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The Little Unsaid - he uses a capo on the 5th fret and does a lot of quick 
finger picking, so I'm not exactly sure how he plays it, but it's great if
Standard Tuning
Intro:  Gm   F   Gm   F   Eb   Dmx2
Now, the actual riff that you hear is based on those chords. 
So when you see Gm, this is the riff that is being played:
Gm:
e--------------------------------
b---------------11-11--10--------
g-------------------------12-----
d--------------------------------
a--10---10-10-10-----------------
E--------------------------------
Then you switch to F:
e--------------------------------
b-------------10-10--8-----------
g----------------------10--------
d--------------------------------
a--8--8-8-8----------------------
E--------------------------------
Eb goes like this:
e--------------------------------
b-------------8-8--6-------------
g--------------------8-----------
d--------------------------------
a--6--6-6-6----------------------
E--------------------------------
And then you end with Dm:
e--------------------------------
b-------------6-6--5-------------
g--------------------7-----------
d--------------------------------
a--5--5-5-5----------------------
E--------------------------------
Verse 1:
GmLook out of the Fwindow
GmWhat's passing you Fby
EbIf you really want Dmthis…
Gmbad enough.F  
GmYou're young and Fgood-looking
EbThe keys to the Dmkingdom
Gm     F     Gm     F
Chorus:     
Soon or EblaaaaaaaaDmaaaaaaaaaGmter
Soon or FlaaaaaaaaaGmter
Soon or FlaaaaaaaaaEbter
And beDmfore your very Gmeyes
And beFfore your very Gmeyes
And beFfore your very EbeyesDm  
(here's where the chord progression changes, but I don't know how, I think this works too:
Verse 2 (version 1):
GmOld soul on young Fshoulders
GmHow you'll look when you'Fre older
EbTime's fickle Dmcard game
GmWith you and IF  
GmYou have to take your Fchances
EbThe book of fDmorgiveness
Gm     F     Gm     F
Chorus:     
Soon or EblaaaaaaaaDmaaaaaaaaaGmter
Soon or FlaaaaaaaaaGmter
Soon or FlaaaaaaaaaEbter
And beDmfore your very Gmeyes
And beFfore your very Gmeyes
And beFfore your very Ebeyes                  Dm(x2)
Verse 2 (version 2):
EbOld soul on young Dmshoulders
EbHow you'll look when you're Dmolder
CmTime's fickle Dmcard game
CmWith you and I
EbYou have to take your Dmchances
EbThe book of fDmorgiveness
Cm     Dm     Cm     Bbmaj

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Before Your Very Eyes

by Atoms For Peace

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbmaj

The Little Unsaid - he uses a capo on the 5th fret and does a lot of quick

finger picking, so I'm not exactly sure how he plays it, but it's great if

Standard Tuning

Gm F Gm F Eb Dm

Intro: x2

Now, the actual riff that you hear is based on those chords.

So when you see Gm, this is the riff that is being played:

Gm:

e--------------------------------

b---------------11-11--10--------

g-------------------------12-----

d--------------------------------

a--10---10-10-10-----------------

E--------------------------------

Then you switch to F:

e--------------------------------

b-------------10-10--8-----------

g----------------------10--------

d--------------------------------

a--8--8-8-8----------------------

E--------------------------------

Eb goes like this:

e--------------------------------

b-------------8-8--6-------------

g--------------------8-----------

d--------------------------------

a--6--6-6-6----------------------

E--------------------------------

And then you end with Dm:

e--------------------------------

b-------------6-6--5-------------

g--------------------7-----------

d--------------------------------

a--5--5-5-5----------------------

E--------------------------------

Verse 1:

Gm F

Look out of the window

Gm F

What's passing you by

Eb Dm

If you really want this…

Gm F

bad enough.

Gm F

You're young and good-looking

Eb Dm

The keys to the kingdom

Gm F Gm F

Chorus:

Eb Dm Gm

Soon or laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater

F Gm

Soon or laaaaaaaaater

F Eb

Soon or laaaaaaaaater

Dm Gm

And before your very eyes

F Gm

And before your very eyes

F Eb Dm

And before your very eyes

(here's where the chord progression changes, but I don't know how, I think this works too:

Verse 2 (version 1):

Gm F

Old soul on young shoulders

Gm F

How you'll look when you're older

Eb Dm

Time's fickle card game

Gm F

With you and I

Gm F

You have to take your chances

Eb Dm

The book of forgiveness

Gm F Gm F

Chorus:

Eb Dm Gm

Soon or laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater

F Gm

Soon or laaaaaaaaater

F Eb

Soon or laaaaaaaaater

Dm Gm

And before your very eyes

F Gm

And before your very eyes

F Eb Dm

And before your very eyes (x2)

Verse 2 (version 2):

Eb Dm

Old soul on young shoulders

Eb Dm

How you'll look when you're older

Cm Dm

Time's fickle card game

With you and I

Eb Dm

You have to take your chances

Eb Dm

The book of forgiveness

Cm Dm Cm Bbmaj

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