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Recycled Air

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Dmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

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Tuning: EADGBe
Lick I:
e|-D---2----02-G---3----02-D---2----02-A0--------0---|
B|----3---3------0---3------3---3-------32---2---|
G|----2----------0----------2---------2----2-2-2-| x2
D|-00---0----------------00---0-----2--------2---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------33---3-----------------------------|
  DI take a breGath
  DAnd hold the air until there's nAothing left
  DI'm feeling gGreen
  DLike teenage lovers betAween the sheets
  DKnuckles clenched to whGite
  DAs the landing gear retAract for flight
  DMy heads a ballGoon
  DInflating with the Aaltitude
         time only play until the G and start strumming the D)
  DI watch the patchwork farms the patchwork faGrm's
  GSlow fade into the ocean's aDrms
  DAnd from here they can't see me stGare
  GThe stale taste of recycled Dair
  DI watch Athe patchwork farF#mm's
  F#mSlow fade Ginto the ocean's aDrms
  DCalm down Arelease your caF#mres
  F#mThe stale taste Gof recycled airD  
         And from the last D play Lick I once
And that's it, but get creative with it. Gibbard does some hammers while strumming like 
on the high e while playing a D.

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Recycled Air

by The Postal Service

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Tuning: EADGBe

Lick I:

D G D A

e|----2----02----3----02----2----02-0--------0---|

B|----3---3------0---3------3---3-------32---2---|

G|----2----------0----------2---------2----2-2-2-| x2

D|-00---0----------------00---0-----2--------2---|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|------------33---3-----------------------------|

D G

I take a breath

D A

And hold the air until there's nothing left

D G

I'm feeling green

D A

Like teenage lovers between the sheets

D G

Knuckles clenched to white

D A

As the landing gear retract for flight

D G

My heads a balloon

D A

Inflating with the altitude

time only play until the G and start strumming the D)

D G

I watch the patchwork farms the patchwork farm's

G D

Slow fade into the ocean's arms

D G

And from here they can't see me stare

G D

The stale taste of recycled air

D A F#m

I watch the patchwork farm's

F#m G D

Slow fade into the ocean's arms

D A F#m

Calm down release your cares

F#m G D

The stale taste of recycled air

And from the last D play Lick I once

And that's it, but get creative with it. Gibbard does some hammers while strumming like

on the high e while playing a D.

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