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Guitar:
There are two different "A" chords. The first one is
the traditional chord played without a barre. The second one is played at
with a barre at the higher octave to give the song some nice variation. The
"A" on the higher octave will be denoted by a "A*"
[Chords]
F#:        E:        A:         A*:
e|- 2       e|- 0      e|- 0       e|- 5-|
B|- 2       B|- 0      B|- 2       B|- 5-|
G|- 3       G|- 1      G|- 2       G|- 6-|
D|- 4       D|- 2      D|- 2       D|- 7-|
A|- 4       A|- 2      A|- 0       A|- 7-|
E|- 2       E|- 0      E|- 0       E|- 5-|
[Intro]
F#   E   A
   F#     E  A*
[Verse 1]
SF#he's got control of you, and you lEove itA  
                                                 F#       E  A*
Controlling the pain of you with the palm of her hand
Yeah sF#he's got control of you, and you Eneed itA  
                              F#         E  A*
She comes in red with a linen dress
Who knF#ew?E  A  
[Verse 2]
The doF#or opens up and lets some light iEnA  
                                     F#      E  A*
Someone calls and takes the blindfold off
YoF#u are home to see a woman standinEgA  
SoF#meone holds to knock you oEutA  
Who kF#new?E  A  
[Verse 3]
A hF#eavy beating, the pounding of your hEeartA  
                                 F#          E  A*
You start to sweat and you scream out
SF#omething black answers back from the dunEgeoAn
                                       F#    E  A*
And you smile
[Verse 4]
The cuF#rtain surrounds you, you begin to foErgetA  
                                        F#     E  A*
The hammer cracks, the iron core of your mind

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18 Years

by The Black Angels

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Guitar:

There are two different "A" chords. The first one is

the traditional chord played without a barre. The second one is played at

with a barre at the higher octave to give the song some nice variation. The

"A" on the higher octave will be denoted by a "A*"

[Chords]

F#: E: A: A*:

e|- 2 e|- 0 e|- 0 e|- 5-|

B|- 2 B|- 0 B|- 2 B|- 5-|

G|- 3 G|- 1 G|- 2 G|- 6-|

D|- 4 D|- 2 D|- 2 D|- 7-|

A|- 4 A|- 2 A|- 0 A|- 7-|

E|- 2 E|- 0 E|- 0 E|- 5-|

[Intro]

F# E A

[Verse 1]

F# E A

She's got control of you, and you love it

F# E A

Controlling the pain of you with the palm of her hand

F# E A

Yeah she's got control of you, and you need it

F# E A

She comes in red with a linen dress

F# E A

Who knew?

[Verse 2]

F# E A

The door opens up and lets some light in

F# E A

Someone calls and takes the blindfold off

F# E A

You are home to see a woman standing

F# E A

Someone holds to knock you out

F# E A

Who knew?

[Verse 3]

F# E A

A heavy beating, the pounding of your heart

F# E A

You start to sweat and you scream out

F# E A

Something black answers back from the dungeon

F# E A

And you smile

[Verse 4]

F# E A

The curtain surrounds you, you begin to forget

F# E A

The hammer cracks, the iron core of your mind

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