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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

to begin with there's a lil intro riff that goes like this:
e|--5-3---5-3---5-3---5-3-|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------3-----2-----5-----|
A|3-----------------------|
E|------------------------| x2 (this also plays during the outro bit where i've written the chords
                                as  C   C/F   C/E  C/G)
the first half of every verse is basically just a C chord with a lil riff over it.
that riff is:
B|------5/10----8----6-5-6|
[verse]
CThere's a place
A place that I go
Where I Amcurl in a ball on the Gfloor
And no one can Cknow
CAnd the fear
Wells up inside
I'm just Amfalling again
Feel I'm Gfalling again
And Fy-Co-Dmu  make me Cbrave
Then Fyou make me Cbrave
[verse]
CWhen the dark
And all of the doubt
AmCrowds in around me
And Gblocks the Cworld out
CAnd then I
I see you smile
And I'm Amflying again
Yes, I'm Gflying again
'Cause Fy-Co-Dmu make me Cbrave
Yes, Fyou make me Cbrave
[interlude]
C Am C Am
F C
[verse]
CWhat's to come?
No one can know
But I Amfear for the futureG  
What it may Chold
CTake my hand
Take it today
Let's not Amlive in the past
Let's not Ghide in the past
[outro]
TodCayC/F  C/E  C/G  
TodCayC/F  C/E  C/G  
Live for toCdaC/FyC/E  C/G  
Live for toCdaC/FyC/E  C/G  
C

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You Make Me Brave

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/F

C/E

C/G

to begin with there's a lil intro riff that goes like this:

e|--5-3---5-3---5-3---5-3-|

B|------------------------|

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

D|------3-----2-----5-----|

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

E|------------------------| x2 (this also plays during the outro bit where i've written the chords

C C/F C/E C/G

as )

the first half of every verse is basically just a C chord with a lil riff over it.

that riff is:

B|------5/10----8----6-5-6|

[verse]

There's a place

A place that I go

Am G

Where I curl in a ball on the floor

And no one can know

And the fear

Wells up inside

I'm just falling again

Feel I'm falling again

F C Dm C

And y-o-u make me brave

F C

Then you make me brave

[verse]

When the dark

And all of the doubt

Crowds in around me

G C

And blocks the world out

And then I

I see you smile

And I'm flying again

Yes, I'm flying again

F C Dm C

'Cause y-o-u make me brave

F C

Yes, you make me brave

[interlude]

C Am C Am

F C

[verse]

What's to come?

No one can know

Am G

But I fear for the future

What it may hold

Take my hand

Take it today

Let's not live in the past

Let's not hide in the past

[outro]

C C/F C/E C/G

Today

C C/F C/E C/G

Today

C C/F C/E C/G

Live for today

C C/F C/E C/G

Live for today

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