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1/27

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 27Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

NOTE: On the Em in the intro, on the last two beats, hammer down on the second fret of the high E, then the
third fret
At the end of the second chorus, if you want to add a little bit of the other guitarist, you can do this after
the D -
e|-2----7----5----3--------5----0--------------------------------|
B|-3--------------1-------------1--------------------------------|
G|-2--------------2-------------0--------------------------------|
D|----------------2-------------2--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
If you want the solo, and want to attempt to play it in between chords, this is it an octave down. It starts
from the open E you have on the last C of the chorus-
e|0--------------------------------7----5-3-10----7----5-7-3----10----7----5-7-3|
B|1------3---0-----------0----3-------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------2--0--2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
 C   Emx2
[Verse 1]
  CA ghoEmst 
You come and Cgo Em  
A bClack cloak Em  
OohC  Em  D  
  CA phantom since the Emwomb 
  Ca dark cloud on the open Emsea 
   CWhere'd you run to Emnow, 
  Cor did you fall aEmsleep? 
[Chorus]
  CAnd I thought you'd come Daround 
But I fear it's Amtoo late 
I fear it's Ctoo late D6/9  C  
D6/9 C
D6/9 C
[Verse 2]
Your room Em  
Don't you see it's growing Ccold? Em  
  CExcuses Emgrow exceedingly more old C  Em  
  CNow all you seem to knEmow 
  CIs your beard filled with tobacco Emsmoke 
  CNow love disfigures Emme 
 Cto something I'm not recognEmizing 
[Chorus]
 CAnd I hoped you'd come Daround 
But I fear it's Amtoo late 
I fear it's Ctoo late
  CI swore you'd be here Dnow
But I fear it's Amtoo late 
I fear it's Ctoo late
[Solo]
  Am    C    D    Cx2
[Chorus]
 CAnd I hoped you'd come Daround 
But I fear it's Amtoo late 
I fear it's Ctoo late
  CI swore to god you'd be here Dnow
But I fear it's Amtoo late 
I fear it's Ctoo late

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Contingency Theory

by Mountains Like Wax

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D6/9

NOTE: On the Em in the intro, on the last two beats, hammer down on the second fret of the high E, then the

third fret

At the end of the second chorus, if you want to add a little bit of the other guitarist, you can do this after

the D -

e|-2----7----5----3--------5----0--------------------------------|

B|-3--------------1-------------1--------------------------------|

G|-2--------------2-------------0--------------------------------|

D|----------------2-------------2--------------------------------|

A|------------------------------3--------------------------------|

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

If you want the solo, and want to attempt to play it in between chords, this is it an octave down. It starts

from the open E you have on the last C of the chorus-

e|0--------------------------------7----5-3-10----7----5-7-3----10----7----5-7-3|

B|1------3---0-----------0----3-------------------------------------------------|

G|0-------------2--0--2---------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Intro]

C Em

[Verse 1]

C Em

A ghost

C Em

You come and go

C Em

A black cloak

C Em D

Ooh

C Em

A phantom since the womb

C Em

a dark cloud on the open sea

C Em

Where'd you run to now,

C Em

or did you fall asleep?

[Chorus]

C D

And I thought you'd come around

But I fear it's too late

C D6/9 C

I fear it's too late

D6/9 C

[Verse 2]

Your room

C Em

Don't you see it's growing cold?

C Em C Em

Excuses grow exceedingly more old

C Em

Now all you seem to know

C Em

Is your beard filled with tobacco smoke

C Em

Now love disfigures me

C Em

to something I'm not recognizing

[Chorus]

C D

And I hoped you'd come around

But I fear it's too late

I fear it's too late

C D

I swore you'd be here now

But I fear it's too late

I fear it's too late

[Solo]

Am C D C

[Chorus]

C D

And I hoped you'd come around

But I fear it's too late

I fear it's too late

C D

I swore to god you'd be here now

But I fear it's too late

I fear it's too late

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