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Refuge

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The whole song before the solo is based on just one chord, Gmaj7sus4 (no 5) with
this fingering
E|--2--|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--0--|
A|--3--|
E|--3--|
[Verse]
Gmaj7sus4Here in the wreckage
The wiGmaj7sus4nter is hard
Gmaj7sus4I sleep in the same clothes
That I drCmaj9agged through the mud
[Chorus 1]
And if you Cask me
Nothing's chBmanged
There's Cnowhere else I can go
So I Gmaj7sus4stay
[Verse]
WGmaj7sus4e're writhing rats
We make bGmaj7sus4eds in the straw
Gmaj7sus4And then we build houses
Paint our nCmaj9ames on the door
[Chorus 1]
And if you aCsk me again
Is this lBmife?
I don't see CI have a choice
But I still Gmaj7sus4smile
Gmaj7sus4And bide my time
[Verse]
Gmaj7sus4I who have no roots
And Gmaj7sus4nowhere to go
Gmaj7sus4And as for the future
Cmaj9Well, I really don't know
[Chorus 1]
But if you aCsk me
I will Bmnod
But if you aCsk me...
Gmaj7sus4Here I amC  
Gmaj7sus4Here I amC  
[Chorus 2]
My dear Cwife
And Dmy children of God
The borders were already drEmawn for us
Hold Don to lCife
In this refDuge of dirt
And search for a place you can bEmreathe again
DIt's not a crCime
[Guitar Solo]
   C     D    Em    Dx5
[Harmonica Bridge]
Am   D  Am  Cadd9
[Verse]
AmI'd love to see you again
Sometime sDoon
AmBut will you give back to me now
What you sDtole?

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Refuge

by Steven Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7sus4

Cmaj9

Cadd9

The whole song before the solo is based on just one chord, Gmaj7sus4 (no 5) with

this fingering

E|--2--|

B|--1--|

G|--0--|

D|--0--|

A|--3--|

E|--3--|

[Verse]

Gmaj7sus4

Here in the wreckage

Gmaj7sus4

The winter is hard

Gmaj7sus4

I sleep in the same clothes

Cmaj9

That I dragged through the mud

[Chorus 1]

And if you ask me

Nothing's changed

There's nowhere else I can go

Gmaj7sus4

So I stay

[Verse]

Gmaj7sus4

We're writhing rats

Gmaj7sus4

We make beds in the straw

Gmaj7sus4

And then we build houses

Cmaj9

Paint our names on the door

[Chorus 1]

And if you ask me again

Is this life?

I don't see I have a choice

Gmaj7sus4

But I still smile

Gmaj7sus4

And bide my time

[Verse]

Gmaj7sus4

I who have no roots

Gmaj7sus4

And nowhere to go

Gmaj7sus4

And as for the future

Cmaj9

Well, I really don't know

[Chorus 1]

But if you ask me

I will nod

But if you ask me...

Gmaj7sus4 C

Here I am

Gmaj7sus4 C

Here I am

[Chorus 2]

My dear wife

And my children of God

The borders were already drawn for us

D C

Hold on to life

In this refuge of dirt

And search for a place you can breathe again

D C

It's not a crime

[Guitar Solo]

C D Em D

[Harmonica Bridge]

Am D Am Cadd9

[Verse]

I'd love to see you again

Sometime soon

But will you give back to me now

What you stole?

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