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My first tab. Chords are pretty basic and follow Alexi Murdoch's other
chord progression/timing. The picking is also very repetitive but I can not
discern all the notes - you can probably do that from within the chord
structures.
e|---B0---|---G0---|---E0---|---D2---|---A0---|
B|---0---|---0---|---0---|---3---|---2---|
G|---4---|---4---|---1---|---2---|---2---|
D|---4---|---5---|---2---|---0---|---2---|
A|---2---|---5---|---2---|---x---|---0---|
E|---x---|---3---|---0---|---x---|---x---|
INTRO:
 B   Gx4
BI wonder Gwhy we are the
Bway we areG  
yes BI wonder Gwhy we are the
Bway we areG  
and Bwhy we Gonly love each from afarB  G  
Ethis is how we are Gfighting
Ethis is how we are Gfighting
DtimeA  E  
DtimeA  E  
you spend your days
watching the door
yeah you spend your whole life waiting
but you don't know what for
you have everything you need right here
still you want more
oh this is how we are fighting
this is how we are fighting
time
time
Bwell I didn't come here
Glooking for a soulB  G  
Band I'm tired of watching Gdust
collecting on a bowlB  G  
BI'm a spirit trying to be Ghuman
BI'm just a spirit trying to Gbe human
but I'm thinking thiEs is how we are fiGghting
Ethis is how we are Gfighting
DtimeA  E  
DtimeA  E  
Eyou hold on to yourself
Eyou're afraid that you DmightA  
get left Ebehind
Eand so you hide your eyes
Eyou're afraid that the DlightA  
will make you Eblind
but it's DtimeA  
it's time to Eshine
yes it's Dtime to belAieve in what Eyou know
Dtime to belAieve in what you Eknow
Dtime to belAieve in what you Eknow
Eand you don't need strength to be strong
Etime to belAieve in what you Eknow
Eno you don't need strength to be strong
Dtime to belAieve in what you Eknow
time to believe in what you know
time to believe in what you know
time to believe in what you know
time to believe before you go

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Shine

by Alexi Murdoch

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My first tab. Chords are pretty basic and follow Alexi Murdoch's other

chord progression/timing. The picking is also very repetitive but I can not

discern all the notes - you can probably do that from within the chord

structures.

B G E D A

e|---0---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---0---|

B|---0---|---0---|---0---|---3---|---2---|

G|---4---|---4---|---1---|---2---|---2---|

D|---4---|---5---|---2---|---0---|---2---|

A|---2---|---5---|---2---|---x---|---0---|

E|---x---|---3---|---0---|---x---|---x---|

INTRO:

B G

I wonder why we are the

B G

way we are

B G

yes I wonder why we are the

B G

way we are

B G B G

and why we only love each from afar

E G

this is how we are fighting

E G

this is how we are fighting

D A E

time

D A E

time

you spend your days

watching the door

yeah you spend your whole life waiting

but you don't know what for

you have everything you need right here

still you want more

oh this is how we are fighting

this is how we are fighting

time

well I didn't come here

G B G

looking for a soul

B G

and I'm tired of watching dust

B G

collecting on a bowl

B G

I'm a spirit trying to be human

B G

I'm just a spirit trying to be human

E G

but I'm thinking this is how we are fighting

E G

this is how we are fighting

D A E

time

D A E

time

you hold on to yourself

E D A

you're afraid that you might

get left behind

and so you hide your eyes

E D A

you're afraid that the light

will make you blind

D A

but it's time

it's time to shine

D A E

yes it's time to believe in what you know

D A E

time to believe in what you know

D A E

time to believe in what you know

and you don't need strength to be strong

E A E

time to believe in what you know

no you don't need strength to be strong

D A E

time to believe in what you know

time to believe before you go

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