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Small Hours

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Tuning CFCCGD
G#    8 x 8 8 8 10 
C#    1 x 1 1 1 3 
Fm11  5 0 8 8 8 8
Cm11  0 x 3 3 3 3
Dm11  2 x 5 5 5 5
Cm   x x 12 12 12 13
A#   x x 10 10 10 12
Gm   x x 7 7 7 8
F    x 0 5 5 5 7
D#/F x 0 3 3 3 5
Fm   x x x 12 13 x
NOTE play all minor chords without 5th.
For the G# alternate the high D# and F G#6  8 x 8 8 8to10 10
For the C#sus2, slternate D# and F (C#sus2) 1 x 1 1 1 1to3
[INTRO]
G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2
G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2
Cm A# G# A# Fm11
Gm F D#/F F Dm11
G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2
G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2
Cm A# G# A# Fm11
Gm F D#/F F Dm11
Cm11 Dm11
[VERSE 1]
G#Gonna get on up and fly away
Fm11Go on out for another way
C#And a new day's dawn, gonna carry on
C#sus2
[VERSE 2]
G#Keep on loving while your love is strong
Fm11Keep on loving 'til your love is gone..
C#..away
C#sus2
[VERSE 3]
G#Well you're very lovely, going to take you home
Fm11They say you'll be my ruin but I just dont care
C#Cos I love you so...I just love you so
C#sus2
[VERSE 4]
G#Keep on loving 'til the love is gone
Fm11Keep on loving while your love is strong
C#All the way
Fm Cm A# Cm G#
Cm A# G# A# Fm11
Gm F D#/F F Dm11
Repeat
G# Fm11 C# C#sus2
G# Fm11 C# C#sus2
Cm A# G# A# Fm11
Gm F D#/F F Dm11
Cm11 Dm11

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Small Hours

by John Martyn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm11

C#maj

C#sus2

D#/F

Dm11

Cm11

Tuning CFCCGD

G# 8 x 8 8 8 10

C# 1 x 1 1 1 3

Fm11 5 0 8 8 8 8

Cm11 0 x 3 3 3 3

Dm11 2 x 5 5 5 5

Cm x x 12 12 12 13

A# x x 10 10 10 12

Gm x x 7 7 7 8

F x 0 5 5 5 7

D#/F x 0 3 3 3 5

Fm x x x 12 13 x

NOTE play all minor chords without 5th.

For the G# alternate the high D# and F G#6 8 x 8 8 8to10 10

For the C#sus2, slternate D# and F (C#sus2) 1 x 1 1 1 1to3

[INTRO]

G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2

Cm A# G# A# Fm11

Gm F D#/F F Dm11

G# Fm11 C#maj C#sus2

Cm A# G# A# Fm11

Gm F D#/F F Dm11

Cm11 Dm11

[VERSE 1]

Gonna get on up and fly away

Fm11

Go on out for another way

And a new day's dawn, gonna carry on

C#sus2

[VERSE 2]

Keep on loving while your love is strong

Fm11

Keep on loving 'til your love is gone..

..away

C#sus2

[VERSE 3]

Well you're very lovely, going to take you home

Fm11

They say you'll be my ruin but I just dont care

Cos I love you so...I just love you so

C#sus2

[VERSE 4]

Keep on loving 'til the love is gone

Fm11

Keep on loving while your love is strong

All the way

Fm Cm A# Cm G#

Cm A# G# A# Fm11

Gm F D#/F F Dm11

Repeat

G# Fm11 C# C#sus2

Cm A# G# A# Fm11

Gm F D#/F F Dm11

Cm11 Dm11

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