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Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
Verse 1:
CI said to you on
the Amnight that we
met I am Gnot wellF  
Our Chabits secrete
to the Amsidewalk
and street our
Gcivic hell Fand we
Verse 2:
Ccovet the dark
share a Amcab to the
park And you'll Glet
me Fspeak of Cbearings
undone silver Amhair
in the sun We are
Gonly F30% dead and
Chorus 1:
COur parents Ggo to
sleep Fearly CWe
destroy Gall of our
Festeem and the
Csunlight sGtarts
to shine Fthrough
the treesG  C  Am  G  F  
C Am G F
Verse 3:
And the Cnoise on this
block keeps my Ammind
interlocked and
unGfastened FAnd the
sCtruggle sheds skin
heavy Ambreath is a
deadly asGsassinF  
Verse 4:
CMy sister's eyes
flood like Amrivers
of wine in your
Gabsence FSo we Cecho
each song to which
Amyou'd sing along
A cirGcuit hymn
and we'll Fsing it
again And we'll
Chorus 2:
SCmoke until our
Gpockets are Fempty
A Cperson canGnot
live withFout sleep
And you can't Chold
up a sGtory so Fheavy
We tell it so GrarelyC  Am  G  F  
C Am G F
Chorus 3:
CAnd in this place
GI think aFbout you
The sCpirits and
Gveins that you
Frun through And
Cin this place GI
       F       F(hold)
think about you

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Brother Bryan

by Waxahatchee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

Verse 1:

I said to you on

the night that we

G F

met I am not well

Our habits secrete

to the sidewalk

and street our

G F

civic hell and we

Verse 2:

covet the dark

share a cab to the

park And you'll let

F C

me speak of bearings

undone silver hair

in the sun We are

G F

only 30% dead and

Chorus 1:

C G

Our parents go to

F C

sleep early We

destroy all of our

esteem and the

C G

sunlight starts

to shine through

G C Am G F

the trees

C Am G F

Verse 3:

And the noise on this

block keeps my mind

interlocked and

G F

unfastened And the

struggle sheds skin

heavy breath is a

G F

deadly assassin

Verse 4:

My sister's eyes

flood like rivers

of wine in your

G F C

absence So we echo

each song to which

you'd sing along

A circuit hymn

and we'll sing it

again And we'll

Chorus 2:

Smoke until our

G F

pockets are empty

C G

A person cannot

live without sleep

And you can't hold

G F

up a story so heavy

G C Am G F

We tell it so rarely

C Am G F

Chorus 3:

And in this place

G F

I think about you

The spirits and

veins that you

run through And

C G

in this place I

F F(hold)

think about you

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