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Truce

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Note: occasionally on the Cadd9 chords an extra note is added to make it go from x32030
x32031 and then back again. also during the "and special occasions..." part of the verse
is a discordant chord shift but just alter the Dsus2 chord briefly from x00230 to x00330 
then back again.
[Intro]
e|-Dsus2--------------------------------------------------------Cm----5--|
B|-3--3---3-----3--3--3--3---3----3--3--3--3---3----3--3---4---4--|
G|-2----0----0--2-----2----0---0--2-----2----0---0--2------5---5--|
D|-0------------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0------5---5--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dsus2you can have washington i'll take new jersey
you can have london but i want new york Cadd9city
Dsus2i should get providence i've got a job now
los angeles - obvious - that's where you Cadd9belong now
Dsus2you can have africa asia australia
as long as you keep your hands off cafe pamCadd9plona
Dsus2we can split germany right down the middle
you'd hate it there anyway, take berlin and Cadd9well call it even
Dsus2you can have all of the carry-on baggage
i'll trade the saskia jokes for the alphabet Cadd9language
and Dsus2special occasions we'll split between parents
who forced us to hate them on alternating Cadd9weekends
Dsusyou call it over and i call you psycho, significant other?
just say we were lovers and Cadd9we'll call it even
Fwe'll call Git Dsus2even
[Chorus]
Gmi am the ground zero Bbex-friend you ordered
Fdisgused as a hero to Dsus2get past your borders
Gmi know when i'm wanted i'll Bbleave when you ask me to
Fmind my own business and Dsus2speak when i'm spoken to
Gmi am the tower Bbaround which you orbited
Fi am not proud i am Dsus2just taking orders
Gmi fall to the groud within Bbhours of impact
Fi hit back if hit Cmand attack if attacked
[Verse 2]
Dsus2you get route 2 between concord and lexington
i want mass ave from the sqaure to my Cadd9apartment
Dsus2and if we should meet through some misunderstanding
ill be very sweet very patient and Cadd9forgiving
Cm(now get off my side of the state)
Dsus2and if we should see one another in passing
despite these techniques there is sometimes no Cadd9avoiding
Cm(there must be some kind of mistake)
Dsus2we'll raise high our white flags and bow heads and shake hands
declaring the land we're on unamerican Cadd9we'll call it even
Fwe'll call Git Dsus2even
[Chorus]
Gmi am the tower Bbaround which you orbited
Fi am not proud i am Dsus2just taking orders
Gmi fall to the groud within Bbhours of impact
Fi hit back if hit Cmand attack if attacked
Gmi am an accident Bbwaiting to happen
Fi'm laughing like mad as you Dsus2strangle the captain
Gmmy place may be taken, Bbbut make no mistake
Ffrom a little black black box i can Cmsay without shame
Cmthat you've lost, that you've Cmlost, do you know what you've lost?
[Outro]
Gso take whatever you'd like
Bbi'll strike like the States on fire
Fyou won't sleep very tight
Cno hiding no safe covers
Gmake your bed and now lie
Bbjust like you always do
Fyou can fake it for the papers
Cbut i'm on to you, i'm on to you
Gso take whatever you'd like
Bbi'll strike like the States on fire
Fyou won't sleep very tight
Cno hiding no safe covers
Gmake your bed and now lie
Bbjust like you always do
Fyou can fake it for the papers
Cbut i'm on to you, i'm on to you, i'm on to you, i'm on to you!
Dsus2repeatCmined to end

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Truce

by The Dresden Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Cadd9

Dsus

Cmin

Note: occasionally on the Cadd9 chords an extra note is added to make it go from x32030

x32031 and then back again. also during the "and special occasions..." part of the verse

is a discordant chord shift but just alter the Dsus2 chord briefly from x00230 to x00330

then back again.

[Intro]

Dsus2 Cm

e|-------------------------------------------------------------5--|

B|-3--3---3-----3--3--3--3---3----3--3--3--3---3----3--3---4---4--|

G|-2----0----0--2-----2----0---0--2-----2----0---0--2------5---5--|

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

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Dsus2

you can have washington i'll take new jersey

Cadd9

you can have london but i want new york city

Dsus2

i should get providence i've got a job now

Cadd9

los angeles - obvious - that's where you belong now

Dsus2

you can have africa asia australia

Cadd9

as long as you keep your hands off cafe pamplona

Dsus2

we can split germany right down the middle

Cadd9

you'd hate it there anyway, take berlin and well call it even

Dsus2

you can have all of the carry-on baggage

Cadd9

i'll trade the saskia jokes for the alphabet language

Dsus2

and special occasions we'll split between parents

Cadd9

who forced us to hate them on alternating weekends

Dsus

you call it over and i call you psycho, significant other?

Cadd9

just say we were lovers and we'll call it even

F G Dsus2

we'll call it even

[Chorus]

Gm Bb

i am the ground zero ex-friend you ordered

F Dsus2

disgused as a hero to get past your borders

Gm Bb

i know when i'm wanted i'll leave when you ask me to

F Dsus2

mind my own business and speak when i'm spoken to

Gm Bb

i am the tower around which you orbited

F Dsus2

i am not proud i am just taking orders

Gm Bb

i fall to the groud within hours of impact

F Cm

i hit back if hit and attack if attacked

[Verse 2]

Dsus2

you get route 2 between concord and lexington

Cadd9

i want mass ave from the sqaure to my apartment

Dsus2

and if we should meet through some misunderstanding

Cadd9

ill be very sweet very patient and forgiving

(now get off my side of the state)

Dsus2

and if we should see one another in passing

Cadd9

despite these techniques there is sometimes no avoiding

(there must be some kind of mistake)

Dsus2

we'll raise high our white flags and bow heads and shake hands

Cadd9

declaring the land we're on unamerican we'll call it even

F G Dsus2

we'll call it even

[Chorus]

Gm Bb

i am the tower around which you orbited

F Dsus2

i am not proud i am just taking orders

Gm Bb

i fall to the groud within hours of impact

F Cm

i hit back if hit and attack if attacked

Gm Bb

i am an accident waiting to happen

F Dsus2

i'm laughing like mad as you strangle the captain

Gm Bb

my place may be taken, but make no mistake

F Cm

from a little black black box i can say without shame

Cm Cm

that you've lost, that you've lost, do you know what you've lost?

[Outro]

so take whatever you'd like

i'll strike like the States on fire

you won't sleep very tight

no hiding no safe covers

make your bed and now lie

just like you always do

you can fake it for the papers

but i'm on to you, i'm on to you

so take whatever you'd like

i'll strike like the States on fire

you won't sleep very tight

no hiding no safe covers

make your bed and now lie

just like you always do

you can fake it for the papers

but i'm on to you, i'm on to you, i'm on to you, i'm on to you!

Dsus2 Cmin

repeated to end

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