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Intro
 		A2      	E/G#     G6     	D/F#     	Esus     	E     	Esus    E(x2)
Verse
A2Well E/G#I sat down G6next D/F#to a pA2hotogE/G#raph,   tG6ried my bD/F#est almost made her laugh
A2She wD/F#as my tBsusoughest cA2rowd.   D/F#There G6in the wG/Bay was Cmaj7a mountain up in the clouds
  A2Well I E/G#can’t sleG6ep and ID/F#’m not A2in loE/G#ve, and I G6can’t sD/F#peak without messing up
A2Eyes teF#m7ll of Bsuswhat’s A2behind.  HD/F#er’s showG6ed the G/Bway to a long and a lonely 
C2cliEm7mb.    BuDt througC2h failure I’ll Em7proceeD2d.  DShe’ll see how far I’ve come
        		    Bsus  		     Cmaj7  Cmaj7/	A   C/E   D/F#  E/G#  
And it’s you and me in the sun and sea. I’ll offer my heart to Yours
    		   Bsus  		Cmaj7  Cmaj7/	A    C/E   D/F#   G6   Cmaj7  Bsus  
It seems to me, no mystery, it isn’t so I’ll try hard to speak
Instrumental
 		A2    	E/G#    	G6  		D/F#  			G6  A2/C#  
				E  			F#m7  			Am9  G6/B  
C2  D     Bsus  CM7 Bsus A  G
Verse2
A2Well E/G#I sat dowG6n next tD/F#o a liA2ving helE/G#l, tried G6my beD/F#st until I struck out
A2MovemenF#mt is Bsusnot mineA2, I stD/F#ood in tG6he wayG/B, pretenC2ding that I was the vine
     Em7BDut no failuC2re would prEm7oceed, fD2rom Da mouth that drinks its wine
        		   Bsus  	    Cmaj7  Cmaj7/	     A   C/E   D/F#   E/G#  
And it’s not me, not my sanctity, these aren’t my words to you
     			  Bsus  		 Cmaj7  Cmaj7/	 A   C/E   D/F#   G6   Cmaj7  Bsus  
It’s all clear when its not here, so clear, so I’ll try not to speak
Outro
 		A2      	E/G#     G6     	D/F#     	Esus     	E     	Esus    E(x6)
	A2   A2(octave higher)
       G6    Cmaj7  Cmaj7/  A  A2/  C#    Am9  G6/B  
e---0-----0--------0------0------0----0---
b---3-----0--------0------0------0----3---
g---0-----4--------4------2------5----0---
d---0-----5--------5------2------7----2---
a---2-----3--------0------4------7--------
e---3-------------------------------------

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Speak

by Nickel Creek

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

D/F#

Esus

Bsus

G/B

Cmaj7

F#m7

Em7

C/E

Am9

CM7

F#m

Intro

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# Esus E Esus E

(x2)

Verse

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# A2 E/G# G6 D/F#

Well I sat down next to a photograph, tried my best almost made her laugh

A2 D/F# Bsus A2 D/F# G6 G/B Cmaj7

She was my toughest crowd. There in the way was a mountain up in the clouds

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# A2 E/G# G6 D/F#

Well I can’t sleep and I’m not in love, and I can’t speak without messing up

A2 F#m7 Bsus A2 D/F# G6 G/B

Eyes tell of what’s behind. Her’s showed the way to a long and a lonely

C2 Em7 D C2 Em7 D2 D

climb. But through failure I’ll proceed. She’ll see how far I’ve come

Bsus Cmaj7 Cmaj7 A C/E D/F# E/G#

And it’s you and me in the sun and sea. I’ll offer my heart to Yours

Bsus Cmaj7 Cmaj7 A C/E D/F# G6 Cmaj7 Bsus

It seems to me, no mystery, it isn’t so I’ll try hard to speak

Instrumental

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# G6 A2 C#

E F#m7 Am9 G6 B

C2 D Bsus CM7 Bsus A G

Verse2

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# A2 E/G# G6 D/F#

Well I sat down next to a living hell, tried my best until I struck out

A2 F#m Bsus A2 D/F# G6 G/B C2

Movement is not mine, I stood in the way, pretending that I was the vine

Em7 D C2 Em7 D2 D

But no failure would proceed, from a mouth that drinks its wine

Bsus Cmaj7 Cmaj7 A C/E D/F# E/G#

And it’s not me, not my sanctity, these aren’t my words to you

Bsus Cmaj7 Cmaj7 A C/E D/F# G6 Cmaj7 Bsus

It’s all clear when its not here, so clear, so I’ll try not to speak

Outro

A2 E/G# G6 D/F# Esus E Esus E

(x6)

A2 A2

(octave higher)

G6 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 A A2 C# Am9 G6 B

/ / /

e---0-----0--------0------0------0----0---

b---3-----0--------0------0------0----3---

g---0-----4--------4------2------5----0---

d---0-----5--------5------2------7----2---

a---2-----3--------0------4------7--------

e---3-------------------------------------

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