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Eminor

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
  Em7    G    Dsus2    Cadd9    G    G/F#x2
[Verse]
Listen Em7up,   what'Gs the timeDsus2? Said today I'm Cadd9gonna speaGk my G/F#mind
Take me Em7up    to tGhe top of Dsus2the world, I wannCadd9a see   my GcrimG/F#e
Day by Em7day   thereG's a man   Dsus2in a suit who's Cadd9gonna makGe yoG/F#u pay
For the Em7thoughts tGhat you thDsus2ink and the words Cadd9they won'Gt leG/F#t you say
[Bridge]
  EmOne fine Em7day, gonna leGave it all behiA7nd
  AmIt wouldn't seem so Cbad if I had more Dtime
[Chorus]
BuCadd9t I'm sailGing down Da river alone
JuCadd9st trying Gto find mEm7y way back home
BuCadd9t I don't Gbelieve Cadd9in magic, Glife is automatic
AnA7d I   don'Ct mind beGing on my own
SaA7id that I   Cdon't mGind being on my own
[Solo]
  Em7    G    Dsus2    Cadd9    G    G/F#x2
Em  Emmaj7  G6/E  A7
Am  Cadd9  D Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
'CCadd9ause I'm sGailing doDwn a river alone
JuCadd9st trying Gto find mEm7y way back home
BuCadd9t I don't Gbelieve Cadd9in magic, Glife is automatic
AnA7d I   don'Ct mind beGing on my own
SaA7id that I   Cdon't mGind being on my own
SA7aid that I   Cdon't Gmind being on my own
SA7aid that I   Cdon't Gmind being on my own
Ending
GOn my own...
GOn my own...
GOn my own...
G Cadd9 G
Noel Style: Keep 4th finger rooted on B-string (3rd fret) for - almost - every chord.
   Cadd9x32030
       G320030
     Em7022030
   Dsus2xx0230
      Em022000
  Emmaj7021000
    G6/E020000
      A7x02020
       Cx32010
       Dxx0232
      Amx02210
Gem Archer's Riff being played out through the whole song.
e|-----0-----|-----0-----|
B|---3---3---|---3---3---|
G|-0---------|-0---------|
D|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|

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Listen Up

by Noel Gallagher

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dsus2

Cadd9

G/F#

Emmaj7

G6/E

[Intro]

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

[Verse]

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

Listen up, what's the time? Said today I'm gonna speak my mind

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

Take me up to the top of the world, I wanna see my crime

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

Day by day there's a man in a suit who's gonna make you pay

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

For the thoughts that you think and the words they won't let you say

[Bridge]

Em Em7 G A7

One fine day, gonna leave it all behind

Am C D

It wouldn't seem so bad if I had more time

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G D

But I'm sailing down a river alone

Cadd9 G Em7

Just trying to find my way back home

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

But I don't believe in magic, life is automatic

A7 C G

And I don't mind being on my own

A7 C G

Said that I don't mind being on my own

[Solo]

Em7 G Dsus2 Cadd9 G G/F#

Em Emmaj7 G6/E A7

Am Cadd9 D Dsus2 D

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G D

'Cause I'm sailing down a river alone

Cadd9 G Em7

Just trying to find my way back home

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

But I don't believe in magic, life is automatic

A7 C G

And I don't mind being on my own

A7 C G

Said that I don't mind being on my own

A7 C G

Said that I don't mind being on my own

A7 C G

Said that I don't mind being on my own

Ending

On my own...

G Cadd9 G

Noel Style: Keep 4th finger rooted on B-string (3rd fret) for - almost - every chord.

Cadd9

x32030

320030

Em7

022030

Dsus2

xx0230

022000

Emmaj7

021000

G6/E

020000

x02020

x32010

xx0232

x02210

Gem Archer's Riff being played out through the whole song.

e|-----0-----|-----0-----|

B|---3---3---|---3---3---|

G|-0---------|-0---------|

D|-----------|-----------|

A|-----------|-----------|

E|-----------|-----------|

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