHis orange Dsus2face, -A-- daddy make the rain Dsus2go
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
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Em02200x
G32000x
Amx0221x
Em/F#222xxx
Capo 4th fret
[Intro]
Em[VerGse Am1]G
EmI think I'm in despair, the wind is in the trees
Basically, just waiting for something to come along and Geat me
AmIs this future's gate, where my dreams retreat
And all my memories are just memories of Gmemories?
EmAnd a-folded in a dream, pitch-black and glowing blue
A raven saying, “I know a way that I can Ghelp you”
Oh-ohAm, I stared into his eyes, I saw my pale last days
Said, “What you can't escape, you gotta emGbrace”
[Chorus 1]
Ah-ohEm, I know a way to get back, this don't have to end G
AmA way to get back, and haunt them, haunt them, Ghaunt them
Em[VerGse Am2]G
EmThen he wished me plain, as he flew away
Said I'd see him coming on that pale last Gday
AmAnd he wished me plain, ordinary death
Said he'd be back after I escaped Git
[Chorus 2]
Oh, GI've seen how they are, how they'd all sell their souls
EmIn little Em/F#bits and pieces, Em‘til they get old
They don't make a dent, Gin indifference
EmWe'll Em/F#haunt them, haunt themEm, haunt them
[Chorus 3]
EmBut I want to go back, if this is the end G
AmI want to go back, not to “haunt them, haunt them, Ghaunt them”
EmNot to haunt them, Ghaunt them
AmNot to haunt them, Ghaunt, haunt
Em GHaunt them, haunt them
Am G
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Verse Chorus
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Dxx023x Bbx1333x
Ax0222x Dxx023x
Ax0222x
A/C#x4222x
[Intro]
DBah-huh-uh, bah-huh-uh A D
BbAhh-ahh-Dahh
BbAhh-ahh-Dahh
BbAhh-ahh-Dahh
AAhhA/C#h (here we go)
[Verse 1]
DI'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
DI've got lots of time, my whole life ahead
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
[Chorus 1]
It's anBb, earth-like Dworld
BbIt's cold and Dreal
BbWith a sun-like Dstar
I can AfeeA/C#l
[Verse 2]
DI am for the wolf, pitch-black and yellow eyes
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
For Dthe raven arriving first to get my eyes
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
And DI'm for the poor sun, always against the mindless night
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
And DI'm for the wind, in the pale blue sky
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
[Chorus 2]
On thisBb, earth-like Dworld
BbIt's cold and Dreal
BbWith a sun-like Dstar
You can AfeeA/C#l
[Verse 3]
DI'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath
This is the Aonly place to Dbe
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E0221xx
F#2443xx
Bx244xx
Repeat riff at end of each line:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|----1---1-1---2----| x4
A|----2---2-2---2----|
E|-------------------|
I Efeel, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
I Ehurt, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
I Elive, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
I Edied, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
You Esign, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
EHere, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
EHere, F#here, Bhere, Eand here
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Secret Path
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Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
C
E
F#m
A
Fm
A/C#
Esus4
Em
F#
B
Dsus2
Bm
Am
Em/F#
Bb
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Tuning to Open C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReQQ5_akME
Open C tuning Standard tuning
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G G
7-7-11-x-x-x 32000x
D D
x0222x xx023x
C C
x0000x x3201x
[Intro]
G D C
G D C
[Chorus 1]
G D C
I am the stranger, you can’t see me
G D C
I am the stranger, do you know what I mean?
[Verse 1]
G D C
I navigate the mud, I walk above the path
G D C
Jumping to the right, and then I jump to the left
G D C
On a secret path, the one that nobody knows
G D C
And I’m moving fast, on the path nobody knows
[Verse 2]
G D C
And what I’m feeling, is anyone’s guess
G D C
What is in my head, and what’s in my chest
G D C
I’m not gonna stop, I’m just catching my breath
G D C
They’re not gonna stop, please just let me catch my breath
[Chorus 2]
G D C
I am the stranger, you can’t see me
G D C
I am the stranger, do you know what I mean?
