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Chrome Waves

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Riff 1                           Riff 2
 |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|      |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
 |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|       |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 |-9-|-7-|-6-|-0-|        |0-0-0-4s6-6-6-6s7-7-7-7s9-9-9--|
 |-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-|        |2-2-2-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s7-7-7--|
 |-9-|-7-|-7-|-2-|        |2-2-2-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s7-7-7--|
 |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|        |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Riff 1 doubled by 2nd guitar playing open chords.
 |Em|-D|-A|Em|
Intro
Riff1?Riff2?Riff1-Riff2-Riff1?|Em|(hold)
Verse 1
Em|One Hundred years from       |D Now    |A
Em|See the chrome, can?t hear it|D move   |A
G |I?ll |A(barred) meet you on the |C way |Down - Asus4(5th fret)
Em|Wrapped around somebodys     |D hands  |A
Chorus
Em|We?ve all moved |D(barre) on from Here,|D(open)No colours|A any more
Em| Adrowsy |D(barre)line of wasted |D(open)time, bathes my | Aopen mind
|Em|Em|Em|riff2|Riff1-|Em|
Verse2
This Strange machinery
Is keeping you from seeing me.
I?ll meet you on the way     Down
Can?t stay, Unbearable to go.
Chorus
|Em|Em|Bm|A|Em|Em|Bm|A|
Em|D|D|A|Em|D|D|A  
Ahhh?.
Riff 1 ? Riff 2 ? Riff 1 ? Em?.end
Also note he change in the chorus from a barred D to an Open D.  It gives a nice change in intonation

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Chrome Waves

by Ride

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Riff 1 Riff 2

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

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

|-9-|-7-|-6-|-0-| |0-0-0-4s6-6-6-6s7-7-7-7s9-9-9--|

|-7-|-5-|-7-|-2-| |2-2-2-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s7-7-7--|

|-9-|-7-|-7-|-2-| |2-2-2-2s4-4-4-4s5-5-5-5s7-7-7--|

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

Riff 1 doubled by 2nd guitar playing open chords.

Em D A Em

||-|-||

Intro

Riff1?Riff2?Riff1-Riff2-Riff1?|Em|(hold)

Verse 1

Em|One Hundred years from |D Now |A

Em|See the chrome, can?t hear it|D move |A

G |I?ll |A(barred) meet you on the |C way |Down - Asus4(5th fret)

Em|Wrapped around somebodys |D hands |A

Chorus

Em|We?ve all moved |D(barre) on from Here,|D(open)No colours|A any more

Em A D D A

| drowsy |(barre)line of wasted |(open)time, bathes my | open mind

Em Em Em Em

||||riff2|Riff1-||

Verse2

This Strange machinery

Is keeping you from seeing me.

I?ll meet you on the way Down

Can?t stay, Unbearable to go.

Chorus

Em Em Bm A Em Em Bm A

|||||||||

Em D D A Em D D A

|||||||

Ahhh?.

Riff 1 ? Riff 2 ? Riff 1 ? Em?.end

Also note he change in the chorus from a barred D to an Open D. It gives a nice change in intonation

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