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Aminor

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1/57

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 57Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 2
[Riff 2]
e|-----------------------|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
G|-----------------------|
D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2--------------|
A|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-------------------------------------|
 Em   Am   Fmaj7(x2)
[Verse 1]
 GThere was a man who Amsailed the seven seas
 GHe was dressed in coveralls that Amstopped at his knees
 GHe was on his way from AmTasmania to France when it E7happened 
[Bridge 1]
The Ewind was blowing like a hurriA7cane
The Gwaves were crashing like a maCdman
And his ship sank to the bottom of the Amsea...x2
N.C.
[Verse 2] 
[One strum on each chord]
He Cwoke up on an isEmland, Amfar away from Ehome
CFar away from Emeverything, Amhe had ever Eknown 
He Csat there on the Emsandy beach, Amclothes tattered and G6teared
And Cas he sat the Emtears came, but Amhe no longer cG6ared  
[Begin strumming]  
G
[Chorus 1]
  AmHe was a Cca    GstAmaway
  AmHe was a Cca    GstAmaway
On an isEmland far Amaway he was a Cca    GstAmaway
[Interlude]
 C   G   Am(x2)
Em Am C G Am
[Outro] 
e|-----------------------|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
G|-----------------------|     
D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
G|------------------------|  (x4)
D|2-2-2--0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
He was a ca          staway

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Castaway

by Liam Hammer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Capo 2

[Riff 2]

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

B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|

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

D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|

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

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

[Intro]

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

B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

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

D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2--------------|

A|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

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

Em Am Fmaj7

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G Am

There was a man who sailed the seven seas

G Am

He was dressed in coveralls that stopped at his knees

G Am E7

He was on his way from Tasmania to France when it happened

[Bridge 1]

E A7

The wind was blowing like a hurricane

G C

The waves were crashing like a madman

And his ship sank to the bottom of the sea...x2

N.C.

[Verse 2]

[One strum on each chord]

C Em Am E

He woke up on an island, far away from home

C Em Am E

Far away from everything, he had ever known

C Em Am G6

He sat there on the sandy beach, clothes tattered and teared

C Em Am G6

And as he sat the tears came, but he no longer cared

[Begin strumming]

[Chorus 1]

Am C G Am

He was a ca staway

Am C G Am

He was a ca staway

Em Am C G Am

On an island far away he was a ca staway

[Interlude]

C G Am

(x2)

Em Am C G Am

[Outro]

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

B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|

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

D|2-2-2-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|

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

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

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

B|1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|

G|------------------------| (x4)

D|2-2-2--0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2|

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

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

He was a ca staway

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