[Verse 3]
G D C
That is not my dad, my dad is not a wild man
G D C
Doesn’t even drink, my daddy’s not a wild man
G D C
On a secret path, the one that nobody knows
G D C
And I’m moving fast, on the path nobody knows
[Outro]
G D C
I am the stranger
G D C
I am the stranger
G D C
I am the stranger
G D C
I am the stranger
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Verse Chorus
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E F#m
0221xx 2442xx
A A
x0222x x0222x
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
E
We were at the swing set
E
“Now?” I asked, “not yet” you said
[Verse 1]
E A
Turnin’ round and round in my seat
E A
Chains chiming over my head
E A
When the tension is complete
E A
And there is no way out of it
[Chorus 1]
Fm A Fm A
Now, not yet
Fm A Fm A
Now, not yet
[Verse 2]
E A
Over the rise, on the lawn
E A
Someone draggin’ someone
E A
A kid lookin’ me in the eye
E A
Teacher not lookin’ at anyone
[Chorus 2]
Fm A Fm A
Now, now yes
Fm A Fm A
Now, now yes
[Interlude]
E A Fm
[Verse 3]
E A
I looked behind me only once
E A
Didn’t see nobody chasin’ us
E A
Just my swing dancin’ in the sun
E A
Dancin’ wildly where it was
[Chorus 3]
Fm A Fm A
Now, now yes
Fm A Fm A
Now, now yes
Fm A Fm A
Now yes
Fm A Fm A
Now yes
Fm A Fm A
Now yes
Fm A Fm A E
Now yes
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Verse Chorus
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D A
xx023x x022xx
G G
3200xx 3200xx
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D G
She gave me matches, seven wooden matches
D G
She put them into a small, slim glass jar with a screw-top lid
D G
I fingered that jar, I put it in my pocket
D G
She said, “can’t go into the woods without them”, I smiled at her and left
[Chorus 1]
A G
And I kept them dry, and as long as there were six
A G
I’d be fine, and as long as there were five
[Verse 2]
D G
Matches in that jar, mile after mile
D G
All the chkk-chkk-chkk, chkk sound of the matches, and the memory of her smile
D G
D G
[Chorus 2]
A G
I kept them dry, and as long as there were five
A G
I’d be fine, and as long as there were four
[Verse 3]
D G
Matches in a jar, with a screw-top lid
D G
I know she did not mean to hurt my feelings, but that’s what she did
[Chorus 3]
A G
I kept them dry, and as long as there were three
A G
I’d be fine, as long as there were two
D
Matches in that jar
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Intro + Post-Chorus Verse Chorus
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A/C# Fm C
x422xx x4422x x3201x
Esus4 D Em
0222xx xx023x 02200x
Fm A D
2442xx x02220 xx023x
A
x0222x
Capo 5th fret
[Intro]
A/C# Esus4
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------4-2------| x4
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---4---0-----4--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0-----0-0--|
Fm A
Fm A
[Verse 1]
Fm D
In this earth-like world
Fm D A D
In this earth-like world, before they arrived
Fm D
Under this sun-like star
Fm D A D
Under this sun-like star, they civilized
[Chorus 1]
C Em D
Run along the river, on a Secret Path
C Em D
I will not be struck, I’m not going back
[Post-Chorus 1] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4 A/C#
I can see father’s face
Esus4 A/C#
Warming his feet by the stove
Esus4 A/C#
We used to have each other
Esus4 Fm A
Now we only have ourselves
[Interlude]
D G
D G
A D
[Verse 2]
Fm D
Then I put my ear
Fm D A D
Then I put my ear, right against the rail
Fm D
So what I couldn’t hear
Fm D A D
What I couldn’t hear, I would feel
[Chorus 2]
C Em D
Run along the river, on a Secret Path
C Em D
I will not be struck, I’m not going back
[Post-Chorus 2] – repeat Intro riff
A/C# Esus4 A/C#
I been staring into space
Esus4 A/C#
Forever or else
Esus4 A/C#
Enter the wilderness
Esus4 Fm A
And we only have ourselves
Fm A
Fm A
Fm A
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Open C tuning
[Verse 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x4
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
You know that they just can’t re------sist
No man could make them feel ner-----vous
And they put ze----ro in----to it
And their coun--try does--n’t ex------ist
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|--------------------------0-------------------|
C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------|
G|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------|
C|-------/5--5--5--5--5--5--0-------------------| x4
G|----0---------------------0-------------------|
C|----0---------------------0------0-----0-0----|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
When some—thing oc----curs in your heart
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
And there is----n't a next sen----tence
[Chorus 2]
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
C|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-0-----0------0----0-----0------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x2
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5-------0------| x6
G|----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----5-------0------|
C|----------------------------------------5--------------|
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
E-----ven as the world con---vul-----ses
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
A feel---ing so strong and in-----tense
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------0-----|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------0-----|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----------|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------------|
When some—thing oc----curs in your heart
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------0------------------0------------------|
G|----------10-----------------10-----------10-----0-----|
C|----0------------------0-------------------------0-----|
And there is----n't a next sen----tence
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Chorus and Bridge
-----------------
F#
244xxx
B
x244xx
E
0221xx
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0-0--|
[Verse 1]
e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus 1]
F# B E
a--th?
