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Emajor

90BPM

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1/106

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 106Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[INTRO]
e|E--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|Emaj7------4-----4---------4-----4---|
B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-|
G|------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|4h6-------4-----4h6-------4-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +
e|E--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|Emaj7------4-----4---------4-----4---|
B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-|
G|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|4h6-------4-----4h6-------4-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 +       +       +       +        +       +       +       +
e|C#sus2--4-----4-----F#m75-----5-----F5-----5---|E--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
B|----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
G|6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
EIs it just me or do you feel a little strangEmaj7e
EIs it just me or do you feel a changeEmaj7  
And now is C#sus2it me,          F#m7  Fhow aboEut youEmaj7  
EIsn’t strange that time’s all a lEmaj7ittle fast
EIsn’t strange that nothing ever laEmaj7st
And now is C#sus2it me,          F#m7  Fhow abouEt you
Well now is C#sus2it me,         F#m7  Fhow aboEut you
[CHORUS 1]
EDon’t be a C#sus2fool
Well don’t be Ebafraid
Nothing’s really F#m7ever suppB7osed to laE7st
EDon’t be a fC#sus2ool
Well don’t be aEbfraid
Everybody nF#m7eeds to mB7eet the eE7nd
[VERSE 2]
EIsn’t it fun at the very edge of the worEmaj7ld
EWhere talk is like walking on broken glassEmaj7  
ENo need to threat I’m in the same hands as youEmaj7  
EOne of these days I’m gonna meet my matchmaker Emaj7too
[CHORUS 2]
EDon’t be a C#sus2fool
Well don’t be Ebafraid
Nothing’s really F#m7ever suppB7osed to laE7st
G#mOh don’t be aEb/Gfraid
Everybody nF#m7eeds to mB7eet the eE7nd
G#m7Oh      Oh that is Eb/Gwhy
Oh that is F#m7why I feel I B7feel so aElive
         C#sus2       F#m7At the Fedge of the wEorld
Well now is C#sus2it me,        F#m7  Fhow abouEt you
Well now is C#sus2it me,        F#m7  Fhow abouEt you

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Giver

by Patrick Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#sus2

F#m7

G#m

Eb/G

G#m7

[INTRO]

E Emaj7

e|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|------4-----4---------4-----4---|

B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-|

G|------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|4h6-------4-----4h6-------4-----|

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

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

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

+ + + + + + + +

E Emaj7

e|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|------4-----4---------4-----4---|

B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-|

G|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|4h6-------4-----4h6-------4-----|

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

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

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

+ + + + + + + +

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

e|--4-----4-----5-----5-----5-----5---|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|

B|----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|

G|6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----|4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|

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

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

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

[VERSE 1]

E Emaj7

Is it just me or do you feel a little strange

E Emaj7

Is it just me or do you feel a change

C#sus2 F#m7 F E Emaj7

And now is it me, how about you

E Emaj7

Isn’t strange that time’s all a little fast

E Emaj7

Isn’t strange that nothing ever last

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

And now is it me, how about you

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

Well now is it me, how about you

[CHORUS 1]

E C#sus2

Don’t be a fool

Well don’t be afraid

F#m7 B7 E7

Nothing’s really ever supposed to last

E C#sus2

Don’t be a fool

Well don’t be afraid

F#m7 B7 E7

Everybody needs to meet the end

[VERSE 2]

E Emaj7

Isn’t it fun at the very edge of the world

E Emaj7

Where talk is like walking on broken glass

E Emaj7

No need to threat I’m in the same hands as you

E Emaj7

One of these days I’m gonna meet my matchmaker too

[CHORUS 2]

E C#sus2

Don’t be a fool

Well don’t be afraid

F#m7 B7 E7

Nothing’s really ever supposed to last

G#m Eb/G

Oh don’t be afraid

F#m7 B7 E7

Everybody needs to meet the end

G#m7 Eb/G

Oh Oh that is why

F#m7 B7 E

Oh that is why I feel I feel so alive

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

At the edge of the world

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

Well now is it me, how about you

C#sus2 F#m7 F E

Well now is it me, how about you

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