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[Intro]
Gmaj9 Cmaj9
Gmaj9 Cmaj9
[Verse 1]
     Gmaj9Now I'm confiding, knCmaj9ow I may have
     Gmaj9Gone through the motions my whole Cmaj9life
I hope this is the Gmaj9first day
That I connect mCmaj9otion to feeling
Gmaj9We spin slowly, we spin sCmaj9lowly 'til morning
[Verse 2]
   Ebmaj7You know, you know, you know, you know
Bbmaj7Appearance is nothing
   Ebmaj7You know, you know, you know, you know
Bbmaj7Appearance is nothing
   Ebmaj7Now you're my lovBbmaj7er, know that
   Ebmaj7I fell at your wayBbmaj7s, ashamed lover
   Ebmaj7When you touch me, I wonder whBbmaj7at you would want with me
Ebmaj7                      Bbmaj7
[Chorus]
    Dadd9I will assume form, Cmaj9I'll leave the ether
    Dadd9I will assume form, I'll bCmaj9e out of my head this time
    Dadd9I will be touchable by herCmaj9, I will be reachable
    Dadd9I couldn't tell you where my head gCmaj9oes either
[Verse 3]
     Ebmaj7But it wanders    Abmaj7'til I'm high up
     Ebmaj7Where I'm not all here, Abmaj7and there's no karma
Bbsus4When you touch me, I wonder
I Abmaj7always wonder what you could want with meBbmaj7  Abmaj7  
[Chorus]
    Dadd9I will assume form, IEm7'll leave the ether
    Dadd9I will just fall Em7and be beneath her
    Dadd9I will be touchable, Em7I will be reachable
    Dadd9'Cause I can already see that this Em7goes deeper
[Interlude]
 Dadd9   Emadd9(3x)
[Outro]
   Dadd9Now you can feel everythinEmadd9g
   Dadd9Doesn't it seem more naturEmadd9al?
   Dadd9Doesn't it see you float?Emadd9  
   Dadd9Doesn't it feel connectiveEmadd9?
   Dadd9Doesn't it see you crying?Emadd9  
   Dadd9Don't you know your best sEmadd9ide shows when you're unaware?
   Dadd9Not thinking, just primalEmadd9  
Dadd9     Emadd9
   Dadd9Now you can feel everythinEmadd9g
   Dadd9Doesn't it get much clearer?Emadd9  
   Doesn't it seem conneDadd9cted?
   Doesn't it get you stEmadd9arted?
   Doesn't it make you hDadd9appier?
   Doesn't it feel more nEmadd9atural?
   Doesn't it see you flDadd9oat?
   Doesn't it seem much wEmadd9armer
Just knowing the sun will be Dadd9out?
Emadd9     Dadd9     Emadd9     Dadd9

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Assume Form

by James Blake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj9

Cmaj9

Ebmaj7

Bbmaj7

Dadd9

Abmaj7

Bbsus4

Em7

Emadd9

[Intro]

Gmaj9 Cmaj9

[Verse 1]

Gmaj9 Cmaj9

Now I'm confiding, know I may have

Gmaj9 Cmaj9

Gone through the motions my whole life

Gmaj9

I hope this is the first day

Cmaj9

That I connect motion to feeling

Gmaj9 Cmaj9

We spin slowly, we spin slowly 'til morning

[Verse 2]

Ebmaj7

You know, you know, you know, you know

Bbmaj7

Appearance is nothing

Ebmaj7

You know, you know, you know, you know

Bbmaj7

Appearance is nothing

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7

Now you're my lover, know that

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7

I fell at your ways, ashamed lover

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7

When you touch me, I wonder what you would want with me

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7

[Chorus]

Dadd9 Cmaj9

I will assume form, I'll leave the ether

Dadd9 Cmaj9

I will assume form, I'll be out of my head this time

Dadd9 Cmaj9

I will be touchable by her, I will be reachable

Dadd9 Cmaj9

I couldn't tell you where my head goes either

[Verse 3]

Ebmaj7 Abmaj7

But it wanders 'til I'm high up

Ebmaj7 Abmaj7

Where I'm not all here, and there's no karma

Bbsus4

When you touch me, I wonder

Abmaj7 Bbmaj7 Abmaj7

I always wonder what you could want with me

[Chorus]

Dadd9 Em7

I will assume form, I'll leave the ether

Dadd9 Em7

I will just fall and be beneath her

Dadd9 Em7

I will be touchable, I will be reachable

Dadd9 Em7

'Cause I can already see that this goes deeper

[Interlude]

Dadd9 Emadd9

(3x)

[Outro]

Dadd9 Emadd9

Now you can feel everything

Dadd9 Emadd9

Doesn't it seem more natural?

Dadd9 Emadd9

Doesn't it see you float?

Dadd9 Emadd9

Doesn't it feel connective?

Dadd9 Emadd9

Doesn't it see you crying?

Dadd9 Emadd9

Don't you know your best side shows when you're unaware?

Dadd9 Emadd9

Not thinking, just primal

Dadd9 Emadd9

Now you can feel everything

Dadd9 Emadd9

Doesn't it get much clearer?

Dadd9

Doesn't it seem connected?

Emadd9

Doesn't it get you started?

Dadd9

Doesn't it make you happier?

Emadd9

Doesn't it feel more natural?

Dadd9

Doesn't it see you float?

Emadd9

Doesn't it seem much warmer

Dadd9

Just knowing the sun will be out?

Emadd9 Dadd9 Emadd9 Dadd9

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