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Brightly Wound

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tabbed by: Cody A. (MajestySnowbird)
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 5th fret
Chord names relative to capo
The F chords (other than "I love you" lines and bridge) are entirely unnecessary, but it
the progression more interesting. If you don't like it, simply switch between C and Am 
is an interpretation, and is not intended to be 100% accurate or to mimic the piano chords.
CIt's happening all the time
AmWhen I Fopen my Ceyes
IAm'm still Ftaken by surprCise
CI hold sunlight and Amswallow Ffirefli-i-Cies
CAnd it makes me Amwant to crFy
FI love you
CI shall never grow up
AmMake believe is Fmuch too Cfun
CCan we go far away to the Amhumming Fmeadow
(Sherri's singing)
CWe were walking there
And AmI had tangles Fin my ha-a-aCir
CBut you make me Amfeel so Fpretty
CYou have shining eyes
AmYes like those Fforest li-i-Cights
And Amit makes me want to crFy
(Stacy's singing this at the same time)
I am just wishing you were there
So we could walk down to the stream
And we would throw all our leaves in
Seeing our dragon when we look
FI love you
CI shall never grow up
AmMake believe is Fmuch too Cfun
CCan we go far away to the Amhumming Fmeadow
FOooh-Amaa-aa-ahh
FAhh-ah, AmAaa-aa-aah-Cah
CI shall never grow up
AmMake believe is Fmuch too Cfun
CCan we go far away to the Amhumming Fmeadow
CThis place is so lovely
AmIt kind of makes me Fvery Chappy
CLet's go far away to the Amhumming Fmeadow
C  Am  F  C
To the Amhumming Fmeadow
C  Am  F  C
To the Amhumming Fmeadow
Piano riff at the end:
(relative to capo)
e|-----------------3-1-0------0--------------------------------------------|
B|-----1--0----1---------3-1-----3-----------------------------------------|
G|--0-------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Brightly Wound

by Eisley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tabbed by: Cody A. (MajestySnowbird)

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 5th fret

Chord names relative to capo

The F chords (other than "I love you" lines and bridge) are entirely unnecessary, but it

the progression more interesting. If you don't like it, simply switch between C and Am

is an interpretation, and is not intended to be 100% accurate or to mimic the piano chords.

It's happening all the time

Am F C

When I open my eyes

Am F C

I'm still taken by surprise

C Am F C

I hold sunlight and swallow firefli-i-ies

C Am F

And it makes me want to cry

I love you

I shall never grow up

Am F C

Make believe is much too fun

C Am F

Can we go far away to the humming meadow

(Sherri's singing)

We were walking there

Am F C

And I had tangles in my ha-a-air

C Am F

But you make me feel so pretty

You have shining eyes

Am F C

Yes like those forest li-i-ights

Am F

And it makes me want to cry

(Stacy's singing this at the same time)

I am just wishing you were there

So we could walk down to the stream

And we would throw all our leaves in

Seeing our dragon when we look

I love you

I shall never grow up

Am F C

Make believe is much too fun

C Am F

Can we go far away to the humming meadow

F Am

Oooh-aa-aa-ahh

F Am C

Ahh-ah, Aaa-aa-aah-ah

I shall never grow up

Am F C

Make believe is much too fun

C Am F

Can we go far away to the humming meadow

This place is so lovely

Am F C

It kind of makes me very happy

C Am F

Let's go far away to the humming meadow

C Am F C

Am F

To the humming meadow

C Am F C

Am F

To the humming meadow

Piano riff at the end:

(relative to capo)

e|-----------------3-1-0------0--------------------------------------------|

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

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

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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