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Eminor

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[Intro]
 Em   G/F#   G   D   C(x2)
[Verse 1]
Don't Embow down or slip away
EmShut your mouth or disintegrate
EmEvery dog has its day somehow
[Pre-Chorus 1]
EmSo it seems we’re G/F#all aGgitated
DSo lies the hitch, it’s all cComplicatedG  Am  
[Chorus]
EmWay off sDomewhere qCuiet on the mAmountaintops
The Emmeek walk eDlsewhere
CTaking nothing and waiting for the sEmun
[Interlude]
Em G/F# G D C
[Verse 2]
Don’t Embow down or slip away
N.C.
Rattle every single cage
N.C.
In a dismal state of a disarraying cloud
[Pre-Chorus 2]
EmEven though we’re G/F#con-tGaminated
DSo lies the hitch, it’s all cComplicatedG  Am  
[Chorus]
EmWay off sDomewhere qCuiet on the mAmountaintops
The Emmeek walk eDlsewhere
CTaking nothing and waiting for the sEmunD  Amaj  
[Bridge]
EmWe are only animals
GWe are only animalsAmaj  
GWe are only animals Amajravaging
[Chorus]
EmWay off sDomewhere qCuiet on the mAmountaintops
The Emmeek walk eDlsewhere
CTaking nothing and waiting for the sEmunD  C  
AmWaiting for the EmsunD  C  
AmWaitingEm  

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Complicated

by Hot Water Music

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Amaj

[Intro]

Em G/F# G D C

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Don't bow down or slip away

Shut your mouth or disintegrate

Every dog has its day somehow

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Em G/F# G

So it seems we’re all agitated

D C G Am

So lies the hitch, it’s all complicated

[Chorus]

Em D C Am

Way off somewhere quiet on the mountaintops

Em D

The meek walk elsewhere

C Em

Taking nothing and waiting for the sun

[Interlude]

Em G/F# G D C

[Verse 2]

Don’t bow down or slip away

N.C.

Rattle every single cage

N.C.

In a dismal state of a disarraying cloud

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Em G/F# G

Even though we’re con-taminated

D C G Am

So lies the hitch, it’s all complicated

[Chorus]

Em D C Am

Way off somewhere quiet on the mountaintops

Em D

The meek walk elsewhere

C Em D Amaj

Taking nothing and waiting for the sun

[Bridge]

We are only animals

G Amaj

We are only animals

G Amaj

We are only animals ravaging

[Chorus]

Em D C Am

Way off somewhere quiet on the mountaintops

Em D

The meek walk elsewhere

C Em D C

Taking nothing and waiting for the sun

Am Em D C

Waiting for the sun

Am Em

Waiting

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