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Guardian

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 31Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Listen for the timing. The Bm and D are transition chords for the A and G and played for only one beat.
e|---Bm---A-------D----G-------|
B|------------------------|
G|---7--6------11--4------| (x2)
D|---0--0------0---0------|
A|---x--x------x---x------|
E|---7--5------10--3------|
[Verse 1]
Down a Bmspiral Astairway
Like a blackoDut mGemory
You prop up Bmyour Awork
Like a figure Dof Gstraw
Keeping your Bmghosts from thAe gardenD  G  
But is it red ripe or Bmdeadened Askin?D  G  
Spiraling Bmfurther AinD  G  
Spiraling Bmfurther AinD  G  
[Chorus]
  GBurn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your guardiBman anyAmoreG  
Burn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your mediBmcine anyAmore, anyGmore
[Play intro riff twice]
 Bm     A   D     G(x2)
[Verse 2]
I am a moBmment in Atime
When your eyes staDrt to Gwander
And your head starts Bmto Aspin
From the simplDest Gtask
Deciding what you Bmwill AwearD  G  
Finding faults in a Bmstraight AlineD  G  
I have to remBmember to AstopD  G  
Wringing ouBmt the Asame clothD  G  
[Chorus]
  GBurn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your guardiBman anyAmoreG  
Burn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your mediBmcine anyAmore, anyGmore
[Bridge]
e|--G---|---Bm---A--F#m----G---|-Bm------|-Bm---A-----|F#m----G-----|
B|-----|o--------------|-------|---------|---------|
G|--4--|---7--6--2--4--|--7----|--7-6----|--2-4----|
D|--0--|---0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0-0----|--0-0----|
A|--x--|o--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x-x----|--x-x----|
E|--3--|---7--5--2--3--|--7----|--7-5----|--2-3----|
     Bm   A   F#m       G        Bm    D        D   A    A(x4) A  
e|--------------|-------|---------|---------|-----|
B|--------------|-------|---------|--------o|-----|
G|--7--6--2--4--|--7----|--11-11--|--6-6----|--6--|
D|--0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0--0---|--0-0----|--0--|
A|--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x--x---|--x-x---o|--x--|
E|--7--5--2--3--|--7----|--10-10--|--5-5----|--5--|
[Play bridge riff four times]
[Chorus]
  GBurn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your guardiBman anyAmoreG  
Burn a candle to my Bmskin
Turn the Ahandle, let me Gin
I can not be your mediBmcine anyAmore, anyGmore
[Outro]
e|---Bm---A--F#m----G---Bm-----|
B|--------------------|
G|---7--6--2--4--7~---|
D|---0--0--0--0--0~---|
A|---x--x--x--x--x~---|
E|---7--5--2--3--7~---|

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Guardian

by Tigers Jaw

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F#m

[Intro]

Listen for the timing. The Bm and D are transition chords for the A and G and played for only one beat.

Bm A D G

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

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

G|---7--6------11--4------| (x2)

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

A|---x--x------x---x------|

E|---7--5------10--3------|

[Verse 1]

Bm A

Down a spiral stairway

D G

Like a blackout memory

Bm A

You prop up your work

D G

Like a figure of straw

Bm A D G

Keeping your ghosts from the garden

Bm A D G

But is it red ripe or deadened skin?

Bm A D G

Spiraling further in

Bm A D G

Spiraling further in

[Chorus]

G Bm

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your guardian anymore

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Play intro riff twice]

Bm A D G

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Bm A

I am a moment in time

D G

When your eyes start to wander

Bm A

And your head starts to spin

D G

From the simplest task

Bm A D G

Deciding what you will wear

Bm A D G

Finding faults in a straight line

Bm A D G

I have to remember to stop

Bm A D G

Wringing out the same cloth

[Chorus]

G Bm

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your guardian anymore

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Bridge]

G Bm A F#m G Bm Bm A F#m G

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

B|-----|o--------------|-------|---------|---------|

G|--4--|---7--6--2--4--|--7----|--7-6----|--2-4----|

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

A|--x--|o--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x-x----|--x-x----|

E|--3--|---7--5--2--3--|--7----|--7-5----|--2-3----|

Bm A F#m G Bm D D A A A

(x4)

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

B|--------------|-------|---------|--------o|-----|

G|--7--6--2--4--|--7----|--11-11--|--6-6----|--6--|

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

A|--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x--x---|--x-x---o|--x--|

E|--7--5--2--3--|--7----|--10-10--|--5-5----|--5--|

[Play bridge riff four times]

[Chorus]

G Bm

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your guardian anymore

Burn a candle to my skin

A G

Turn the handle, let me in

Bm A G

I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Outro]

Bm A F#m G Bm

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

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

G|---7--6--2--4--7~---|

D|---0--0--0--0--0~---|

A|---x--x--x--x--x~---|

E|---7--5--2--3--7~---|

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