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G#minor

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 44Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Use E shape barre chords, verses are fingerpicked. You can listen to the pattern on the original recording,
the main pattern is (6&3),4,5 at varying tempos.
verse chords:
G#m B E
G#m B C#m
G#m B E
G#m F# B C#m
bridge/outro chords:
E G#m OR tab (below)
chorus chords:
E F# G#m F#
E F# G#m
[Verse 1]
So hold G#mon if you BwantE  
I don't wanna play this, G#mno
I don't have the BpatienceC#m  
N.C.
And last year was a long one
G#mAnd these days are rerBuns
A Efine time for a breakdownG#m  
Find words F#to tear these walls downB  
And I threw them aC#mll away
If I start then I probably won't stop
'Cause the wG#morld moves on and tBhe lights stay onE  
For the next one, and next one, it's an oceaG#mnB  
No, I don't wanna C#mwaste forever
But I cG#man if I waBnt toE  
There's so much that can change my minG#md
So much oF#f me has changedB, how C#mcould I ever feel the same?
[Chorus]
So dive Ein, to my F#home
It's all G#mI have, woaF#h
So drive Eme, 'till the F#shore
Spoken like a G#mreal life savior
N.C.
NASCAR, we're just racing in circles again
[Bridge]
 E   G#mx2
OR
e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---|  x2
B|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|
G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|
D|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|
E|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
EBleed out, it's a cold night
CitBy views killed the starlG#might
Sleeping at the wheel for the first tiEme
EIt's terrifying when you wake up
EA few years later it's a new time
BHard to see how it stands from thG#me inside
F#Inside, it's Btried if it's C#mtiring
N.C.
You then, leave
[Chorus]
So dive Ein, to my F#home
It's all G#mI have, woaF#h
So drive Eme, 'till the F#shore
Spoken like a G#mreal life savior
N.C.
NASCAR, we're ju-
[Outro]
 E   G#mx6
OR
e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---|  x6
B|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|
G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|
D|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|
A|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|
E|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|
(towards the end play natural harmonic on the 12th fret of the high e string instead of playing it open)
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
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909

by EDEN (The Eden Project)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Use E shape barre chords, verses are fingerpicked. You can listen to the pattern on the original recording,

the main pattern is (6&3),4,5 at varying tempos.

verse chords:

G#m B E

G#m B C#m

G#m B E

G#m F# B C#m

bridge/outro chords:

E G#m OR tab (below)

chorus chords:

E F# G#m F#

E F# G#m

[Verse 1]

G#m B E

So hold on if you want

G#m

I don't wanna play this, no

B C#m

I don't have the patience

N.C.

And last year was a long one

G#m B

And these days are reruns

E G#m

A fine time for a breakdown

F# B

Find words to tear these walls down

C#m

And I threw them all away

If I start then I probably won't stop

G#m B E

'Cause the world moves on and the lights stay on

G#m B

For the next one, and next one, it's an ocean

C#m

No, I don't wanna waste forever

G#m B E

But I can if I want to

G#m

There's so much that can change my mind

F# B C#m

So much of me has changed, how could I ever feel the same?

[Chorus]

E F#

So dive in, to my home

G#m F#

It's all I have, woah

E F#

So drive me, 'till the shore

G#m

Spoken like a real life savior

N.C.

NASCAR, we're just racing in circles again

[Bridge]

E G#m

e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---| x2

B|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|

G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|

D|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|

A|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|

E|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Bleed out, it's a cold night

B G#m

City views killed the starlight

Sleeping at the wheel for the first time

It's terrifying when you wake up

A few years later it's a new time

B G#m

Hard to see how it stands from the inside

F# B C#m

Inside, it's tried if it's tiring

N.C.

You then, leave

[Chorus]

E F#

So dive in, to my home

G#m F#

It's all I have, woah

E F#

So drive me, 'till the shore

G#m

Spoken like a real life savior

N.C.

NASCAR, we're ju-

[Outro]

E G#m

e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---| x6

B|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|

G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|

D|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|

A|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|

E|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|

(towards the end play natural harmonic on the 12th fret of the high e string instead of playing it open)

************************************

| h Hammer-on

************************************

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