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Finger Eleven - Swallowtail
(Drop- Dtuning)
	DmLet me in, 	Asus4and lDmet me goAsus4  
	DmTell me that 	Asus4I neDmed to know, I neAsus4ed to know
	BbSwalloFw the keyAsus4, 	swaBbllow tFhe keyAsus4  
	DmYou feel compellAsus4ed, it's far Dmtoo late to try to tell me nowAsus4  
	So I'll try to suck it out
	BbOpen Fmouth feeAsus4ls warm,	secrBbets sFwollen so Asus4sore
BWe Gall Dknow, Band we Gcan't ask Dwhy
You Bturned BinDto an Fugly butterAsus4fly
	DmThat shape of you 	Asus4closes Dmin and forms a shade of greyAsus4  
	Hanging over hanging in
	BbOpen Fmouth feeAsus4ls warm, 	secBbrets Fswollen sAsus4o sore
BWe Gall Dknow, Band we Gcan't ask Dwhy
You Bturned BinDto an Fugly butterAsus4fly
Sorry you're FgoEne, Asus4the voices, they left Fme EthAsus4inking
			  (Mute strings)
Sorry you're gone, I'm sorry
( Dm   Bb   F   Dm   Bb   F   Dm   Bb  F)
	BbOpen Fmouth feeAsus4ls warm, 	secBbrets Fswollen sAsus4o sore
BWe Gall Dknow, Band we Gcan't ask Dwhy
You Bturned BinDto an Fugly butterAsus4fly
BWe Gall Dknow, Band we Gcan't ask Dwhy
You Bturned BinDto an Fugly butterAsus4fly
BWe Gall Dknow, and we Fcan't ask why

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Swallowtail

by Finger Eleven

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Asus4

Finger Eleven - Swallowtail

(Drop- tuning)

Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4

Let me in, and let me go

Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4

Tell me that I need to know, I need to know

Bb F Asus4 Bb F Asus4

Swallow the key, swallow the key

Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4

You feel compelled, it's far too late to try to tell me now

So I'll try to suck it out

Bb F Asus4 Bb F Asus4

Open mouth feels warm, secrets swollen so sore

B G D B G D

We all know, and we can't ask why

B B D F Asus4

You turned into an ugly butterfly

Dm Asus4 Dm Asus4

That shape of you closes in and forms a shade of grey

Hanging over hanging in

Bb F Asus4 Bb F Asus4

Open mouth feels warm, secrets swollen so sore

B G D B G D

We all know, and we can't ask why

B B D F Asus4

You turned into an ugly butterfly

F E Asus4 F E Asus4

Sorry you're gone, the voices, they left me thinking

(Mute strings)

Sorry you're gone, I'm sorry

Dm Bb F Dm Bb F Dm Bb F

( )

Bb F Asus4 Bb F Asus4

Open mouth feels warm, secrets swollen so sore

B G D B G D

We all know, and we can't ask why

B B D F Asus4

You turned into an ugly butterfly

B G D B G D

We all know, and we can't ask why

B B D F Asus4

You turned into an ugly butterfly

B G D F

We all know, and we can't ask why

About Swallowtail Chords by Finger Eleven

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