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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
F#   A G#m
F#   A C#m
B    E
F#   E
D    C#m
B
[Verse]
F#Lay your Ahead where G#mthey F#hold
AHide the C#mdemarBcations Eof your F#soulE  
F#And play your Asilent G#mscream F#role
AHarmonC#mize your Bown worth to Ewhat you’re showF#n
ANormalized and Bnowhere Eclose to F#home
[Interlude]
F#   A G#m
F#   A C#m
B    E
F#   E
D    C#m
B
[Verse]
F#Claim the Atruth that G#mgets F#lost
AIn the C#mmiles of Bmemory and Eopen F#foldsE  
F#So change these Arules and G#mlet’s F#cross
AAll the C#msacred Bboundaries we’ve EoverF#grown
ABuild a brave new Bfoundry Eclose to F#home
[Chorus]
You can play the chords from the second chorus if you like
but this is what's played in the record. The chord names
aren't right but the tab is.
e|F#----F#7----F#6----D/F#-----F#---F#-5-----B/F#------F#---F#7----F#6----D/F#------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---2---1---0-----------------4---2---1---0----|
A|-----------------4---3---2-----1----------------|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2----|
F#Here’s unbF#7roken boneF#6  
It’s a D/F#psalm from the book of lies
LanF#guage you don’t recognF#-5ize as B/F#part of your oF#wn
Leave F#7that aloneF#6  
Leave D/F#that aloneD#m  C#  B  A  D  E  
[Interlude]
F#   A G#m
F#   A C#m
B    E
F#   E
F#   E
F#   E
[Verse]
F#This is the taste you were fAorever G#mchasing
There is no Bway to contain it when it coEmes to set you off
F#Accept the shame on soAme shaky basG#mis
Admit that yBou were mistaken about it Eafter all
F#But oh the ache, the fAantasy forsG#maken
The alieBn and adjacent you would give Eanything to take off
F#This is the claim that youA’ll keep on making
This is the Bpoint of the breaking
Here it cEomes to set you offD#m  
[Chorus]
D#mWe won’t C#be soldB  
Any Asong from your book of lies
LanguDage we don’t recognize as pEart of our oD#mwn
Leave C#us aloneB  
G#mYeah leave us aloneF#  
[Interlude]
F#   A G#m
F#   A C#m
B    E
F#   E
F#   E
F#   E
F#   E
F#   E
[Verse]
F#Pay them Aall to G#msign F#on
ADiagnC#mose some Bfault line mEost will knoF#w
F#And raise your Alife a G#mnew dF#awn
ATyrant C#mof your cBells now EoverthrownF#  
ANever have you Bfelt so Eclose to F#home

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Close To Home

by Vienna Teng

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#7

F#6

D/F#

F#-5

B/F#

D#m

[Intro]

F# A G#m

F# A C#m

B E

F# E

D C#m

[Verse]

F# A G#m F#

Lay your head where they hold

A C#m B E F# E

Hide the demarcations of your soul

F# A G#m F#

And play your silent scream role

A C#m B E F#

Harmonize your own worth to what you’re shown

A B E F#

Normalized and nowhere close to home

[Interlude]

F# A G#m

F# A C#m

B E

F# E

D C#m

[Verse]

F# A G#m F#

Claim the truth that gets lost

A C#m B E F# E

In the miles of memory and open folds

F# A G#m F#

So change these rules and let’s cross

A C#m B E F#

All the sacred boundaries we’ve overgrown

A B E F#

Build a brave new foundry close to home

[Chorus]

You can play the chords from the second chorus if you like

but this is what's played in the record. The chord names

aren't right but the tab is.

F# F#7 F#6 D/F# F# F#-5 B/F# F# F#7 F#6 D/F#

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

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

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

D|-4---2---1---0-----------------4---2---1---0----|

A|-----------------4---3---2-----1----------------|

E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2----|

F# F#7 F#6

Here’s unbroken bone

D/F#

It’s a psalm from the book of lies

F# F#-5 B/F# F#

Language you don’t recognize as part of your own

F#7 F#6

Leave that alone

D/F# D#m C# B A D E

Leave that alone

[Interlude]

F# A G#m

F# A C#m

B E

F# E

[Verse]

F# A G#m

This is the taste you were forever chasing

B E

There is no way to contain it when it comes to set you off

F# A G#m

Accept the shame on some shaky basis

B E

Admit that you were mistaken about it after all

F# A G#m

But oh the ache, the fantasy forsaken

B E

The alien and adjacent you would give anything to take off

F# A

This is the claim that you’ll keep on making

This is the point of the breaking

E D#m

Here it comes to set you off

[Chorus]

D#m C# B

We won’t be sold

Any song from your book of lies

D E D#m

Language we don’t recognize as part of our own

C# B

Leave us alone

G#m F#

Yeah leave us alone

[Interlude]

F# A G#m

F# A C#m

B E

F# E

[Verse]

F# A G#m F#

Pay them all to sign on

A C#m B E F#

Diagnose some fault line most will know

F# A G#m F#

And raise your life a new dawn

A C#m B E F#

Tyrant of your cells now overthrown

A B E F#

Never have you felt so close to home

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