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Tessellate

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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----------|
G|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----------|
D|-----2--------2--------2--------2-----2-----2--------2--------2-----------2-----2-----|
A|-----2--------2--------2--------2-----2-----2--------2--------2-----------2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0-----|
[Verse 1]
  EmBite chunks Dsus2out of me
  EmYou're a shark and I'm Dsus2swimming
  EmMy heart still thumps Dsus2as I bleed
  EmAnd all your friends Dsus2come sniffing
[Chorus]
  EmTriaDsus2ngles are Gmy favourite shAape
  EmThree pDsus2oints where tGwo lines mAeet
  EmToe to tDsus2oe, back to bGack, let's Ago
My lEmove, it's vDsus2ery lateG  A  
'Til mEmorning coGmesA  
N.C.
Let's tessellate
[Interlude]
E|----------------------------------0--0-----------0-------|
B|----0-----------------------------3---------3------------|
G|----0--0-----------0--------------2----------------------|
D|----2---------2---------2--2-----------------------------|
A|----2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Break]
EmGo alDsus2one, my fEmlowerDsus2  
And kEmeep my wDsus2hole lovely yEouDsus2  
Wild green stEmones, alDsus2one, my lEmoverDsus2  
And kEmeep us Dsus2on my hEmeartDsus2  
[Verse 2]
  EmThree guns and oDsus2ne goes off
  EmOne's empty, one's nDsus2ot quick enough
  EmOne burn, one rDsus2ed, one grin
  EmSearch the graves while the cDsus2amera spins
  EmChunks of you will sDsus2ink down to seals
  EmBlubber rich in mDsus2ourning
  EmThey'll nosh you up, yes, they'll nDsus2osh the love away
But it's fair to sEmay, you will still hDsus2aunt me
[Chorus]
  EmTriaDsus2ngles are Gmy favourite shAape
  EmThree pDsus2oints where tGwo lines mAeet
  EmToe to tDsus2oe, back to bGack, let's Ago
My lEmove, it's vDsus2ery lateG  A  
'Til mEmorning coGmesA  
N.C.
Let's tessellate
[Outro]
E|----------------------------------0--0-----------0-------|
B|----0-----------------------------3---------3------------|
G|----0--0-----------0--------------2----------------------|
D|----2---------2---------2--2-----------------------------|
A|----2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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Tessellate

by alt-J

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Dsus2

[Intro]

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

B|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----------|

G|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----------|

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

A|-----2--------2--------2--------2-----2-----2--------2--------2-----------2-----2-----|

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

[Verse 1]

Em Dsus2

Bite chunks out of me

Em Dsus2

You're a shark and I'm swimming

Em Dsus2

My heart still thumps as I bleed

Em Dsus2

And all your friends come sniffing

[Chorus]

Em Dsus2 G A

Triangles are my favourite shape

Em Dsus2 G A

Three points where two lines meet

Em Dsus2 G A

Toe to toe, back to back, let's go

Em Dsus2 G A

My love, it's very late

Em G A

'Til morning comes

N.C.

Let's tessellate

[Interlude]

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

B|----0-----------------------------3---------3------------|

G|----0--0-----------0--------------2----------------------|

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

A|----2----------------------------------------------------|

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

[Break]

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

Go alone, my flower

Em Dsus2 E Dsus2

And keep my whole lovely you

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

Wild green stones, alone, my lover

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

And keep us on my heart

[Verse 2]

Em Dsus2

Three guns and one goes off

Em Dsus2

One's empty, one's not quick enough

Em Dsus2

One burn, one red, one grin

Em Dsus2

Search the graves while the camera spins

Em Dsus2

Chunks of you will sink down to seals

Em Dsus2

Blubber rich in mourning

Em Dsus2

They'll nosh you up, yes, they'll nosh the love away

Em Dsus2

But it's fair to say, you will still haunt me

[Chorus]

Em Dsus2 G A

Triangles are my favourite shape

Em Dsus2 G A

Three points where two lines meet

Em Dsus2 G A

Toe to toe, back to back, let's go

Em Dsus2 G A

My love, it's very late

Em G A

'Til morning comes

N.C.

Let's tessellate

[Outro]

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

B|----0-----------------------------3---------3------------|

G|----0--0-----------0--------------2----------------------|

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

A|----2----------------------------------------------------|

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

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