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Subject: Triad     The Byrds   Chords/Words
Please post corrections.  The Em9 to E could be ?? The Crosby Chords.
I use the formats below to get close to the sound
Em9     E
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Em9You want to know   Ehow it will Em9beE  
Me and Em9her     Eor you and Em9meE  
                   F#m   Cmaj7
You both stand there  your long hair flowing
        F#m   Cmaj7
Eyes alive your mind still growing
F#mSaying to me Em7what can we do now that we both love AyouA9  
I love you too
AAnd I don't really see A9why can't we go on as Em9threeE  
You are Em9afraid      Eembarrassed  Em9tooE  
No one has Em9ever     Esaid such a thing to Em9youE  
                        F#m   Cmaj7
Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulders
             F#m   Cmaj7
A face like ice a little bit colder
F#mSaying to you  Em7you can not do that
It breaks all the rAules  you learned in school
ABut I don't really see A9why can't we go on as Em9threeE  
We love each Em9other   Eit's plain to Em9seeE  
There's just one Em9answer  Ethat comes to Em9meE  
             F#m   Cmaj7                   F#m   Cmaj7
Sisters lovers  water brothers and in time maybe others
F#mSo you can see Em7what can we do is to try something Anew
If your crazy too
AAnd I don't  really see A9why can't we go on as tEm9hree

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Triad

by The Byrds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

F#m

Cmaj

Em7

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Subject: Triad The Byrds Chords/Words

Please post corrections. The Em9 to E could be ?? The Crosby Chords.

I use the formats below to get close to the sound

Em9 E

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-0------5-------|

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

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

-2------X-------|

-0------0-------|

Em9 E Em9 E

You want to know how it will be

Em9 E Em9 E

Me and her or you and me

F#m Cmaj

You both stand there your long hair flowing

F#m Cmaj

Eyes alive your mind still growing

F#m Em7 A A9

Saying to me what can we do now that we both love you

I love you too

A A9 Em9 E

And I don't really see why can't we go on as three

Em9 E Em9 E

You are afraid embarrassed too

Em9 E Em9 E

No one has ever said such a thing to you

F#m Cmaj

Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulders

F#m Cmaj

A face like ice a little bit colder

F#m Em7

Saying to you you can not do that

It breaks all the rules you learned in school

A A9 Em9 E

But I don't really see why can't we go on as three

Em9 E Em9 E

We love each other it's plain to see

Em9 E Em9 E

There's just one answer that comes to me

F#m Cmaj F#m Cmaj

7 7

Sisters lovers water brothers and in time maybe others

F#m Em7 A

So you can see what can we do is to try something new

If your crazy too

A A9 Em9

And I don't really see why can't we go on as three

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