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Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-   x32010
 C/E- 032xxx
 G-   320003
 Am-  x02210
 F-   133211
 G/B- x2x003
 Dm-  xx0231
Intro:  C   C/E   Am  G/B  
then
C G Am Am G/B
Verse 1:
  Amevery time that
you breathe Gin
you’re hoping that
when you Cbreathe
G/Bout   Amyou are hoping
when you Gexhale
something really
proCfound will
come G/Bout
Chorus 1:
and AmiDm  
  Fhope that
AmyouDm  C  G/B  
AmgetDm  C  G/B  
a Amblack DmlungC  G/B  C  C/E  Am  G/B  
C G Am Am G/B
Verse 2:
  Amand every time
that you go Gout
you put you put
on a CcosG/Btume
  Amyou put on a
cosGtume something
that your friends
will Cthink
is real G/Bcool
Chorus 1:
and AmiDm  C  G/B  
hope that
AmyouDm  C  G/B  
AmgetDm  C  G/B  
a Amblack DmlungC  G/B  
Bridge:
  DmI hope that Fyou
get Dmtwo of Fthem
  DmI hope that Fyou
get Dmtwo of Fthem
Outro:
C C/E Am G/B
then
 C   G   Am   Am   G/BAm(hold)
Two of them

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First Down

by Football, Etc.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/B

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

C/E

- 032xxx

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

G/B

- x2x003

- xx0231

C C/E Am G/B

Intro:

then

C G Am Am G/B

Verse 1:

every time that

you breathe in

you’re hoping that

when you breathe

G/B Am

out you are hoping

when you exhale

something really

profound will

G/B

come out

Chorus 1:

Am Dm

and i

hope that

Am Dm C G/B

you

Am Dm C G/B

get

Am Dm C G/B C C/E Am G/B

a black lung

C G Am Am G/B

Verse 2:

and every time

that you go out

you put you put

C G/B

on a costume

you put on a

costume something

that your friends

will think

G/B

is real cool

Chorus 1:

Am Dm C G/B

and i

hope that

Am Dm C G/B

you

Am Dm C G/B

get

Am Dm C G/B

a black lung

Bridge:

Dm F

I hope that you

Dm F

get two of them

Dm F

I hope that you

Dm F

get two of them

Outro:

C C/E Am G/B

then

C G Am Am G/B

Am(hold)

Two of them

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