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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

From the EP February Tape (2007)
Tuned a quarter step down.
Intro + Verse tab:
E|------------
B|------------
G|2---4---6---
D|--0---2-----
A|------------
E|2---4---5---
[Intro]
 D   E   A(x2)
[Verse 1]
Saw you so DstillE, so Acold
You lay outDside aElonAe
Your eyes were still DopEen Aslight
You left on that DsumEmer Anight
[Verse 2]
Your mother was Dso EconfuAsed
Her nose dug up dirt, Dyou'rEe bruisedA  
She looked up at Dme, Eshe Aspoke
"Why bother? We're Dall Ejust Asmoke."
[Chorus 1]
Well I'll tell you DwhyE  
I'll tell you EwhyF#m  
F#mI'll tell you Dwhy
EsusIt could've been you
[Post-Chorus]
 D   E   A(x2)
[Verse 3]
I drove back aDlong Ethe coAast
With hanging grey Dtrees, Eso cAlose
My passenger Dstayed aslEeeAp
IntoxicDateEd deAep
[Verse 4]
So I went Dhome and EstaredA  
Out the window, I'm Dnot EprepAared
If I'm just going to Dbe Ethe rAose
You drop on my DfiEnal Ahome
[Chorus 2]
It's starting to Drain insEide
                 C#m        F#m(x4)
Let's stay outside tonight
It's starting to pour
[Outro]
D
Esus E
C#m
F#m

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Dear

by The Antlers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Esus

C#m

From the EP February Tape (2007)

Tuned a quarter step down.

Intro + Verse tab:

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

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

G|2---4---6---

D|--0---2-----

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

E|2---4---5---

[Intro]

D E A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D E A

Saw you so still, so cold

D E A

You lay outside alone

D E A

Your eyes were still open slight

D E A

You left on that summer night

[Verse 2]

D E A

Your mother was so confused

D E A

Her nose dug up dirt, you're bruised

D E A

She looked up at me, she spoke

D E A

"Why bother? We're all just smoke."

[Chorus 1]

D E

Well I'll tell you why

E F#m

I'll tell you why

F#m D

I'll tell you why

Esus

It could've been you

[Post-Chorus]

D E A

(x2)

[Verse 3]

D E A

I drove back along the coast

D E A

With hanging grey trees, so close

D E A

My passenger stayed asleep

D E A

Intoxicated deep

[Verse 4]

D E A

So I went home and stared

D E A

Out the window, I'm not prepared

D E A

If I'm just going to be the rose

D E A

You drop on my final home

[Chorus 2]

D E

It's starting to rain inside

C#m F#m

(x4)

Let's stay outside tonight

It's starting to pour

[Outro]

Esus E

C#m

F#m

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