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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro + Verse     Chorus
-------------     ------------
     E022100        F#m724222x  
     Ax0222x           Bx2444x
  E/G#4224xx           E022100
                       Ax0222x
Capo 3rd fret
Riff 1:
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--5--4--4--2--2--0--0--------------------|--5--4--4--2--2--0--0-----------------|
G|-----------------------1--1--2--1--2/4~--|-----------------------1--1--2--1—1~--|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--1---1---1-2--1-----1--2--1--2/4~-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Intro]
- Riff 1 -
E   A   E/G#
E   A   E/G#
[Verse 1]
EI want you to know what I forAgive you forE/G#  
ENow that you're all ashes anywayA  E/G#  
EEvery step into the river Apushes you    E/G#further away
- Riff 2 -
[Verse 2]
EI want you to hear the farm aApologizeE/G#  
For Eletting you believe you could reAturnE/G#  
EI want you to dream in all the Alanguages    E/G#we couldn't learn
- Riff 2 -
[Chorus 1]
F#m7I want you to write my name Bunder your Ename with the yearA  
F#m7I was born and you began Bto disappear
- Riff 1 -
[Verse 3]
EI want you to watch the geneArations E/G#sprawl
EConstellations in a northern AskyE/G#  
EI want every satellite to Acircle you    E/G#when you arrive
- Riff 2 -
[Chorus 2]
F#m7I want every highway sign Bto remeEmber we were hereA  
F#m7I want you to take your time Bto disappear
- First part of Riff 1 -
[Interlude]
F#m7   B   E   A
F#m7   B
[Outro]
EI want you to know what I forAgive you forE/G#  
ENow that you're all ashes anywayA  E/G#  

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Requests

by John K. Samson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

E/G#

Intro + Verse Chorus

------------- ------------

E F#m7

022100 24222x

A B

x0222x x2444x

E/G# E

4224xx 022100

x0222x

Capo 3rd fret

Riff 1:

e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

B|--5--4--4--2--2--0--0--------------------|--5--4--4--2--2--0--0-----------------|

G|-----------------------1--1--2--1--2/4~--|-----------------------1--1--2--1—1~--|

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

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

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

Riff 2:

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|--1---1---1-2--1-----1--2--1--2/4~-|

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

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

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

[Intro]

- Riff 1 -

E A E/G#

[Verse 1]

E A E/G#

I want you to know what I forgive you for

E A E/G#

Now that you're all ashes anyway

E A E/G#

Every step into the river pushes you further away

- Riff 2 -

[Verse 2]

E A E/G#

I want you to hear the farm apologize

E A E/G#

For letting you believe you could return

E A E/G#

I want you to dream in all the languages we couldn't learn

- Riff 2 -

[Chorus 1]

F#m7 B E A

I want you to write my name under your name with the year

F#m7 B

I was born and you began to disappear

- Riff 1 -

[Verse 3]

E A E/G#

I want you to watch the generations sprawl

E A E/G#

Constellations in a northern sky

E A E/G#

I want every satellite to circle you when you arrive

- Riff 2 -

[Chorus 2]

F#m7 B E A

I want every highway sign to remember we were here

F#m7 B

I want you to take your time to disappear

- First part of Riff 1 -

[Interlude]

F#m7 B E A

F#m7 B

[Outro]

E A E/G#

I want you to know what I forgive you for

E A E/G#

Now that you're all ashes anyway

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