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Say Can You Hear

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Men I Trust - Say, Can You Hear?
[Bass intro]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-4---4---4-4-/9-|--9--9---9-9-9--|-7---7---7-7----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|---5---5---5-5--|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-4---4---4-4-/9-|--9--9---9-9-9--|-7---7---7-7--7-|---7---7---7-7--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1 with bass intro underneath]
N.C.
Say, can you hear; is there a meaning to your grief?
Where there is pain you see grace
As if sacrifice was a meaningful end in itself
Your trial and error is error and error
[Chorus]
 Dsus2Staying at the end of a F#sus2hallway
 Dsus2Dozens of doors you never F#sus2tried to Bsus2open
 Dsus2Narrow vision, you’re the F#sus2scapegoatBsus2  
You Dsus2try to fix things that Asus2have never Ebeen
[Interlude]
C#5Broken
[Verse 2]
 C#5You’re self-abF#5sorbed
 C#m/ERaving aAbout your cryptic ways
 C#5Aren’t willing to F#5change
Old C#m/Egrudges
[Verse 2]
 C#sus4Hoping for your F#5turn
 C#sus4/EAll the baseA6ment stories you heard
 C#sus4Waiting for the F#5world
To C#sus4/Ebend around you
[Chorus]
 Dsus2Staying at the end of a F#sus2hallwayBsus2  
 Dsus2Dozens of doors you never F#sus2tried to Bsus2open
 Dsus2Narrow vision, you’re the F#sus2scapegoatBsus2  
You Dsus2try to fix things that Ahave never Ebeen
[Bridge]
Dsus2broken          F#sus2Waiting for the Bsus2world to bend
aDsus2round you      F#sus2Waiting for the Bsus2world to bend
aDsus2round you      F#sus2Waiting for the Bsus2world to bend
aDsus2round you      AAsus2round youE  
[Chorus]
 Dsus2Staying at the end of a F#sus2hallway (waiting for the Bsus2world to bend around you)
 Dsus2Dozens of doors you never F#sus2tried to Bsus2open (waiting for the world to bend around you)
 Dsus2Narrow vision, you’re the F#sus2scapegoat (waiting for the Bsus2world to bend around you)
You Dsus2try to fix things that Asus2have never Ebeen
[Outro]
Dsus2          F#sus2   Bsus2
Dsus2          F#sus2   Bsus2
Dsus2          F#sus2   Bsus2
Dsus2          Asus2    E

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Say Can You Hear

by Men I Trust

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F#sus2

Bsus2

Asus2

C#5

F#5

C#m/E

C#sus4

C#sus4/E

Men I Trust - Say, Can You Hear?

[Bass intro]

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|-4---4---4-4-/9-|--9--9---9-9-9--|-7---7---7-7----|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|---5---5---5-5--|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|-4---4---4-4-/9-|--9--9---9-9-9--|-7---7---7-7--7-|---7---7---7-7--|

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

[Verse 1 with bass intro underneath]

N.C.

Say, can you hear; is there a meaning to your grief?

Where there is pain you see grace

As if sacrifice was a meaningful end in itself

Your trial and error is error and error

[Chorus]

Dsus2 F#sus2

Staying at the end of a hallway

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Dozens of doors you never tried to open

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Narrow vision, you’re the scapegoat

Dsus2 Asus2 E

You try to fix things that have never been

[Interlude]

C#5

Broken

[Verse 2]

C#5 F#5

You’re self-absorbed

C#m/E A

Raving about your cryptic ways

C#5 F#5

Aren’t willing to change

C#m/E

Old grudges

[Verse 2]

C#sus4 F#5

Hoping for your turn

C#sus4/E A6

All the basement stories you heard

C#sus4 F#5

Waiting for the world

C#sus4/E

To bend around you

[Chorus]

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Staying at the end of a hallway

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Dozens of doors you never tried to open

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Narrow vision, you’re the scapegoat

Dsus2 A E

You try to fix things that have never been

[Bridge]

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

broken Waiting for the world to bend

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

around you Waiting for the world to bend

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

around you Waiting for the world to bend

Dsus2 Asus2 E

around you Around you

[Chorus]

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Staying at the end of a hallway (waiting for the world to bend around you)

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Dozens of doors you never tried to open (waiting for the world to bend around you)

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Narrow vision, you’re the scapegoat (waiting for the world to bend around you)

Dsus2 Asus2 E

You try to fix things that have never been

[Outro]

Dsus2 F#sus2 Bsus2

Dsus2 Asus2 E

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