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Passing Feeling

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Dminor

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1/10

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
   D*     Dm7  Bbmaj7* A*   A7* F#malt  Fmaj7  Bbmaj7*  A7/s C7  
e|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----x-----5-----0-----0--|
B|-7-----6-----6-----5-----5-----2-----1-----6-----2-----5--|
G|-7-----5-----7-----6-----6-----2-----2-----7-----0-----0--|
D|-0-----7-----8-----7-----5-----4-----3-----8-----2-----5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-----0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
/s means slide
[Chords]
       D: xx0232
       F: 133211
  Bbmaj7: x13231
       A: x02220
     A/G: 302220
     F#m: 244222
      A7: x02020
      C7: x05050
    Am/C: x32210
      Am: x02210
   D7/F#: 200212
   Fmaj7: x33210
     C/G: 332010
[Verse]
DEverything is gone but the Fecho of the burst of a Bbmaj7shellA  A/G  
            F#m               F       Bbmaj7   A7/s C7  
I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling
in the Dcity I built Fup and blew to Bbmaj7hellA  A/G  
            F#m               F       Bbmaj7   A7/s C7  
I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling
[Chorus]
Am/Cstill I send all the Amtime my request for reD7/F#lief
down a dead powerFmaj7line though I'm beyond beC/Glief
in the help I reAmquire just to exist at D7/F#all
                           Fmaj7(intro:)  D*     Dm7  Bbmaj7* A*   A7*
took a long time to stand took an hour to fall
[Verse]
    F#malt              Fmaj7  Bbmaj7*     A7/s C7  
I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling
(strum very hard, especially bass strings)
D F Bbmaj7 A A/G
        F#m               F       Bbmaj7   A7/s C7  
stuck here waiting for a passing feeling
[Chorus]
Am/Cstill I send all the Amtime my request for reD7/F#lief
down a dead powerFmaj7line though I'm beyond beC/Glief
in the help I reqAmuire just to exist at D7/F#all
took a long time to Fmaj7stand took an hour to fall
[Outro]
 C/G   Am   D7/F#   Fmaj7(repeat and fade out)

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Passing Feeling

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Bbmaj7

Fmaj7

A/G

F#m

Am/C

D7/F#

C/G

[Intro]

D Dm7 Bbmaj7 A A7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 A7 C7

* * * * F#malt * /s

e|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----x-----5-----0-----0--|

B|-7-----6-----6-----5-----5-----2-----1-----6-----2-----5--|

G|-7-----5-----7-----6-----6-----2-----2-----7-----0-----0--|

D|-0-----7-----8-----7-----5-----4-----3-----8-----2-----5--|

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

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

/s means slide

[Chords]

: xx0232

: 133211

Bbmaj7

: x13231

: x02220

A/G

: 302220

F#m

: 244222

: x02020

: x05050

Am/C

: x32210

: x02210

D7/F#

: 200212

Fmaj7

: x33210

C/G

: 332010

[Verse]

D F Bbmaj7 A A/G

Everything is gone but the echo of the burst of a shell

F#m F Bbmaj7 A7 C7

I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling

D F Bbmaj7 A A/G

in the city I built up and blew to hell

F#m F Bbmaj7 A7 C7

I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling

[Chorus]

Am/C Am D7/F#

still I send all the time my request for relief

Fmaj7 C/G

down a dead powerline though I'm beyond belief

Am D7/F#

in the help I require just to exist at all

Fmaj7 D Dm7 Bbmaj7 A A7

(intro:) * * * *

took a long time to stand took an hour to fall

[Verse]

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 A7 C7

F#malt * /s

I'm stuck here waiting for a passing feeling

(strum very hard, especially bass strings)

D F Bbmaj7 A A/G

F#m F Bbmaj7 A7 C7

stuck here waiting for a passing feeling

[Chorus]

Am/C Am D7/F#

still I send all the time my request for relief

Fmaj7 C/G

down a dead powerline though I'm beyond belief

Am D7/F#

in the help I require just to exist at all

Fmaj7

took a long time to stand took an hour to fall

[Outro]

C/G Am D7/F# Fmaj7

(repeat and fade out)

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