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Step 1 / 64Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
G : ---------------0-2-0------|
D(2) : --0-h-2-h-4-------4-0--| F# chord
F#A birdy and a hand for lAife's rich demand
E   F#{Intro}
The insurgency began and you missed it
F#I looked for it and I fAound it
Miles Standish pEroud congratulate mF#eF#7  
PhilaDnders tie, the murders shoe
DLet's begin again begin the begin
F#Let's begin again like MaArtin Luther Zen
E   F#{Intro}
The mythology begins the begin
F#Answer me a question I can't itemize
I can't think cleAarly look to me for reason
It's not there I can't even rEhyme begin the begiF#nF#7  
F   G{keys walkdown} C#  
Example the finest example is you
FLet's begin aGgain beFgin the bGegin
FLet's begin GagainF  G  
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(INTRO RIFF)
Riff : EmE(1) -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-D0-0-0-Em0-0-0-0-0-0-D5-3-0-----------|
B(2) -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-----------|
G --------2-2-----------------------------------------|
(VERSE)
EmNow I'm not feeding off you I DwiAll Emrearrange your scales
If I Gcan and I Gsus4can
EmMarching the ocean mDarchAing Emto the sea
I had a hat in Gthe sun, Gsus4reached down, picked it up
GSlapped it on my head
BAll the people gather
Fly to Emcarry Em/F#each his Em/Gburden
We are Ayoung despite the years Cwe are Emconcern
E/F#We are hE/Gope despite the AtimeAsus2s
EmOhh, E/F#ohh sE/Gunny are these Adays
Happy Cthrongs take this Emjoy E/F#wherE/Gever, wherE/F#ever....
("SOLO")
E(1) : 0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
B(2) : 5-0-3-2--8-7-3-5-| x 4
(INTRO RIFF)
(END) D   A   D   Em  
TDmhere's a problem fAmeathers iron
BDmargain buildings wAmeights and pullies
FDmeathers hit the grAmound before the weDmight can leave the aAmir
Dm G C Am
Buy thG7e sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
{It sounds good to walk up to the C chord like this:}
(A) ---0-2--| C chord
(E) -3------|
Don't FCall DmOn MFeG  
(It's ovFer It's ovGer mFe ..Fmaj7... )
A way to talk around the problem
WAmell I could kFeep it above
BAmut then it wouGldn't be sky anymoreAm  
So if I sFend it to you you've got to proDmmise to keep it hGome
Dm G C Am
GBuy the Csky anAmd sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
And aDmsk the sky and aGsk the sky (Chorus again)
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G|-D-----------G-7---7-----Em------------G-77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
VERSE 1
Let's Dput our heads toGgether
and Emstart a new Gcountry up.
Our Dfather's father's Gfather tried,
eEmrased the parts he Gdidn't like.
Let's Dtry to fill it in,G  
Embank the quarry Griver, swim.
DWe knee-skinned it Gyou and me;
EmWe knee-skinned that Griver red.
BRIDGE
EmThis is where we Bmwalked,
Emthis is where we F#mswam.
EmTake a picture here,Bm  
Emtake a souvenir.D  
VERSE 2
This Dland is the land of Gours,
this Emriver runs red Gover it.
DWe knee-skinned it Gyou and me;
Emwe knee-skinned that Griver red.
And we Dgathered up our Gfriends,
Embank the quarry Griver, swim.
DWe knee-skinned it Gyou and me;
Emunderneath the Griver bed.
BRIDGE
EmThis is where we Bmwalked,
Emthis is where we F#mswam.
EmTake a picture here,Bm  
Emtake a souvenir.D  
CHORUS
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga.D  A  
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga, is DgonEme.G  
VERSE 3
Let's Dput our heads Gtogether,
Emstart a new Gcountry up.
DUnderneath the Griver bed
we Emburned the river down.G  
BRIDGE
EmThis is where they Bmwalked, swam,
Emhunted, danced and F#msang.
EmTake a picture here,Bm  
Emtake a souvenir.D  
CHORUS
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga.D  A  
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga, is DgonEme.G  
ReBmwrite the book and Arule the pages,
Gsaving face, secured in faith.
BmBury, burn the Awaste
GBehind you.
G|-D-----------G-7---7-----Em------------G-77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
VERSE 4
This Dland is the land of Gours,
this Emriver runs red Gover it.
DWe are not your Gallies,
Emwe can not Gdefend.
BRIDGE
EmThis is where they Bmwalked,
Emthis is where they F#mswam.
