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Trapdoor
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Sound:
Step 1 / 80Position: 12
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: Standard E
Some chords are played a bit differently:
Fm7 x-x-3-2-1-0
Cm7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-3
G6 x-x-5-4-3-0
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[Intro]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
Am G6 EmX2
[Verse 1]
AmIt’s such a A7sus2sorry sight to Fm7see you now
AmI swear it G6hurts me to the Embone
Amhow come I A7sus2never see you Fm7laugh anymore?
Amyou could’ve been G6made outta Emstone
[Chorus]
Cm7from far away I thought I Dsus2heard you call my Cm7name
but I tell you I ain’t Dsus2coming back aCm7gain
if you don’t know how to Dsus2shut that trapdoor Cm7tight
I just can’t A7sus2help you Dsus2through the night
[Bridge]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
Am G6 Fm7
[Verse 2]
Amgone are those A7sus2lovely eyes that I Fm7once knew
Amwhy can’t I G6see them anyEmmore
Amif there is A7sus2anything that I Fm7can do
Amyou’ll have to G6open up the Emdoor
[Bridge]
Bmstanding Emon your back-porch
Bmlookin Emin your window
Bmit felt like Emsummertime had Dsus2blown a Cm7fuse
BmI smashed Emthat window,
Bmand cut my Emwrist wide open
Bwhy can’t this Emfeeling just Dsus2bleed Cm7awayDsus2 Cm7
Dsus2bleed aCm7wayDsus2 Em
[Solo]
Ge|---Cadd9--------G-----Cadd9--------G-----Dsus4--------G-----Dsus4---------Cadd9------------------------|
B|---------12--12--12--13--12------------------------------12--12------------|
G|-----------------------------14--14--12--14--14------------------14--------|
D|--12h14------------------------------------------12--14--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------14b15~-------------------------12--14--12------------------|
B|--12--12~--------------------------------------------------15--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14h17--14--17--14------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14--12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15----12--12--12--13--12------------------------------12--12-----|
G|------------------------------------14--14--12--14--14---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------12--14-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------14b15~-------------------------|
B|------12--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----------12--14--14b16br14--12------12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12--14--12-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------14h17--14--17--14-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14p12------14p12------14p12------14--15~---------------------------------|
B|---------15---------15---------15------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Cm7from far away I thought I Dsus2heard you call my Cm7name
but I tell you I ain’t Dsus2coming back aCm7gain
if you don’t know how to Dsus2shut that trapdoor Cm7tight
I just can’t A7sus2help you Dsus2through the night
[Outro]
G Cm7 G Dsus4 Cadd9
G Em7 G Dsus4 Cadd9
G Cadd9 Em Dsus4 D
G Em7 G Em D
Cadd9 D G
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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Trapdoor
by Motorpsycho
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
A7sus2
Fm7
G6
Em
Cm7
Dsus2
Bm
B
G
Cadd9
Dsus4
Em7
D
Tuning: Standard E
Some chords are played a bit differently:
Fm7 x-x-3-2-1-0
Cm7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-3
G6 x-x-5-4-3-0
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[Intro]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
Am G6 Em
X2
[Verse 1]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
It’s such a sorry sight to see you now
Am G6 Em
I swear it hurts me to the bone
Am A7sus2 Fm7
how come I never see you laugh anymore?
Am G6 Em
you could’ve been made outta stone
[Chorus]
Cm7 Dsus2 Cm7
from far away I thought I heard you call my name
Dsus2 Cm7
but I tell you I ain’t coming back again
Dsus2 Cm7
if you don’t know how to shut that trapdoor tight
A7sus2 Dsus2
I just can’t help you through the night
[Bridge]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
Am G6 Fm7
[Verse 2]
Am A7sus2 Fm7
gone are those lovely eyes that I once knew
Am G6 Em
why can’t I see them anymore
Am A7sus2 Fm7
if there is anything that I can do
Am G6 Em
you’ll have to open up the door
[Bridge]
Bm Em
standing on your back-porch
Bm Em
lookin in your window
Bm Em Dsus2 Cm7
it felt like summertime had blown a fuse
Bm Em
I smashed that window,
Bm Em
and cut my wrist wide open
B Em Dsus2 Cm7 Dsus2 Cm7
why can’t this feeling just bleed away
Dsus2 Cm7 Dsus2 Em
bleed away
[Solo]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Dsus4 G Dsus4 Cadd9
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------12--12--12--13--12------------------------------12--12------------|
G|-----------------------------14--14--12--14--14------------------14--------|
D|--12h14------------------------------------------12--14--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------14b15~-------------------------12--14--12------------------|
B|--12--12~--------------------------------------------------15--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14h17--14--17--14------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14--12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15----12--12--12--13--12------------------------------12--12-----|
G|------------------------------------14--14--12--14--14---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------12--14-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------14b15~-------------------------|
B|------12--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----------12--14--14b16br14--12------12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12--14--12-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------14h17--14--17--14-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14p12------14p12------14p12------14--15~---------------------------------|
B|---------15---------15---------15------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Cm7 Dsus2 Cm7
from far away I thought I heard you call my name
Dsus2 Cm7
but I tell you I ain’t coming back again
Dsus2 Cm7
if you don’t know how to shut that trapdoor tight
A7sus2 Dsus2
I just can’t help you through the night
[Outro]
G Cm7 G Dsus4 Cadd9
G Em7 G Dsus4 Cadd9
G Cadd9 Em Dsus4 D
G Em7 G Em D
Cadd9 D G
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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