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Dead Reckoning

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Album : The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014)
Tempo : 103
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
Capo 4
      Am: x02210
   Asus2: x02200
   Asus4: x02230
      Dm: xx0231
   Dsus2: xx0230
     Dm6: xx0201
       F: xx3211
     F7M: xx3210
 Dsus2/F: xx3230
      E5: 022xxx
    E5/D: 020xxx
    E5/C: 030xxx
[Verse]
   AmFlying Asus2through the darkAm  
   Am  Asus2Dead reckoningAsus4  
   DmMy gages Dsus2can't be trustedDm6  
   AmCan't see a Asus2goddamn thingAm  
   AmI know the Asus2day is comingAm  
   AmThat Asus2catches up with meAsus4  
   DmI told you you're Dsus2no matchDm6  
   AmBut then who Asus2could beAm  
   DmThought we were the Dsus2lonely typeDm6  
   E5On an E5/Disland of the lostE5/C  
   FBut it was F7Monly meDsus2/F  
   AmBecause you Asus2got lostAm  
[Instrumental]
Am Asus2 Am
Am Asus2 Asus4
Dm  Dsus2 Dm6
Am Asus2 Am
[Verse]
   AmI can't Asus2change youAm  
Am Asus2 Asus4
   DmI can't cDsus2hange anyoneDm6  
[Outro]
Am Asus2 Asus4
Dm  Dsus2 Dm6
Am Asus2 Am
E5 E5/D E5/C
F F7M Dsus2/F
Am Asus2 Am

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Dead Reckoning

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Asus4

Dsus2

Dm6

F7M

Dsus2/F

E5/D

E5/C

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Album : The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014)

Tempo : 103

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

Capo 4

: x02210

Asus2

: x02200

Asus4

: x02230

: xx0231

Dsus2

: xx0230

Dm6

: xx0201

: xx3211

F7M

: xx3210

Dsus2/F

: xx3230

: 022xxx

E5/D

: 020xxx

E5/C

: 030xxx

[Verse]

Am Asus2 Am

Flying through the dark

Am Asus2 Asus4

Dead reckoning

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

My gages can't be trusted

Am Asus2 Am

Can't see a goddamn thing

Am Asus2 Am

I know the day is coming

Am Asus2 Asus4

That catches up with me

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

I told you you're no match

Am Asus2 Am

But then who could be

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

Thought we were the lonely type

E5 E5/D E5/C

On an island of the lost

F F7M Dsus2/F

But it was only me

Am Asus2 Am

Because you got lost

[Instrumental]

Am Asus2 Am

Am Asus2 Asus4

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

Am Asus2 Am

[Verse]

Am Asus2 Am

I can't change you

Am Asus2 Asus4

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

I can't change anyone

[Outro]

Am Asus2 Asus4

Dm Dsus2 Dm6

Am Asus2 Am

E5 E5/D E5/C

F F7M Dsus2/F

Am Asus2 Am

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