EmTake a picture here,Bm  
Emtake a souvenir.D  
CHORUS × 2
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga.D  A  
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga, is DgonEme.G  
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga.D  A  
D  EmCuyaGhoBmga, is DgonEme.G  
P. Buck's verse riffs (not timed properly, you should know, clean, muted)
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---------1-1-1-3-4-4-4-4-4-3\1/3-3-3-3-1---|
-2-2-2-3----------------------------------3|
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ENight time fell at the A2openAing,
E|-----0-3--3--2--2--0--0-----0-3--3--2--2--0--0-|
B|-2-3--------------------2-3--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
G   DHyeAna (I see the day ahead)
[The open chord sequence with the moving bass line is:
D(strummed repeatedly) Am   D   Am  E  
EHyena, sister look to A2your Ahand
A beautiful young lady
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--3-4-5-4-3-5-4-------------------------4-2-0-----------------------| x2
D----------------4-5-7-5-4-7-5---5-4-1---------1-2-------------------|
A--------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7-8-10-8-7-10->15-12---15-14-12------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------15-13->15-13-12--------12-13-12----|
G--------------------------------------------------14--14----------14-|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-12-12-12-10-8-10-10-10-10-8-7-5-4--------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(FIRST PART AGAIN) end on E
(Intro: E  A)
(Buck plays E on 7th fret, A on 5th fret, I believe)
I took a pictuEre that I'll have to seAnd
People here aEre friendly and contentA  
People here aEre colorful and brigAht
The flowers often blEoom at nightA  
Amanita Dis the nameC  G  
The flowers cover eDverythingC  G  
The flowers cover DeverythingC  G  A  
G#Don't loAok into the sunE  
G#Don't loAok into the sunB  
(solo)
(play verse chords)
(B)-5-7--5-7--5-7--10--9--7-----------------| }
(G)----------------------------9 } play--| 2x
(B)-5-E7--5-7--5-7--10--9--7----8A--7--5------|G  
(G)----------------------------9----------7-|
off with a plain jane E-chord, then playing an Esus4, and then stretch
your pinky down to the 4th fret of the D string to make that F# note.}
When I Ewas young and full of grace
and sEpirited a rattlesnake
When I Ewas young and fever fell
My spEirit I will not tell
You're on yAour honor not to teF#mll
I belEieve in coyotes and time as an abstract
ExplEain the change the difference betAween
What you want and wF#mhat you need there's the kBey
Your adventure fG#mor today what do you do
BetwAeen the hours of the daBy
E Esus4 E B E
E   B   EI --- Esus4I -------- BI ---- F#mbelieve my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I Abelieve in
{break C#m   A   C#m   A  
A B}
I Bbelieve in example
I G#mbelieve my throat hurts
ExaAmple is the checker to the kBey
{I Believe it ends on a C#m}
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GOn the oAutside Gunderneath the Awall
EmOh... AI..... Emtry toA  
GWhat if we give it aDway...?
EmOh... AI..... Emtry toA  
GWhat if we give it aDway...?
AAnd our lDife is Cfine Ghere
AStitch it Don your Ctie Emhere
A year has come and gone
These are basic runs from D chord to G, something like:
|------------ |-----------------3--|
|-3-2-0------ |-3-3-3-3-3-2-0---2--|
|-------2-0-2 and |---------------2-0--|
|------------ |--------------------|
|------------ |--------------------|
|------------ |--------------------|
JUST A TOUCH
Intro: A   D   Gx 4
Well Awhat in the woGrld? AWomen in Gblack
ADon't you rememGber Asend us Gback
A Aday Din the Glife well AnoboDdy Glaughed
ALook Dto the dGays how Along Dcan this Glast
C#mKevin heard it on Athe radio
C#mHugh informed Aword of mouth
C#mCarla read it iAn the news
C#mCaught it all Ajust a touch
A   D   Gx 2
AYou set the Gpace of Awhat was to Gcome
AI have to cGarry on nAow that you're Ggone
A Aday Din the Glife well AnoboDdy Glaughed
ALook Dto the dGays how Along Dcan this Glast
C#mKevin heard it on Athe radio
C#mHugh informed Aword of mouth
C#mCarla read it iAn the news
C#mCaught it all Ajust a touch
EThere's Dsomeone in our Edreams
In our Dpreassembled EdreamD  E  D  
{Organ break: Play A D G progression a few times}
Well Awhat in the woGrld? AWomen in Gblack
ADon't you rememGber Asend towGering part back
A Aday Din the Glife well AnoboDdy Glaughed
ALook Dto the dGays how Along Dcan this Glast
C#mKevin heard it on Athe radio
C#mHugh informed Aword of mouth
C#mCarla read it iAn the news
C#mCaught it all Ajust a touch
A D G (repeat to end over these lyrics:)
{ 6/8 time. In intro, play Am chord. On beat four, lift up finger on
second fret of D string & hammer back on. Also on Dm when it's played
for a whole 6 beats - except lift finger off G string.}
Am(D) ------0--2--- DmGchord Am------0--2---| Dm  
(A) -0-3--------- -0- -0-3---------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
SAmwan swan hDmummingbirdG  
HurrAmah we are all frDmee now
What noAmisy cats are weDm  G  
Girl and dAmog he bore his crossDm  
A loAmng low tiDmme ago GpAmeople talk to me
{On this Em/Johnny Reb part, you can play:}
Emchord (A) -----0--2-- F/C -0--| F
(E) -0-3--------------------|
counts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
JEmohnny Reb what's the prFice of pans
FEmorty a piece or thFree for one dollar
Hey capEmtain don't you wFant to buy
Some bEmone chains and tCoothpGicks
A piGstol hot cBmup of rhyme
The whCiskey is water the waDter is wine
MGarching feet JohBmnny Reb what's the prCice of heroesC/B  
A pistol hot cup of rhyme
{end on Am}
Intro : E  
Chorus :
EI am I am I Aam Superman and I know what's haEppening
EYou don't really Alove that guy you make it with now do Eyou
EI know you don't Alove that guy cause I can see right thErough you
Chorus
EIf you go a Amillion miles away I'll track you Edown, girl
ETrust me when I Asay I know the pathway to your Eheart
D   D   A   A   A(E) --0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-
EIf you go a Amillion miles away I'll track you Edown, girl
ETrust me when I Asay I know the pathway to your Eheart
Chorus --> | D A | E
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