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Dearly Departed

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 to be made.  For the bridge I guessed at the chords being used.
From version 1: "This song consists of these 2 chords all the way through. It is fingerpicked throughout
towards the end the 2 chords are also strummed. No Capo on original version but does
good with one on the second fret.
Enjoy!
e|-----C----------------------------G7---------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------------------------0-------------------------|
G|--------0--------0-----0----------0---------0-----0---------------|
D|-----2-----2--------2----------3-----3---------3------------------|
A|--3------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
[Intro]
C G7  C G7  C G7
C G7  C G7  C G7
[Verse 1]
SCweeeG7eeeeet  hCeartG7  
How I miss your CheartG7  
Beating next to CmineG7  
The right Cwords
Were G7always hard to fCind
When G7all our times was fCine
When G7darling you were mCiiiiiiG7ine, all miCiine
[Instrumental]
G7  C    G7
[Verse 2]
And I Cknow
I G7know you had no cChoice
But I G7how I miss yoouur CvoiceG7  
Singing right with CmiiiiiiiiiG7iiine
[Chorus]
CFlesG7h    of my fClesh
G7Soul of my sCoulG7  
Come back ChooooooG7oome
[Instrumental]
C  G7  C G7  C G7  C G7
[Bridge]
(I guessed at these chords)
All this dFarknAmess
cannot Ehurt Amus
'Cause they Fmade you frCom
the Elight
Here on FbirthAmplace,
don't be EnerAmvous
You will Fmake it Amthrough this Dnight   G          G7  
[Instrumental]
C G7 C G7
C G7 C G7
[Verse 3]
CSweG7eeeethCeaG7rt
How I miss your CheartG7  
Beating next to CmineG7  
[Chorus]
CFlesG7h of my fCleshG7  
Soul of my CsoulG7  
Come back ChoG7me
[Outro]
C  G7  C   G7    C  G7  C   G7
C  G7  C   G7    C  G7  C   G7
C  G7  C   G7    C  G7  C   G7
C  G7  C   G7    C  G7  C   G7
C(faG7de oCut)G7  

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Dearly Departed

by DeVotchKa

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to be made. For the bridge I guessed at the chords being used.

From version 1: "This song consists of these 2 chords all the way through. It is fingerpicked throughout

towards the end the 2 chords are also strummed. No Capo on original version but does

good with one on the second fret.

Enjoy!

C G7

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

B|--------------1-------------------------0-------------------------|

G|--------0--------0-----0----------0---------0-----0---------------|

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

A|--3------------------------5--------------------------------------|

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

[Intro]

C G7 C G7 C G7

[Verse 1]

C G7 C G7

Sweeeeeeeet heart

C G7

How I miss your heart

C G7

Beating next to mine

The right words

G7 C

Were always hard to find

G7 C

When all our times was fine

G7 C G7 C

When darling you were miiiiiiine, all miiine

[Instrumental]

G7 C G7

[Verse 2]

And I know

G7 C

I know you had no choice

G7 C G7

But I how I miss yoouur voice

C G7

Singing right with miiiiiiiiiiiine

[Chorus]

C G7 C

Flesh of my flesh

G7 C G7

Soul of my soul

C G7

Come back hoooooooome

[Instrumental]

C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7

[Bridge]

(I guessed at these chords)

F Am

All this darkness

E Am

cannot hurt us

F C

'Cause they made you from

the light

F Am

Here on birthplace,

E Am

don't be nervous

F Am D G G7

You will make it through this night

[Instrumental]

C G7 C G7

[Verse 3]

C G7 C G7

Sweeeeetheart

C G7

How I miss your heart

C G7

Beating next to mine

[Chorus]

C G7 C G7

Flesh of my flesh

C G7

Soul of my soul

C G7

Come back home

[Outro]

C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7

C G7 C G7

(fade out)

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