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This is based on the chords that are found on blueguitar.info, a bible for all things related to
Mark Kozelek and guitar playing. However this version is simplified and transposed to standard tuning.
I like to hammer-on and hammer-off the 2nd fret of the D string when I play the C chord and the Cmaj7/E
chord (essentially going from C to Cadd2 and Cmaj7/E to Cmaj9/E respectively) and to hammer-on and
hammer-off the 2nd fret of the G string when I play the Fmaj7 chord (going between Fmaj7 and Fmaj7sus2).
See chords below.
C:         x32010
Cmaj7/E:   022010 (= Em(b6))
Fmaj7:     x33210
Fmaj7sus2: x33010
G6add11:   320010
Eb5:       x688xxx
D5:        x577xxx
C5:        x355xxx
Bb5:       x133xxx
F5:        x81010xxx
E5:        x799xxx
(Cadd2:    x30010)
(Cmaj9/E:  020010) (= Em7(b6))
[Intro]
C     Cmaj7/E     Fmaj7sus2
[Verse]
Ca rare and blisCmaj7/Etering sun shines dowFmaj7sus2n on Grace Cathedral Park
Cthere with you Cmaj7/EI fear the time when Fmaj7sus2air gets dark
Cyou know I don'Cmaj7/Et spend days likeFmaj7sus2  
Cthis caught up Cmaj7/Ein lost times of youtFmaj7sus2h that iImiss
[Chorus]
Fmaj7I can almost hear rollercoastersAm  
see saiFmaj7lboats in the seaAm  Cmaj7/E  
Fmaj7hear noise and screaminAmg weaving in and out ofFmaj7  
happy G6add11music box sounds
[Bridge]
Eb5But here on the gD5round
we're so fC5ar away from tBb5hatF5  E5  
Eb5time turned olD5der nowC5  Bb5  
[Verse]
CWe walked down the hillCmaj7/E  
Fmaj7sus2I feel the coming on of the fading sun
Cand I know for sureCmaj7/E  
Fmaj7sus2that you'll never be the one
Cit's the forbidden momenCmaj7/Et that we live
tFmaj7sus2hat fires our sad escape
Cand holds passion more tCmaj7/Ehan
Fmaj7sus2words can say
[Chorus]
Fmaj7tell me why are you like thisAm  
aFmaj7re you the same with anAmyone?Cmaj7/E  
Fmaj7save me from my sickness anAmd tell me
wFmaj7hy do you treat me likeAm?Cmaj7/E  
Fmaj7tell me why are you like thisAm  
aFmaj7re you the same with anAmyone?Cmaj7/E  
Fmaj7save me from my sickness and tell meAm  
Fmaj7why are you like this
G6add11why are you like this
[Outro]
C     Cmaj7/E     Fmaj7sus2
Eb5      D5      C5

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Grace Cathedral Park

by Red House Painters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7/E

Fmaj7sus2

Fmaj7

G6add11

Eb5

Bb5

This is based on the chords that are found on blueguitar.info, a bible for all things related to

Mark Kozelek and guitar playing. However this version is simplified and transposed to standard tuning.

I like to hammer-on and hammer-off the 2nd fret of the D string when I play the C chord and the Cmaj7/E

chord (essentially going from C to Cadd2 and Cmaj7/E to Cmaj9/E respectively) and to hammer-on and

hammer-off the 2nd fret of the G string when I play the Fmaj7 chord (going between Fmaj7 and Fmaj7sus2).

See chords below.

C: x32010

Cmaj7/E: 022010 (= Em(b6))

Fmaj7: x33210

Fmaj7sus2: x33010

G6add11: 320010

Eb5: x688xxx

D5: x577xxx

C5: x355xxx

Bb5: x133xxx

F5: x81010xxx

E5: x799xxx

(Cadd2: x30010)

(Cmaj9/E: 020010) (= Em7(b6))

[Intro]

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

[Verse]

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

a rare and blistering sun shines down on Grace Cathedral Park

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

there with you I fear the time when air gets dark

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

you know I don't spend days like

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

this caught up in lost times of youth that iImiss

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Am

I can almost hear rollercoasters

Fmaj7 Am Cmaj7/E

see sailboats in the sea

Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

hear noise and screaming weaving in and out of

G6add11

happy music box sounds

[Bridge]

Eb5 D5

But here on the ground

C5 Bb5 F5 E5

we're so far away from that

Eb5 D5 C5 Bb5

time turned older now

[Verse]

C Cmaj7/E

We walked down the hill

Fmaj7sus2

I feel the coming on of the fading sun

C Cmaj7/E

and I know for sure

Fmaj7sus2

that you'll never be the one

C Cmaj7/E

it's the forbidden moment that we live

Fmaj7sus2

that fires our sad escape

C Cmaj7/E

and holds passion more than

Fmaj7sus2

words can say

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Am

tell me why are you like this

Fmaj7 Am Cmaj7/E

are you the same with anyone?

Fmaj7 Am

save me from my sickness and tell me

Fmaj7 Am Cmaj7/E

why do you treat me like?

Fmaj7 Am

tell me why are you like this

Fmaj7 Am Cmaj7/E

are you the same with anyone?

Fmaj7 Am

save me from my sickness and tell me

Fmaj7

why are you like this

G6add11

why are you like this

[Outro]

C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7sus2

Eb5 D5 C5

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