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Words Are Dead

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1/58

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 58Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|   х2
B|----3-----3--|---3-----3--|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------2-----|------2-----|---4-----4--|----2----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|
D|--0----------|-0----------|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|
A|-------------|------------|-2----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-2----------|-2----------|-2----------|-2----------|
[Verse]
DI wanna buy you roses
F#m'Cause the words are dead,
DFollow in the blindness
F#mOn the arrow head
Em'Cause the words are dead
AAnd you know it
EmYeah the words are dead
ALower them down
[Interlude]
e|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|   х4
B|--------------|-------------|----------0--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|--------2-----|-------2-----|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
D|-----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4--------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|
A|--5-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
[Verse]
DDidn't know if you could
F#mDeny the dead,
DLeaving them in silence
F#mOn their mouldy bed
EmOh I am numb
AAnd over
EmTheir kingdom come
ALower me down
[Chorus]
They are deDadBm,F#m  
They are deDadBm  F#m  
[Interlude]
 Em   G   Ax2
[Verse]
Oh, don't cDry     Bm  F#mfor me,
Oh, don't cDry Bmfor F#mme,
Oh, don't cDry Bmfor F#mme,
Oh, don't you cDry     Bm  F#mfor me
[Outro]
GLowEmer thAem doDwn in the F#mgrouGndD  
GLowEmer thAem doDwn in the F#mgrouGnd D  

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Words Are Dead

by Agnes Obel

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F#m

[Intro]

e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| х2

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

G|-------2-----|------2-----|---4-----4--|----2----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|---2-----2--|

D|--0----------|-0----------|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|------4-----|

A|-------------|------------|-2----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

E|-------------|------------|------------|-2----------|-2----------|-2----------|-2----------|

[Verse]

I wanna buy you roses

F#m

'Cause the words are dead,

Follow in the blindness

F#m

On the arrow head

'Cause the words are dead

And you know it

Yeah the words are dead

Lower them down

[Interlude]

e|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| х4

B|--------------|-------------|----------0--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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

D|-----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4--------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|

A|--5-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|

[Verse]

Didn't know if you could

F#m

Deny the dead,

Leaving them in silence

F#m

On their mouldy bed

Oh I am numb

And over

Their kingdom come

Lower me down

[Chorus]

D Bm F#m

They are dead,

D Bm F#m

They are dead

[Interlude]

Em G A

[Verse]

D Bm F#m

Oh, don't cry for me,

D Bm F#m

Oh, don't cry for me,

D Bm F#m

Oh, don't cry for me,

D Bm F#m

Oh, don't you cry for me

[Outro]

G Em A D F#m G D

Lower them down in the ground

G Em A D F#m G D

Lower them down in the ground

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