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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 F#m-  244222
 E/G#- 476xxx
 A-    x02220
Intro:  E   B   E/G#   F#mx2
Verse 1:
EHeyB  E/G#  
I'll F#mgo aEwayB  E/G#  
You F#mlet me Etake
my Bown damn E/G#car
To F#mBrooklyn ENew
York BUSE/G#AF#m  
EI'll dreamB  E/G#  
EmF#mbarrasEsing BreveE/G#rie
I'm F#mall deEtached
feeling Blike myE/G#self
I'll F#mdrink too Emuch
I'll Bcause a E/G#big sceneF#m  
Chorus 1:
And EI'll breathe
I don't care Bwho
sees I'll be Anobody
I'll be the F#mwind
blowing through the
leaves When EI fall
I will not Bbe ashamed
at all You'll see a
Afailure You wanna
F#mbrand my losing
streak You wanna
            E   B   E/G#   F#mx4
be the 8 ball
Verse 2:
EWhyB  E/G#  
I F#mcurioEusly Bcatch
your E/G#eye The F#mblood
that's Ekeeping Bit
aE/G#live Is F#mthe ilElusion
Bof the E/G#limelightF#m  
EManhoodB  E/G#  
The F#mtragicalEly
misBundersE/G#tood And F#myou
will Ebury Bthe bad
E/G#blood I F#mam reEmiss
I Bam boE/G#diless F#moutput
Chorus 2:
What Eyou see It
could not Bpossibly
be me I'm your
diAversion I am the
F#mwind blowing down
your tree EIt's plain
I lit the Bgroundwork
up in flames We watch
the sAmoke rise You
wanna F#mname my weakness
                    E   B   E/G#   F#mx4
You wanna be the rain
End on E(hold)

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8 Ball

by Waxahatchee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

F#m

- 244222

E/G#

- 476xxx

- x02220

E B E/G# F#m

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

E B E/G#

Hey

F#m E B E/G#

I'll go away

F#m E

You let me take

B E/G#

my own damn car

F#m E

To Brooklyn New

B E/G# F#m

York USA

E B E/G#

I'll dream

F#m E B E/G#

Embarrassing reverie

F#m E

I'm all detached

B E/G#

feeling like myself

F#m E

I'll drink too much

B E/G# F#m

I'll cause a big scene

Chorus 1:

And I'll breathe

I don't care who

sees I'll be nobody

F#m

I'll be the wind

blowing through the

leaves When I fall

I will not be ashamed

at all You'll see a

failure You wanna

F#m

brand my losing

streak You wanna

E B E/G# F#m

be the 8 ball

Verse 2:

E B E/G#

Why

F#m E B

I curiously catch

E/G# F#m

your eye The blood

E B

that's keeping it

E/G# F#m E

alive Is the illusion

B E/G# F#m

of the limelight

E B E/G#

Manhood

F#m E

The tragically

B E/G# F#m

misunderstood And you

E B

will bury the bad

E/G# F#m E

blood I am remiss

B E/G# F#m

I am bodiless output

Chorus 2:

What you see It

could not possibly

be me I'm your

diversion I am the

F#m

wind blowing down

your tree It's plain

I lit the groundwork

up in flames We watch

the smoke rise You

F#m

wanna name my weakness

E B E/G# F#m

You wanna be the rain

End on E(hold)

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