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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro]
Accoustic guitar
let ring
e|--0-----------------|-----|--0-----------------|-----|--0-----------------|-----|-----------|
B|-----0--------------|-----|-----0--------------|-----|-----0--------------|-----|-----------|
G|--------0-----------|-----|--------0-----------|-----|--------0-----------|-----|-----------|
D|-----------2--------|-----|-----------2--------|-----|-----------2--------|-----|--2-----2--|
A|--------------2-----|-----|--------------2-----|-----|--------------2-----|-----|--2-----2--|
E|-----------------0--|--0--|-----------------0--|--0--|-----------------0--|--0--|--0-----0--|
e|--------------|--------------|---------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------|
D|--2--2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|--2------|
A|--2--2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|--2------|
E|--0--0-----0--|--0--0-----0--|--0--3b--|
Accoustic guitar w/ Reverb (you can use a guitar slide)
e|--5/7--|--12\7--|-------|--2/3-----------|-------|
B|-------|--------|--3/5--|-----------5\3--|--3/5--|
G|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
D|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
A|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
E|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
The transition from Am to Em and from Em to Am is sometimes played with a G note (3rd fret, 6th sting)
Play along the audio to figure out where
[Verse]
AmI think she came Emover to feel worth
AmMore than a boEmdy in the ground
AmPoured her a Emdrink to calm her Bnerves
BBut this Earth's broken Bher spirits down
AmSaid "hang around, leEmt down your hair"
AmAnd talked about the Emothers that were buried there
AmWe danced and Emtook a moonlight stroll
BBut that's when I wanted to be alone, so I took off the coat
A.g w/R
e|--5/7--|--12\7-----7/8\7--|--3/5--|-----------|
B|-------|------------------|-------|------7\5--|
G|-------|------------------|-------|--/4-------|
D|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
A|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
E|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
Figure 1
A.g
e|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--0--|--0--------|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--2--|--2--|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--1--|--1--------|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--4--|--4--|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----0--|--0--|--2--|--2--------|-----|-----|-----0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|-----|
D|--2--|--2--|-----0--|--0--|--2--|--2--------|--2--|--2--|-----0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|--2--|
A|--2--|--2--|-----2--|--2--|--0--|--0--------|--2--|--2--|-----2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|
E|--0--|--0--|--2--3--|--3--|-----|--------3--|--0--|--0--|--2--3--|--3--|-----|-----|--0--|
[Verse]
AmWent home and Emkept working on my vest
AmShe had secrets she Emwanted to get off her chest
AmI'll take the Emburden if you need
BAnd I'll spill my guts if you follow my lead
[Chorus]
(Fig. 1)
Em'Cause F#I Gneed to feel cAmomfortable in my own sEmkin
EmBut I F#thGink I like the Amone that you're living Emin
F#So GI'll cut to the chase
GJust don't try to leave
B'Cause these hands are stronger than you were led to believe
AmIt's always a Emdrag to be on the Amfence
AmAbout who you Emare and its conseqEmuence
AmBut God knows EmI'll do what I Emneed
BThat's why the Devil came and sold his fucking soul to me
(Fig.1)
Em G Am Em G B B
A.g w/R
e|--5/7--|--7/12--12--|--7\3/5--|--/7\0--|--0h3--3/5--|--5\3--|-------|
B|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|--3/5--|
G|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
D|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
A|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
E|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
[Chorus]
(Fig. 1)
Em'Cause F#I Gneed to feel cAmomfortable in my own sEmkin
EmBut I F#thGink I like the Amone that you're living Emin
F#So GI'll cut to the chase
GJust don't try to leave
BThese hands
BThese hands
Are stronger than you were led to believe
[Solo]
(Fig. 1)
Electric guitar w/ Distortion
e|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|--3--0---------------------|
B|------------|-----------|---------------|--------0-----|--------3--0---------------|
G|------------|--------0--|--2b3r2--------|--0--2--------|--------------2--0--2b3r2--|
D|--4b5r4--2--|--2--4-----|---------------|-----------2--|---------------------------|
A|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------|
E|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------|
heavy vibrato~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------------|-----------3-----|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|----------4--|--4--5--------4--|-----0--|--2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|--0h2--2-----|-----------------|--4-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
let ring
e|----------|-----------|
B|----------|-----------|
G|--2--2--4\|-----------|
D|----------|--2--------|
A|----------|--2--------|
E|----------|--0--------|
[Outro]
EmAnd I was afraid
AmThat the neighbours would hear her Emcries
GBut I wasn't made
F#To feel anything that's mine
let ring
e|--0-----------------|
B|-----0--------------|
G|--------0-----------|
D|-----------2--------|
A|--------------2-----|
E|-----------------0--|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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The Recluse
by Amigo The Devil
