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Bye Bye Pride

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Song:Bye Bye Pride (R Foster, G MacLennan)
Chord Analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017
Note: The tuning is 1/4 tone above std tuning...,!
Use the chords according to the instruction below
        E,A,D,G,B,e
Dsus2.  x,x,0,2,3,0
G6/D.   x,x,0,0,3,0
D.      x,x,0,2,3,2
G.      3,2,0,0,3,3
[intro]
|  Dsus2|  G6/D| x4
[verse]
Dsus2A white moon appears
Dsus2Like a hole in the sky,
G6/DThe mangroves go quiet.
Dsus2In la Brisa de la Palma
Dsus2A teenage Rasputin
G6/DTakes the sting from a gin,
Dsus2When a woman learns to walk
Dsus2She's not dependent anymore
G6/DA line front her letter May twenty-four
Dsus2And out on the bay
Dsus2The current is strong
G6/DA boat can go lost.
[bridge]
Dsus2But I didn't know someone
Dsus2Could be so lonesome
Dsus2Didn't know a heart
Dsus2Could be tied up
Dsus2And held for ransom.Dsus2  G6/D  
[ chorus]
DUntil you take your shoes
DAnd go outsGide, 
Dstride over sGtride.
DWalk to that Gtide
D'cause the door is open Gwide.
[ verse ]
Dsus2Turned the fan off
Dsus2And went for a walk
G6/DBy the lights down on Shield Street.
Dsus2The birds in the trees
Dsus2Open their wings
G6/DHe goes home again.
Dsus2He dreams resistance,
Dsus2They talk commitment,
G6/DThings change over long distance.
Dsus2Took the shirt off his back
Dsus2The eyes from his head
G6/DAnd left him for dead
[ bridge ]
Dsus2But I didn't know someone
Dsus2Could be so lonesome
Dsus2Didn't know a heart
Dsus2Could be tied up
Dsus2And held for ransom.Dsus2  G6/D  
[chorus]
DUntil you take your shoes
DAnd go outsGide, 
Dstride over sGtride.
DWalk to that Gtide
D'cause the door is open Gwide.
[interlude]
|  Dsus2|  G6/D| x2
Dsus2Little... G6/Dlies     Dsus2they'll take your G6/Dpride
Dsus2Little... G6/Dlies     Dsus2they'll take your G6/Dpride
|  Dsus2|  G6/D| x2
[chorus-outro] 
DUntil you take your shoes
DAnd go outsGide, 
Dstride over sGtride.
DWalk to that Gtide
D'cause the door is open Gwide.
Dstride over sGtride.
DWalk to that Gtide
DBye bye Gpride
D'cause the door is open Gwide.
GThe door is,...aDlways open wGide
GThe door is,...aDlways open wGide
|  D|  G| x4

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Bye Bye Pride

by The Go-Betweens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

G6/D

Song:Bye Bye Pride (R Foster, G MacLennan)

Chord Analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017

Note: The tuning is 1/4 tone above std tuning...,!

Use the chords according to the instruction below

E,A,D,G,B,e

Dsus2. x,x,0,2,3,0

G6/D. x,x,0,0,3,0

D. x,x,0,2,3,2

G. 3,2,0,0,3,3

[intro]

Dsus2 G6/D

| | | x4

[verse]

Dsus2

A white moon appears

Dsus2

Like a hole in the sky,

G6/D

The mangroves go quiet.

Dsus2

In la Brisa de la Palma

Dsus2

A teenage Rasputin

G6/D

Takes the sting from a gin,

Dsus2

When a woman learns to walk

Dsus2

She's not dependent anymore

G6/D

A line front her letter May twenty-four

Dsus2

And out on the bay

Dsus2

The current is strong

G6/D

A boat can go lost.

[bridge]

Dsus2

But I didn't know someone

Dsus2

Could be so lonesome

Dsus2

Didn't know a heart

Dsus2

Could be tied up

Dsus2 Dsus2 G6/D

And held for ransom.

[ chorus]

Until you take your shoes

D G

And go outside,

D G

stride over stride.

D G

Walk to that tide

D G

'cause the door is open wide.

[ verse ]

Dsus2

Turned the fan off

Dsus2

And went for a walk

G6/D

By the lights down on Shield Street.

Dsus2

The birds in the trees

Dsus2

Open their wings

G6/D

He goes home again.

Dsus2

He dreams resistance,

Dsus2

They talk commitment,

G6/D

Things change over long distance.

Dsus2

Took the shirt off his back

Dsus2

The eyes from his head

G6/D

And left him for dead

[ bridge ]

Dsus2

But I didn't know someone

Dsus2

Could be so lonesome

Dsus2

Didn't know a heart

Dsus2

Could be tied up

Dsus2 Dsus2 G6/D

And held for ransom.

[chorus]

Until you take your shoes

D G

And go outside,

D G

stride over stride.

D G

Walk to that tide

D G

'cause the door is open wide.

[interlude]

Dsus2 G6/D

| | | x2

Dsus2 G6/D Dsus2 G6/D

Little... lies they'll take your pride

Dsus2 G6/D Dsus2 G6/D

Little... lies they'll take your pride

Dsus2 G6/D

| | | x2

[chorus-outro]

Until you take your shoes

D G

And go outside,

D G

stride over stride.

D G

Walk to that tide

D G

'cause the door is open wide.

D G

stride over stride.

D G

Walk to that tide

D G

Bye bye pride

D G

'cause the door is open wide.

G D G

The door is,...always open wide

G D G

The door is,...always open wide

D G

| | | x4

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