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Eminor

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1/27

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 27Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Picking]
e|----Em-------------------C-----------------G-----------| 
B|-0---0---0---0----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---| 
G|-0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0---| 
A|-2-----2----------3-----3--------------------------| 
E|---------0-----0----------3-----3--3-----3-3-----3-| 
[Intro]
G
We've been in the Emrain
We've been on the Cmountain
We've been round the Gfire
[Verse]
In fancy Emhotels
Drank water from Cfarm wells
We sang with the Gchoir
I kissed your dry Emlips
We jumped off the Chigh cliffs
And splashed down Gbelow
Skin to Emskin
In the salty Criver
Made love in the GshadowC  
Woooah Gooh
[Verse]
Read Dsus4/F#books to each Emother
Read the mind of the Cother
Flew one thousand Gjets
We laughed and we Emcried
At movies and real Clife
In our ridiculous Gbeds
We danced in the Emmoonlight at midnight
We pressed against Cback doors and wooden floors
And you never Gfaked it
And frequentEmly
We ignored our Clove
But we could never misGtake itC  
Oooh GoohDsus4/F#  
[Solo] (x2)
e|-Em---------C---------G------|
B|-----0-------------------|
G|---0----------0----------|
D|-2----------2---------0--|
A|----------3---------2----|
E|------------------3------|
[Verse]
We Dsus4/F#met on the Emfront porch
Fell in love on the Cphone
Without the physical Gwreck
You gave me the Emnecklace
That used to Chang
Around your mothers Gneck
We questioned reEmligions
Fed bread to the Cpigeons
We learned how to Gpray
We stood by the Emocean
Turned our hearts in to Cone
We laid in bed all GdayC  
Heeey-Gey
We Dsus4/F#skipped on the Emsidewalk
Skipped stones on the Cwater
We skipped Gtown
We've seen the Emsunrise with new eyes
We've seen the damage of Cgossip and true lies
We've seen the sun go Gdown
Had passionate Emmakeouts
And passionate Cfreakouts
We built this world of our Gown
[Outro]
It was in the back of a Emtaxi
                     C~
When you told me you loved me
                 G~      C~ G~
And that I wasnt alone

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Thirteen

by Ben Kweller

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Dsus4/F#

[Picking]

Em C G

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-0---0---0---0----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|

G|-0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---|

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

A|-2-----2----------3-----3--------------------------|

E|---------0-----0----------3-----3--3-----3-3-----3-|

[Intro]

We've been in the rain

We've been on the mountain

We've been round the fire

[Verse]

In fancy hotels

Drank water from farm wells

We sang with the choir

I kissed your dry lips

We jumped off the high cliffs

And splashed down below

Skin to skin

In the salty river

G C

Made love in the shadow

Woooah ooh

[Verse]

Dsus4/F# Em

Read books to each other

Read the mind of the other

Flew one thousand jets

We laughed and we cried

At movies and real life

In our ridiculous beds

We danced in the moonlight at midnight

We pressed against back doors and wooden floors

And you never faked it

And frequently

We ignored our love

G C

But we could never mistake it

G Dsus4/F#

Oooh ooh

[Solo] (x2)

Em C G

e|-------------------------|

B|-----0-------------------|

G|---0----------0----------|

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

A|----------3---------2----|

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

[Verse]

Dsus4/F# Em

We met on the front porch

Fell in love on the phone

Without the physical wreck

You gave me the necklace

That used to hang

Around your mothers neck

We questioned religions

Fed bread to the pigeons

We learned how to pray

We stood by the ocean

Turned our hearts in to one

G C

We laid in bed all day

Heeey-ey

Dsus4/F# Em

We skipped on the sidewalk

Skipped stones on the water

We skipped town

We've seen the sunrise with new eyes

We've seen the damage of gossip and true lies

We've seen the sun go down

Had passionate makeouts

And passionate freakouts

We built this world of our own

[Outro]

It was in the back of a taxi

When you told me you loved me

G~ C~ G~

And that I wasnt alone

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