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Particles - Island Songs VI
Olafur Arnalds
Best played using strings 5 4 3 2, i.e. don't play 1st & 6th
Standard tuning
Capo 1
[Intro]
|   C|   Am7|   D|  G|
|   C|   Am7|   D|  G|
[Verse 1]
       C     Am7Here I Dam   Gfloating in emerald Csea
(C)           Am7          D                         G  C  
         Keep me dancing, keep me as still as can be
(C)           Am7         D                  G  C  
           And I try, to keep the balance right
(C)           Am7             D                   G  C  
           And I try, but it feels like wasted time
(C)       Am7     D  G  
C      Am7   D   G
[Verse 2]
    CBut these Am7heavy  Dhands, they're Gpulling me down on my Cchest
(C)                Am7       D                     G  C  
             Latching on,   colouring all of my face
(C)              Am7         D            G  C  
               Quietly, you hover over me
(C)                    Am7               D                   G  C  
                    And I fight, but it feels like wasted time
(C)          Am7          D                   G  C  
                         Feels like wasted time
(C)          Am7     D  G  
[Verse 3]
         C     Am7Say goodDnight, I Gknow that I'm swallowed in Csea
(C)           Am7        D                     G  C  
            We collide, colours that devour me(
(C)                     Am7            D         G  C  
              Just say goodnight, I'm already down
(C)              Am7       D        G  C  
              And I cry, already down
(C)         Am7     D  G  
         C      Am7AlDready Gdown,C  
(C)             Am7      D         G  C  
             And I cry, already down
(C)       Am7     D  G  
C      Am7   D   G
C      Am7   D   G
[Refrain 2]
      C      Am7And I DtryG  C  
(C)          Am7            D  G  
          And I try but it feels like wasted....

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Particles

by Olafur Arnalds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Particles - Island Songs VI

Olafur Arnalds

Best played using strings 5 4 3 2, i.e. don't play 1st & 6th

Standard tuning

Capo 1

[Intro]

C Am7 D G

| | | | |

C Am7 D G

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Am7 D G C

Here I am floating in emerald sea

C Am7 D G C

()

Keep me dancing, keep me as still as can be

C Am7 D G C

()

And I try, to keep the balance right

C Am7 D G C

()

And I try, but it feels like wasted time

C Am7 D G

()

C Am7 D G

[Verse 2]

C Am7 D G C

But these heavy hands, they're pulling me down on my chest

C Am7 D G C

()

Latching on, colouring all of my face

C Am7 D G C

()

Quietly, you hover over me

C Am7 D G C

()

And I fight, but it feels like wasted time

C Am7 D G C

()

Feels like wasted time

C Am7 D G

()

[Verse 3]

C Am7 D G C

Say goodnight, I know that I'm swallowed in sea

C Am7 D G C

()

We collide, colours that devour me(

C Am7 D G C

()

Just say goodnight, I'm already down

C Am7 D G C

()

And I cry, already down

C Am7 D G

()

C Am7 D G C

Already down,

C Am7 D G C

()

And I cry, already down

C Am7 D G

()

C Am7 D G

[Refrain 2]

C Am7 D G C

And I try

C Am7 D G

()

And I try but it feels like wasted....

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