B E B E
Pale blue, doesn’t do what they
B E B E
Said it’d do, it’s just a jacket
B E B E
It’s a windbreaker, it’s not a jean jacket, it’s
B E
They call it a windbreaker
[Verse 2]
e|-------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|---2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
[Chorus 2]
F# B E
I’m in
B E B E
Pale blue, doesn’t do what they
B E B E
Said it’d do, it’s not my jacket
B E B E
It’s a windbreaker, it’s not my jean jacket, it’s
B E
Just a windbreaker
[Bridge]
F# E F# E
And the fuck-off rocks, along the tracks
F# E F# E B
Secret path, there’s no secret path
[Verse 3]
e|----------4---------------|-------2---------------|
B|------2-4-----------------|---2-4-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------3---1-------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------| x2
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------0-0-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0---0---0---0---|
End with B-chord
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Chorus Verse Bridge
------------- ------------- -------------
A/C# A Dsus2
x4222x x0222x xx023x
Dsus2 Dsus2 A
xx0230 xx023x x0222x
A F#m
x02220 2442xx
Bm
x2443x
Capo 2nd fret
[Chorus 1]
A/C# Dsus2 A
Don't let this touch you
A Dsus2 A/C#
Don't let this touch you
[Verse 1]
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Words are birds, words are snow
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Words whisper, words don't make the rain go
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Wilderness, can't be done
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Unfinished, can't be done
[Chorus 2]
A/C# A A/C# A
Don't let it touch you
A Dsus2 A/C#
Don't let this touch you
[Verse 2]
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Words are blanks, words are ghosts
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
Words are god, words don't make the rain go
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
I'm confused, by freedom
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
What do you do, with freedom?
[Bridge]
Dsus2 A
I heard them in the dark, heard the things they do
F#m Dsus2
I heard the heavy whispers, whispering, ‘don't let this touch you'
Bm
How-how
A
How-how
F#m
How-how
Dsus2
How-how
[Chorus 3]
A/C# Dsus2 A
Don't let this touch you
A Dsus2 A/C#
Don't
A/C# Dsus2 A
Don't let this touch you
A Dsus2 A/C#
Don't
[Outro]
Dsus2 A Dsus2 A Dsus2
His glowing face, ----- by the stove
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
His orange face, --- daddy make the rain go
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
A
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Em
02200x
G
32000x
Am
x0221x
Em/F#
222xxx
Capo 4th fret
[Intro]
Em G Am G
[Verse 1]
Em
I think I'm in despair, the wind is in the trees
G
Basically, just waiting for something to come along and eat me
Am
Is this future's gate, where my dreams retreat
G
And all my memories are just memories of memories?
Em
And a-folded in a dream, pitch-black and glowing blue
G
A raven saying, “I know a way that I can help you”
Am
Oh-oh, I stared into his eyes, I saw my pale last days
G
Said, “What you can't escape, you gotta embrace”
[Chorus 1]
Em G
Ah-oh, I know a way to get back, this don't have to end
Am G
A way to get back, and haunt them, haunt them, haunt them
Em G Am G
[Verse 2]
Em
Then he wished me plain, as he flew away
G
Said I'd see him coming on that pale last day
Am
And he wished me plain, ordinary death
G
Said he'd be back after I escaped it
[Chorus 2]
G
Oh, I've seen how they are, how they'd all sell their souls
Em Em/F# Em
In little bits and pieces, ‘til they get old
G
They don't make a dent, in indifference
Em Em/F# Em
We'll haunt them, haunt them, haunt them
[Chorus 3]
Em G
But I want to go back, if this is the end
Am G
I want to go back, not to “haunt them, haunt them, haunt them”
Em G
Not to haunt them, haunt them
Am G
Not to haunt them, haunt, haunt
Em G
Haunt them, haunt them
Am G
Em
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Verse Chorus
--------- ------------
D Bb
xx023x x1333x
A D
x0222x xx023x
A
x0222x
A/C#
x4222x
[Intro]
D A D
Bah-huh-uh, bah-huh-uh
Bb D
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Bb D
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Bb D
Ahh-ahh-ahh
A A/C#
Ahhh (here we go)
[Verse 1]
D
I'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath
A D
This is the only place to be
D
I've got lots of time, my whole life ahead
A D
This is the only place to be
[Chorus 1]
Bb D
It's an, earth-like world
Bb D
It's cold and real
Bb D
With a sun-like star
A A/C#
I can feel
[Verse 2]
D
I am for the wolf, pitch-black and yellow eyes
A D
This is the only place to be
D
For the raven arriving first to get my eyes
A D
This is the only place to be
D
And I'm for the poor sun, always against the mindless night
A D
This is the only place to be
D
And I'm for the wind, in the pale blue sky
A D
This is the only place to be
[Chorus 2]
Bb D
On this, earth-like world
Bb D
It's cold and real
Bb D
With a sun-like star
A A/C#
You can feel
[Verse 3]
D
I'll just close my eyes, I'll just catch my breath
A D
This is the only place to be
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E
0221xx
F#
2443xx
B
x244xx
Repeat riff at end of each line:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|----1---1-1---2----| x4
A|----2---2-2---2----|
E|-------------------|
E F# B E
I feel, here, here, and here
E F# B E
I hurt, here, here, and here
E F# B E
I live, here, here, and here
E F# B E
I died, here, here, and here
E F# B E
You sign, here, here, and here
E F# B E
Here, here, here, and here
E F# B E
Here, here, here, and here
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