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Gideon

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standard tuning; key of B
Bb Eb G#
b = flat; # = sharp
Bb -  x1333x or 688766
 Eb- x11341 or x65343 or x6888x
G# - 466544 or x11  10898
   Opening licks  
   G-------------13-15---------  
   D--12-13-15----------12-13-12  
   G-------------12-13-12-------------
   D--12-13-15-------------15-13------
Bb.......Eb  
GIDEON. WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD US AT ALL?
G#.................Eb.............Bb  
MAKE A SOUND, COME DOWN OFF THE WALL.
Bb...................Eb  
RELIGION - SHOULD APPEAL TO THE HEARTS OF THE YOUNG.
G#............Eb...................Bb  
WHO ARE YOU? WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?
G#............Eb...................Bb  
YOU ANIMAL.      COME ON.
G#............Eb...................Bb  
WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?
TRULY. TRULY WE HAVE BECOME.  
HATED AND FEARED FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT.
LISTEN. LISTEN!  
MOST OF US BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WRONG.
  A-G#6-/-Eb13-\-Bb8----------
  E-4-/-11-\-6----------
YOU ANIMAL. COME ON.  
WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?
ANIMAL. COME ON.  
WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?  
ANIMAL. COME ON.
  outro lick
  E-18-16-15-------------
  B---------18-16-15-----
  G-----------------17-15 

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Gideon

by My Morning Jacket

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

standard tuning; key of B

Bb Eb G#

b = flat; # = sharp

Bb - x1333x or 688766

- x11341 or x65343 or x6888x

11 10

G# - 466544 or x898

Opening licks

G-------------13-15---------

D--12-13-15----------12-13-12

G-------------12-13-12-------------

D--12-13-15-------------15-13------

Bb Eb

.......

GIDEON. WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD US AT ALL?

G# Eb Bb

..............................

MAKE A SOUND, COME DOWN OFF THE WALL.

Bb Eb

...................

RELIGION - SHOULD APPEAL TO THE HEARTS OF THE YOUNG.

G# Eb Bb

...............................

WHO ARE YOU? WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?

G# Eb Bb

...............................

YOU ANIMAL. COME ON.

G# Eb Bb

...............................

WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?

TRULY. TRULY WE HAVE BECOME.

HATED AND FEARED FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT.

LISTEN. LISTEN!

MOST OF US BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WRONG.

G# Eb Bb

A-6-/-13-\-8----------

E-4-/-11-\-6----------

YOU ANIMAL. COME ON.

WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?

ANIMAL. COME ON.

WHAT DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF?

ANIMAL. COME ON.

outro lick

E-18-16-15-------------

B---------18-16-15-----

G-----------------17-15

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