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Blank Tapes

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Chord marked as A* is a trade off for using capo, 
Bb chord by playing empty strings B G and D.
[Intro]
|  Em| % |  A| %    |
|   C| % |  G|  G/F#|
[Verse 1]
EmAll that I Aknow is
You'll be Cgone before I Gget hG/F#ome
EmI'll break a Abutterfly
On a Cwheel before I Glet G/F#go
[Chorus]
EmNothing left for Aus
Nothing is Cleft but the Gblank tapes
EmNothing left for Aus
Nothing is Cleft but the Gblank tapes
             F  A*
In your car
[Verse 2]
EmOnce I could Ahold you
And the Cworld reflected Gback at G/F#me
EmWe lost perAspective
On the Cthings that are and Glove that G/F#seems
[Chorus]
EmNothing left for Aus
Nothing is Cleft but the Gblank tapes
EmNothing left for Aus
Nothing is Cleft but the bGlank tapes
             F  A*
In your car
[Outro]
AHmmmA7m    EmHmmmEm7m
CHmmCmaj7mm    EmHmmmEm

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Blank Tapes

by Steven Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

Cmaj7

Chord marked as A* is a trade off for using capo,

Bb chord by playing empty strings B G and D.

[Intro]

Em A

| | % | | % |

C G G/F#

| | % | | |

[Verse 1]

Em A

All that I know is

C G G/F#

You'll be gone before I get home

Em A

I'll break a butterfly

C G G/F#

On a wheel before I let go

[Chorus]

Em A

Nothing left for us

C G

Nothing is left but the blank tapes

Em A

Nothing left for us

C G

Nothing is left but the blank tapes

F A

In your car

[Verse 2]

Em A

Once I could hold you

C G G/F#

And the world reflected back at me

Em A

We lost perspective

C G G/F#

On the things that are and love that seems

[Chorus]

Em A

Nothing left for us

C G

Nothing is left but the blank tapes

Em A

Nothing left for us

C G

Nothing is left but the blank tapes

F A

In your car

[Outro]

A A7 Em Em7

Hmmmm Hmmmm

C Cmaj7 Em E

Hmmmm Hmmmm

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