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Ty Segall - Alta
[Intro]
C     Gm     F
[Verse 1]
CAlta, I want to Gmknow you
And to Ffeel your green
CI want to show Gmyou what I Fhave not seen
[Chorus]
     Eb    CBefore you Abhad a Cname
     Eb    CBefore the Absailors Ccame
FI would Cfight to Bbsave yCou
FI would Cgive my BblifeC  
[Verse 2]
CAlta, now it is Gmmorning
And I Fthink of you
 CI can reGmmember the Fperfect view
[Chorus]
     Eb    CBefore you Abhad a Cname
     Eb    CBefore I Abfeel asChamed
FI would Cfight to Bbsave yCou
FI would Cgive my BblifeC  
[First guitar solo]
C    Gm    F
C    Gm    F
Eb  C   Ab  C
Eb  C   Ab  C
F   C   Bb  C
F   C   Bb  C
[Second guitar solo]
C    Gm    F
C    Gm    F
Eb  C   Ab  C
Eb  C   Ab  C
F   C   Bb  C
F   C   Bb  C
[Chorus]
     Eb    CBefore you Abhad a Cname
     Eb    CBefore the Absailors Ccame
FI would Cfight to Bbsave yCou
FI would Cgive my BblifeC  
[Outro]
BbLifeC  
BbLifeC  
BbLifeC  
Bb  C

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Alta

by Ty Segall

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Chords in this song · guitar

Ty Segall - Alta

[Intro]

C Gm F

[Verse 1]

C Gm

Alta, I want to know you

And to feel your green

C Gm F

I want to show you what I have not seen

[Chorus]

Eb C Ab C

Before you had a name

Eb C Ab C

Before the sailors came

F C Bb C

I would fight to save you

F C Bb C

I would give my life

[Verse 2]

C Gm

Alta, now it is morning

And I think of you

C Gm F

I can remember the perfect view

[Chorus]

Eb C Ab C

Before you had a name

Eb C Ab C

Before I feel ashamed

F C Bb C

I would fight to save you

F C Bb C

I would give my life

[First guitar solo]

C Gm F

Eb C Ab C

F C Bb C

[Second guitar solo]

C Gm F

Eb C Ab C

F C Bb C

[Chorus]

Eb C Ab C

Before you had a name

Eb C Ab C

Before the sailors came

F C Bb C

I would fight to save you

F C Bb C

I would give my life

[Outro]

Bb C

Life

Bb C

Life

Bb C

Life

Bb C

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