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
Em
B
F#
G
[Intro]
Accoustic guitar
let ring
e|--0-----------------|-----|--0-----------------|-----|--0-----------------|-----|-----------|
B|-----0--------------|-----|-----0--------------|-----|-----0--------------|-----|-----------|
G|--------0-----------|-----|--------0-----------|-----|--------0-----------|-----|-----------|
D|-----------2--------|-----|-----------2--------|-----|-----------2--------|-----|--2-----2--|
A|--------------2-----|-----|--------------2-----|-----|--------------2-----|-----|--2-----2--|
E|-----------------0--|--0--|-----------------0--|--0--|-----------------0--|--0--|--0-----0--|
e|--------------|--------------|---------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------|
D|--2--2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|--2------|
A|--2--2-----2--|--2--2-----2--|--2------|
E|--0--0-----0--|--0--0-----0--|--0--3b--|
Accoustic guitar w/ Reverb (you can use a guitar slide)
e|--5/7--|--12\7--|-------|--2/3-----------|-------|
B|-------|--------|--3/5--|-----------5\3--|--3/5--|
G|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
D|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
A|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
E|-------|--------|-------|----------------|-------|
The transition from Am to Em and from Em to Am is sometimes played with a G note (3rd fret, 6th sting)
Play along the audio to figure out where
[Verse]
Am Em
I think she came over to feel worth
Am Em
More than a body in the ground
Am Em B
Poured her a drink to calm her nerves
B B
But this Earth's broken her spirits down
Am Em
Said "hang around, let down your hair"
Am Em
And talked about the others that were buried there
Am Em
We danced and took a moonlight stroll
B
But that's when I wanted to be alone, so I took off the coat
A.g w/R
e|--5/7--|--12\7-----7/8\7--|--3/5--|-----------|
B|-------|------------------|-------|------7\5--|
G|-------|------------------|-------|--/4-------|
D|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
A|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
E|-------|------------------|-------|-----------|
Figure 1
A.g
e|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--0--|--0--------|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--2--|--2--|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--1--|--1--------|-----|-----|-----3--|--3--|--4--|--4--|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----0--|--0--|--2--|--2--------|-----|-----|-----0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|-----|
D|--2--|--2--|-----0--|--0--|--2--|--2--------|--2--|--2--|-----0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|--2--|
A|--2--|--2--|-----2--|--2--|--0--|--0--------|--2--|--2--|-----2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|
E|--0--|--0--|--2--3--|--3--|-----|--------3--|--0--|--0--|--2--3--|--3--|-----|-----|--0--|
[Verse]
Am Em
Went home and kept working on my vest
Am Em
She had secrets she wanted to get off her chest
Am Em
I'll take the burden if you need
B
And I'll spill my guts if you follow my lead
[Chorus]
(Fig. 1)
Em F# G Am Em
'Cause I need to feel comfortable in my own skin
Em F# G Am Em
But I think I like the one that you're living in
F# G
So I'll cut to the chase
G
Just don't try to leave
B
'Cause these hands are stronger than you were led to believe
Am Em Am
It's always a drag to be on the fence
Am Em Em
About who you are and its consequence
Am Em Em
But God knows I'll do what I need
B
That's why the Devil came and sold his fucking soul to me
(Fig.1)
Em G Am Em G B B
A.g w/R
e|--5/7--|--7/12--12--|--7\3/5--|--/7\0--|--0h3--3/5--|--5\3--|-------|
B|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|--3/5--|
G|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
D|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
A|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
E|-------|------------|---------|--------|------------|-------|-------|
[Chorus]
(Fig. 1)
Em F# G Am Em
'Cause I need to feel comfortable in my own skin
Em F# G Am Em
But I think I like the one that you're living in
F# G
So I'll cut to the chase
G
Just don't try to leave
B
These hands
B
These hands
Are stronger than you were led to believe
[Solo]
(Fig. 1)
Electric guitar w/ Distortion
e|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|--3--0---------------------|
B|------------|-----------|---------------|--------0-----|--------3--0---------------|
G|------------|--------0--|--2b3r2--------|--0--2--------|--------------2--0--2b3r2--|
D|--4b5r4--2--|--2--4-----|---------------|-----------2--|---------------------------|
A|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------|
E|------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------|
heavy vibrato~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------------|-----------3-----|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|----------4--|--4--5--------4--|-----0--|--2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|--0h2--2-----|-----------------|--4-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-----------------|--------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|
let ring
e|----------|-----------|
B|----------|-----------|
G|--2--2--4\|-----------|
D|----------|--2--------|
A|----------|--2--------|
E|----------|--0--------|
[Outro]
Em
And I was afraid
Am Em
That the neighbours would hear her cries
G
But I wasn't made
F#
To feel anything that's mine
let ring
e|--0-----------------|
B|-----0--------------|
G|--------0-----------|
D|-----------2--------|
A|--------------2-----|
E|-----------------0--|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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