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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 F#-    244322
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 F#/Bb- x143xx
Intro:
F# E G#m F#/Bb
F# G#m F#
F# E G#m F#/Bb
B
Verse 1:
  BDo you know how it G#mfeels
to be F#not enough? BTo be
parts of G#mmany insF#tead
of just Bone? A whole
G#mless than the F#sum of
its Bparts? A path G#mcut
through the F#pavement
  BAll the best laid G#mplans
of F#terrified Bmen laid out
in G#mconcrete and F#flattened
  BThey lead to G#mnowhere
F#no one Bneeds for the
G#msake of proF#priety.
Refrain 1:
  EIt took more F#courage
than I had to  B  F#/Bbsay this
and G#mnot look back.
Chorus 1:
  BI can F#hear it Eplain
in the Bsubtext
  BYou’re just F#lying
  EYou’re just sF#cared
  BPeople F#like Ethat
they don’t Bexist
  BBut I’m sF#tanding EhereF#  
Post chorus:
F# E G#m F#/Bb
F# G#m F#
F# E G#m F#/Bb
B
Verse 2:
  BI remember that G#mnight
when I was F#twelve
  BNervously I told my
G#mmother what I F#felt
  BWhen she told me it
was G#mwrong she thought
she’d F#helped BI thought
the same ashamed of
    G#m           f#
the hand that I’d been
dealt BAll the help that
G#mI could F#hope to find
  Bon every path from the
G#mnarrow to the F#wide
  Btold me I had to G#mchoose
Men F#just don’t Blike
both women and men
Now you’ve G#mgotta
pick a F#side
Refrain 2:
  EIt took me thirty
odd F#years to realize
  BI should just
F#/Bbfollow my G#mpride.
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude:  B   E   F#x2
Bridge:
  BI just want those
who Elove me to F#know
me BI just Ewant
to F#know myEselfF#  
Chorus 2:
  BI can hear it plain
in the subtext
You’re just lying
You’re just sF#cared
  BPeople F#like Ethat
they don’t Bexist
  BBut I’m sF#tanding EhereF#  
  BI can F#hear it Eplain
in the Bsubtext
  BYou’re just F#lying
  EYou’re just sF#cared
  BPeople F#like Ethat
they don’t Bexist
  BBut I’m sF#tanding EhereF#  
  BBut I’m standing EhereF#  
  BBut I’m standing EhereF#  
  BBut I’m standing EhereF#  
                  B     E   F#B(hold)
  But I’m standing here

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Desire Paths

by Turnspit

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#/Bb

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

F#/Bb

- x143xx

Intro:

F# E G#m F#/Bb

F# G#m F#

F# E G#m F#/Bb

Verse 1:

B G#m

Do you know how it feels

F# B

to be not enough? To be

G#m F#

parts of many instead

of just one? A whole

G#m F#

less than the sum of

B G#m

its parts? A path cut

through the pavement

B G#m

All the best laid plans

F# B

of terrified men laid out

G#m F#

in concrete and flattened

B G#m

They lead to nowhere

F# B

no one needs for the

G#m F#

sake of propriety.

Refrain 1:

E F#

It took more courage

B F#/Bb

than I had to say this

G#m

and not look back.

Chorus 1:

B F# E

I can hear it plain

in the subtext

B F#

You’re just lying

E F#

You’re just scared

B F# E

People like that

they don’t exist

B F# E F#

But I’m standing here

Post chorus:

F# E G#m F#/Bb

F# G#m F#

F# E G#m F#/Bb

Verse 2:

B G#m

I remember that night

when I was twelve

Nervously I told my

G#m F#

mother what I felt

When she told me it

G#m

was wrong she thought

F# B

she’d helped I thought

the same ashamed of

G#m f#

the hand that I’d been

dealt All the help that

G#m F#

I could hope to find

on every path from the

G#m F#

narrow to the wide

B G#m

told me I had to choose

F# B

Men just don’t like

both women and men

G#m

Now you’ve gotta

pick a side

Refrain 2:

It took me thirty

odd years to realize

I should just

F#/Bb G#m

follow my pride.

(Repeat Chorus 1)

B E F#

Interlude: x2

Bridge:

I just want those

E F#

who love me to know

B E

me I just want

F# E F#

to know myself

Chorus 2:

I can hear it plain

in the subtext

You’re just lying

You’re just scared

B F# E

People like that

they don’t exist

B F# E F#

But I’m standing here

B F# E

I can hear it plain

in the subtext

B F#

You’re just lying

E F#

You’re just scared

B F# E

People like that

they don’t exist

B F# E F#

But I’m standing here

B E F#

But I’m standing here

B E F#

But I’m standing here

B E F#

But I’m standing here

B E F#

B(hold)

But I’m standing here

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