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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Riff 1]
e|-------------------|
B|-0h1----0----------|
G|-----2----0h2-----0|
D|---------------4---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
[Intro] 
C  Am  Em
[Verse]
CIt slip between your fingers, out of Amgrasp
You are Emvain
CTo hold yourself so high - you'd never Ammatch
Far from Emsane
I would Amlike to Emknow
[Chorus]
I would Amlike to Gknow where you've Ambeen
EmTo know where I'll Cgo
And I'll Glay down my Amarms
If you Emopen up CyoursEm9  G5/E  
[Riff 2]
e|----------------------0|
B|-0h1----0-------------1|
G|-----2----0h2-----0---2|
D|---------------4------2|
A|----------------------0|
E|-----------------------|
[Verse]
CEven when you write an honest Amsong
You are Emvain
You Ctry and pick only the greatest Amwords
It brings you Empain
I would Amlike to Emknow
[Chorus]
I would Amlike to Gknow where you've Ambeen
To Emknow where I'll Cgo
And I'll Glay down my Amarms
If you Emopen up Cyours
When you Glike what you Amsee
You don't Emcountenance Cme
If you're Gall in your Amhead
Then I'll Emnever be Cnear
[Bridge]
A Dcrow rests in the tree, swinging by the balcony
It's staring right at me, I can't believe
I'm starting to Gbreak Emdown
DJust another sip, anormally, it offers me
Some liquid, bitter, dark
A starry night surrounding thee
CNo, it cannot be, my enemy, what I've become
Voices in my head, I'm seeing red, it's made me numb
DThe fall I am about to face is now the only thing B5that has any
beauty D5left
In awe with all of this Gbreak Emdown
[Verse]
CIt takes so much to see within Amourselves
We are Emvain
CVain for living life far from our Amself
We have no Emnames
I would Amlike to Emknow
[Chorus]
I would F7Mlike to Cknow where you've Dmbeen
To Amknow where I'll Fgo
And I'll Clay down my Dmarms
If you Amopen up Fyours
When you Clike what you Dmsee
You don't Amcountenance Fme
If you're Call in your Dmhead
Then I'll Amnever be Fnear
[Riff 3]
e|----------------------0--|
B|-0h1----0-------------0--|
G|-----2----0h2-----0---0--|
D|---------------4------2--|
A|----------------------2--|
E|----------------------0--|
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| h  Hammer-on
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Vain

by Gustavo Bertoni

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

G5/E

F7M

[Riff 1]

e|-------------------|

B|-0h1----0----------|

G|-----2----0h2-----0|

D|---------------4---|

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

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

[Intro]

C Am Em

[Verse]

C Am

It slip between your fingers, out of grasp

You are vain

C Am

To hold yourself so high - you'd never match

Far from sane

Am Em

I would like to know

[Chorus]

Am G Am

I would like to know where you've been

Em C

To know where I'll go

G Am

And I'll lay down my arms

Em C Em9 G5/E

If you open up yours

[Riff 2]

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

B|-0h1----0-------------1|

G|-----2----0h2-----0---2|

D|---------------4------2|

A|----------------------0|

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

[Verse]

C Am

Even when you write an honest song

You are vain

C Am

You try and pick only the greatest words

It brings you pain

Am Em

I would like to know

[Chorus]

Am G Am

I would like to know where you've been

Em C

To know where I'll go

G Am

And I'll lay down my arms

Em C

If you open up yours

G Am

When you like what you see

Em C

You don't countenance me

G Am

If you're all in your head

Em C

Then I'll never be near

[Bridge]

A crow rests in the tree, swinging by the balcony

It's staring right at me, I can't believe

G Em

I'm starting to break down

Just another sip, anormally, it offers me

Some liquid, bitter, dark

A starry night surrounding thee

No, it cannot be, my enemy, what I've become

Voices in my head, I'm seeing red, it's made me numb

D B5

The fall I am about to face is now the only thing that has any

beauty left

G Em

In awe with all of this break down

[Verse]

C Am

It takes so much to see within ourselves

We are vain

C Am

Vain for living life far from our self

We have no names

Am Em

I would like to know

[Chorus]

F7M C Dm

I would like to know where you've been

Am F

To know where I'll go

C Dm

And I'll lay down my arms

Am F

If you open up yours

C Dm

When you like what you see

Am F

You don't countenance me

C Dm

If you're all in your head

Am F

Then I'll never be near

[Riff 3]

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

B|-0h1----0-------------0--|

G|-----2----0h2-----0---0--|

D|---------------4------2--|

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

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

************************************

| h Hammer-on

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