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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 145Position: 2

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[Intro]
eF#m|2--2-----------E0-E60-0-------|-D72-2-2-3-4-7-5---|----5-----7-----9------12----------|
B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5-|-----------------------------------|
G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2-------------|5/6---6/7---7/9---9/12-------------|
D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0-------------|-----------------------------------|
A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|2--------------0-0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
Your Amind sings some lyrics like we're Amaj7memory
Your A7sad our goodbyes sound nostalF#gy
Your Echords swung me from an old E6hollow tree
I'm lD7iving like a vagabond, I jD7ust can't decide
AWhen to leaveA  
But it's Aroots are in the river to my Amaj7mood it swings
A A7vow even is impossible to kF#eep
Every Eday is starting on the balance E6beam
D7Still you're standing with me, D7always carrying
AThe melody
GSmiling all the while, Gthe paint chips off
Of my GMardi DGras Abeads
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
e|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6--|---6-----6-----6--------------|
D|5-----5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----7|-----7-----7-----7------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
[Verse]
It's the Aimages contained not the Amaj7lens or frames
ReA7called to my mind before I fall aF#sleep
A Elist of regrets is no place to E6be
I'm D7coming in late but I'll D7never modulate us
ATo a minor keyA  
GSmiling all the while, Gthe paint chips off
Of my GMardi DGras Abeads
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
e|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5---|--5-----5-----5----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6--------------|
D|------5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----|7-----7-----7-----7------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|----5-5-----------|5-7/9-7-9---12-12-9-7-9-9-7-5----------7/9-7-9-----------|
B|5-7-----7-5---5-7-|------------------------------7-7b8r7-5------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
eF#m|2--2-----------E0-0E6-0-------|-D72-2-2-3-4-7-5--------------------------------------|
B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5------------------------------------|
G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0------------------------------------------------|
A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|2--------------0-0-0-------|----------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| r  Release
| b  Bend
************************************

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Mardi Gras Beads

by Parquet Courts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Amaj7

[Intro]

F#m E E6 D7

e|2--2-----------0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-3-4-7-5---|----5-----7-----9------12----------|

B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5-|-----------------------------------|

G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2-------------|5/6---6/7---7/9---9/12-------------|

D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0-------------|-----------------------------------|

A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|

E|2--------------0-0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|

[Verse]

A Amaj7

Your mind sings some lyrics like we're memory

A7 F#

Your sad our goodbyes sound nostalgy

E E6

Your chords swung me from an old hollow tree

D7 D7

I'm living like a vagabond, I just can't decide

A A

When to leave

A Amaj7

But it's roots are in the river to my mood it swings

A7 F#

A vow even is impossible to keep

E E6

Every day is starting on the balance beam

D7 D7

Still you're standing with me, always carrying

The melody

G G

Smiling all the while, the paint chips off

G D A

Of my Mardi Gras beads

D D A A

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

B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------------|

G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6--|---6-----6-----6--------------|

D|5-----5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----7|-----7-----7-----7------------|

A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|

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

[Verse]

A Amaj7

It's the images contained not the lens or frames

A7 F#

Recalled to my mind before I fall asleep

E E6

A list of regrets is no place to be

D7 D7

I'm coming in late but I'll never modulate us

A A

To a minor key

G G

Smiling all the while, the paint chips off

G D A

Of my Mardi Gras beads

D D A A

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

B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5---|--5-----5-----5----------------|

G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6--------------|

D|------5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----|7-----7-----7-----7------------|

A|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|

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

[Solo]

e|----5-5-----------|5-7/9-7-9---12-12-9-7-9-9-7-5----------7/9-7-9-----------|

B|5-7-----7-5---5-7-|------------------------------7-7b8r7-5------------------|

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

D|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Outro]

F#m E E6 D7

e|2--2-----------0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-3-4-7-5--------------------------------------|

B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5------------------------------------|

G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2------------------------------------------------|

D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0------------------------------------------------|

A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|----------------------------------------------------|

E|2--------------0-0-0-------|----------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| r Release

| b Bend

************************************

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