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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
During the verses, there is no guitar, only bass is playing.
[Chords]
e|--E---B--F#-2-C#m-----|
B|--9--4--2--0---|
G|--9--4--3--6---|
D|--9--4--4--6---|
A|--7--2--4--4---|
E|--------2------|
[Intro]
E E B B F# F#(x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole verse)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
EWe drove all night until you Bstarted F#to cry
EBecause you saw a world witBhout you F#and I
ETold me where your problems lie
BBut I caF#n't solve 'em
EYeah, we gotta give it time
BGuess that's F#my problem
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
EI see yoBu Bloving on F#the F#sidelinesE
I think about BiBt at F#the F#wrong timesE
I see ByoBu loving on F#the F#sidelinesE
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll Bbe Btaking with F#yoF#u tonight
E E B B F# F#(x2)
[Verse 2]
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole verse)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
EI know I drew the line
BCan we F#erase it?
EWe're living in denial
BBut we can F#change this
EAnd I drove all night until I started to cry
EAll because I saw a world without you and I
EDon't let this conversation die
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
EI see yoBu Bloving on F#the F#sidelinesE
I think about BiBt at F#the F#wrong timesE
I see ByoBu loving on F#the F#sidelinesE
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll Bbe Btaking with F#yoF#u tonight
[Bridge]
C#m C#m B(x2)
e|-------------------------------|
B|--12--9----12/16----14-----12--|
G|-------------------------------| (Repeat during the whole brdge)
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--11--8--6--4--4/6--4----------| (Just before "You've turned into")
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
C#m C#m BYou've turned into
C#m C#m BSomeone that I never knew
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
EI see yoBu Bloving on F#the F#sidelinesE
I think about BiBt at F#the F#wrong timesE
I see ByoBu loving on F#the F#sidelinesE
(I don't wanna know)
Who you'll Bbe Btaking with F#yoF#u tonight
[Bridge]
Bass
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| (during the whole bridge)
A|--4~~~~-------4~~--2~~----|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E BYou'vF#e turned intoE
BSomeone that F#I never knewE
BYou've F#turned intoE
BSomeone that F#I never knew
[Outro]
E B F#(x3)
E B
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole outro)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
e|-----------------------------------------14--------------------------------|
B|--16~~~~-9--12--14--9--16~~~~-9--12--14------16~~~~-9--12--14--16~~~~------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ = Slide up
~ = Vibrato
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Sidelines
by Wallows
Chords in this song · guitar
E
B
F#
C#m
During the verses, there is no guitar, only bass is playing.
[Chords]
E B F# C#m
e|--------2------|
B|--9--4--2--0---|
G|--9--4--3--6---|
D|--9--4--4--6---|
A|--7--2--4--4---|
E|--------2------|
[Intro]
E E B B F# F#
(x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole verse)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
E B F#
We drove all night until you started to cry
E B F#
Because you saw a world without you and I
E
Told me where your problems lie
B F#
But I can't solve 'em
E
Yeah, we gotta give it time
B F#
Guess that's my problem
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
E B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
B B F# F# E
I think about it at the wrong times
B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
B B F# F#
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
E E B B F# F#
(x2)
[Verse 2]
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole verse)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
E
I know I drew the line
B F#
Can we erase it?
E
We're living in denial
B F#
But we can change this
E
And I drove all night until I started to cry
E
All because I saw a world without you and I
E
Don't let this conversation die
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
E B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
B B F# F# E
I think about it at the wrong times
B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
B B F# F#
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
[Bridge]
C#m C#m B
(x2)
e|-------------------------------|
B|--12--9----12/16----14-----12--|
G|-------------------------------| (Repeat during the whole brdge)
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--11--8--6--4--4/6--4----------| (Just before "You've turned into")
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
C#m C#m B
You've turned into
C#m C#m B
Someone that I never knew
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| (during the whole chorus)
A|----------2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------2-2-------------0~~~~-------|
E B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
B B F# F# E
I think about it at the wrong times
B B F# F# E
I see you loving on the sidelines
(I don't wanna know)
B B F# F#
Who you'll be taking with you tonight
[Bridge]
Bass
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| (during the whole bridge)
A|--4~~~~-------4~~--2~~----|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-1-1------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------4-4-1-1/4-6~~~~---1-1---------1-4-1~~~~--|
A|-------------------------------4-4-2-2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E B F# E
You've turned into
B F# E
Someone that I never knew
B F# E
You've turned into
B F#
Someone that I never knew
[Outro]
E B F#
(x3)
E B
Bass
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| (Repeat during the whole outro)
A|-----------2----------|
E|--0-------------2-----|
e|-----------------------------------------14--------------------------------|
B|--16~~~~-9--12--14--9--16~~~~-9--12--14------16~~~~-9--12--14--16~~~~------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ = Slide up
~ = Vibrato
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