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Saved By A Waif

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 44Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

in The Outer Space live version, the B he plays in intro part is actually something like 004440
[Intro] 
E A B G# Abm7 C#m G#
e|--4-----4-----------------| (x3)
B|-----5-----4---5---7------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse]
EOn Saturday F#in the park didn't tAhink you fell that hard
EWoke up again, Bwoke up and you wAanted a new Estart
e|--------------------------|
B|--5--0--4--2--2h4p2--0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|--4--0--------------------|
B|--------4--2--2h4p2--0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
EOn Saturday F#in the park didn't Athink you fell that hard
EOh Adrien, BThe silver maple never Asaw you coming
F#Stay where you Aare, G#stay where you F#are, G#stay where you Aare, and Eno one gets hurt
[Chorus]
EYou cut your hair F#and you look like a Alittle boy
(You cut your hair)
EYou climbed the stairs F#so high you Acan't come down from there
(You cut your hair)
ESaid you wanted to get it together but yF#ou don'tA  
(You cut your hair)
ESaid you wanted to get it together but yF#ou won'tA  
(You cut your hair)
BSay something, waste something, Achange your life
BTake something, break something, Amake your flight
BSay something, anything
AMommy wants you to be a doctor so she can tell your friends you're like your father
EAnd if it’s aBll for the sake of conversation, Athen maybe you should try a new vocationE  
BSaved by a waif and the wAeight of your wayfarers
[Bridge]
e|--7--4--5--4--7--7--4--5--4--5--5--5--4--2--0------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0--2--0--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|  [x2]
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
EYou cut your hair F#and you look like a Alittle boy
(You cut your hair)
EYou climbed the stairs F#so high that you Acan't come down from there
(You cut your hair)
ESaid you wanted to get it together but yF#ou don'tA  
(You cut your hair)
ESaid you wanted to get it together but yF#ou won'tA  
(You cut your hair)
BSaved by a waif and the Aweight of your wayfarersE  
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| Momma wants you to be a doctor so she can tell your friends and take your father 
| Oh Adrien, give up and you wanted a dog 
| On Saturday in the park and you think you felt it all 
| Safe on the ways on the ways on the weather 
 you tell your mom to take forever 
************************************

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Saved By A Waif

by Alvvays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Abm7

C#m

in The Outer Space live version, the B he plays in intro part is actually something like 004440

[Intro]

E A B G# Abm7 C#m G#

e|--4-----4-----------------| (x3)

B|-----5-----4---5---7------|

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

D|--------------------------|

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

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

[Verse]

E F# A

On Saturday in the park didn't think you fell that hard

E B A E

Woke up again, woke up and you wanted a new start

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

B|--5--0--4--2--2h4p2--0----|

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

D|--------------------------|

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

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

e|--4--0--------------------|

B|--------4--2--2h4p2--0----|

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

D|--------------------------|

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

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

E F# A

On Saturday in the park didn't think you fell that hard

E B A

Oh Adrien, The silver maple never saw you coming

F# A G# F# G# A E

Stay where you are, stay where you are, stay where you are, and no one gets hurt

[Chorus]

E F# A

You cut your hair and you look like a little boy

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

You climbed the stairs so high you can't come down from there

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

Said you wanted to get it together but you don't

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

Said you wanted to get it together but you won't

(You cut your hair)

B A

Say something, waste something, change your life

B A

Take something, break something, make your flight

Say something, anything

Mommy wants you to be a doctor so she can tell your friends you're like your father

E B A E

And if it’s all for the sake of conversation, then maybe you should try a new vocation

B A

Saved by a waif and the weight of your wayfarers

[Bridge]

e|--7--4--5--4--7--7--4--5--4--5--5--5--4--2--0------------|

B|------------------------------------------------0--2--0--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------| [x2]

D|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

[Chorus]

E F# A

You cut your hair and you look like a little boy

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

You climbed the stairs so high that you can't come down from there

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

Said you wanted to get it together but you don't

(You cut your hair)

E F# A

Said you wanted to get it together but you won't

(You cut your hair)

B A E

Saved by a waif and the weight of your wayfarers

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| Momma wants you to be a doctor so she can tell your friends and take your father

| Oh Adrien, give up and you wanted a dog

| On Saturday in the park and you think you felt it all

| Safe on the ways on the ways on the weather

you tell your mom to take forever

************************************

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