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A Means To An End

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 70Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

- This guitar version uses powerchords based on the bass line, the bass having generally 
[Chords]
  G5355xxx
 F#5244xxx
  F5133xxx
  E5022xxx 
E5* x799xx
  D5x577xx
  A5577xxx
[Intro]
G5 F5 E5
G5(guF5itaE5r riff)
e||-----------------------0--|
B||------------------------0-|
G||--------------------------|
D||-5-7--5-7-5---5-7--5-7----|
A||--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|   x2
[Verse 1]
A G5legacy, so F#5far removF5ed,
  E5One day will be improved.
EG5ternal rights we F#5left behinF5d,
  E5We were the better kind.
G5Two the same, F#5set free toF5o,
  E5I always looked to you,G5  F5  
  E5I always looked to you,G5  F5  
  E5I always looked to you.
[Verse 2]
We G5fought for good, sF5tood side by side,
  E5Our friendship never died.
On G5stranger waves, the F#5lows and hiF5ghs,
  E5Our vision touched the sky.
ImG5mortalists with pF#5oints to prF5ove,
  E5I put my trust in you,G5  F#5  F5  
  E5I put my trust in you,G5  F5  
  E5I put my trust in you!G5  F5  
E5                         G5       F5      E5
[Bridge]
E5*     D5     A5  E5*
E5*     D5     A5  E5*
(guitar solo)
e||----------------------------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------------------------|
G||---7----9-9-7----7----9-9-7----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
D||-7----7--------7----7--------7----7----7----7----7----7---|
A||----------------------------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------------|   x2
e||---------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B||----------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
G||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-9--7--5-5--5-9-9--7-7--5-5--------------------5-7--5-7-5---5-7--5-7----|
A||-----------------------------7-777777777777777--------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[Verse 3]
A G5house somewhere F#5on foreign sF5oil,
  E5Where aging lovers call.
Is G5this your goal, F#5your final nF5eeds
  E5Where dogs and vultures eat?
ComG5mitted still, I F#5turn to F5go,
  E5I put my trust in you,G5  F5  
  E5I put my trust in you,G5  F5  
  E5I put my trust in you!G5  F5  
[Outro]
  E5I put my trust in you!
G5In you, F5in you, E5in you.
Put my G5trust F5in you, E5in you.
E5*    D5    A5  E5*
E5*    D5    A5  E5*\D5 (slide slowly)

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A Means To An End

by Joy Division

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

- This guitar version uses powerchords based on the bass line, the bass having generally

[Chords]

355xxx

F#5

244xxx

133xxx

022xxx

* x799xx

x577xx

577xxx

[Intro]

G5 F5 E5

(guitar riff)

e||-----------------------0--|

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

G||--------------------------|

D||-5-7--5-7-5---5-7--5-7----|

A||--------------------------|

E||--------------------------| x2

[Verse 1]

G5 F#5 F5

A legacy, so far removed,

One day will be improved.

G5 F#5 F5

Eternal rights we left behind,

We were the better kind.

G5 F#5 F5

Two the same, set free too,

E5 G5 F5

I always looked to you,

E5 G5 F5

I always looked to you,

I always looked to you.

[Verse 2]

G5 F5

We fought for good, stood side by side,

Our friendship never died.

G5 F#5 F5

On stranger waves, the lows and highs,

Our vision touched the sky.

G5 F#5 F5

Immortalists with points to prove,

E5 G5 F#5 F5

I put my trust in you,

E5 G5 F5

I put my trust in you,

E5 G5 F5

I put my trust in you!

E5 G5 F5 E5

[Bridge]

E5 D5 A5 E5

* *

E5 D5 A5 E5

* *

(guitar solo)

e||----------------------------------------------------------|

B||----------------------------------------------------------|

G||---7----9-9-7----7----9-9-7----9----9----9----9----9----9-|

D||-7----7--------7----7--------7----7----7----7----7----7---|

A||----------------------------------------------------------|

E||----------------------------------------------------------| x2

e||---------------------------------------------------------------------0--|

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

G||------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D||-9--7--5-5--5-9-9--7-7--5-5--------------------5-7--5-7-5---5-7--5-7----|

||-----------------------------7-777777777777777--------------------------|

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

[Verse 3]

G5 F#5 F5

A house somewhere on foreign soil,

Where aging lovers call.

G5 F#5 F5

Is this your goal, your final needs

Where dogs and vultures eat?

G5 F#5 F5

Committed still, I turn to go,

E5 G5 F5

I put my trust in you,

E5 G5 F5

I put my trust in you,

E5 G5 F5

I put my trust in you!

[Outro]

I put my trust in you!

G5 F5 E5

In you, in you, in you.

G5 F5 E5

Put my trust in you, in you.

E5 D5 A5 E5

* *

E5 D5 A5 E5

* *\D5 (slide slowly)

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