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Parachute

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F#minor

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 7

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[Main Riff Pattern]
e|-Bm--------------------------|-F#m------------------------|
B|-10-----10-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----7-----7-----|
G|-----7------7-----7-----7--|----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-D7------------------------|-C#7------------------------|
B|-7-----7-----5-----7-----|-6-----6-----7-----9-----|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----6-----6-----6-----6--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
F#mLove is like an aerC#oplane
You jump and then you Apray
The lucky ones reEmain
In the clouds for Bm7days
Life is just a F#mstage
Let's put on the D7best show
And let everyoC#7ne know
[Chorus]
'Cause if I have to Bm7die tonEight
I'd Amaj7rather be with Dyou
G#m7b5Cut the paracC#7hute before the F#mdive
F#Baby, don't you Bm7cryE  
You Ahad to bring me Ddown
We G#m7b5had some fun beC#fore we hit the Dmaj7ground
[Verse 2]
F#mLove is like a hurriC#cane
You know it's on the Away
You think you can be Ebrave
Underneath the wBmaves
Life is just a F#mdream
Which of us is dD7reaming?
And who will wake up sC#7creaming?
[Chorus]
'Cause if I have to Bm7die tonEight
I'd Amaj7rather be with Dyou
G#m7b5Cut the paracC#7hute before you F#mdive
F#Baby, don't you Bm7cryE  
You Ahad to bring me Ddown
We G#m7b5had some fun beC#fore we hit the Dmaj7groundD  
[Link]
|  Gmaj7|    Bm|    G7|   F#7|
|      E|    Bm|   C#7| C#7  
[Chorus]
'Cause if I have to Bm7die tonEight
I'd Amaj7rather be with Dyou
G#m7b5Cut the paracC#7hute before you F#mdive
F#Baby, don't you Bm7cryE  
You Ahad to bring me Ddown
We G#m7b5had some fun beC#fore we hit the Dmaj7ground
'Cause if I have to Bm7die tonEight
I'd Amaj7rather be with Dyou
G#m7b5Cut the paracC#7hute before you F#mdive
F#Baby, don't you Bm7cryE  
You Ahad to bring me Ddown
We G#m7b5had some fun beC#7fore we hit the Dmaj7ground

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Parachute

by Sean Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#7

Bm7

Amaj7

G#m7b5

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

F#7

[Main Riff Pattern]

Bm F#m

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

B|-10-----10-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----7-----7-----|

G|-----7------7-----7-----7--|----6-----6-----6-----6--|

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

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

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

D7 C#7

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

B|-7-----7-----5-----7-----|-6-----6-----7-----9-----|

G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----6-----6-----6-----6--|

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

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

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

[Verse 1]

F#m C#

Love is like an aeroplane

You jump and then you pray

The lucky ones remain

Bm7

In the clouds for days

F#m

Life is just a stage

Let's put on the best show

C#7

And let everyone know

[Chorus]

Bm7 E

'Cause if I have to die tonight

Amaj7 D

I'd rather be with you

G#m7b5 C#7 F#m

Cut the parachute before the dive

F# Bm7 E

Baby, don't you cry

A D

You had to bring me down

G#m7b5 C# Dmaj7

We had some fun before we hit the ground

[Verse 2]

F#m C#

Love is like a hurricane

You know it's on the way

You think you can be brave

Underneath the waves

F#m

Life is just a dream

Which of us is dreaming?

C#7

And who will wake up screaming?

[Chorus]

Bm7 E

'Cause if I have to die tonight

Amaj7 D

I'd rather be with you

G#m7b5 C#7 F#m

Cut the parachute before you dive

F# Bm7 E

Baby, don't you cry

A D

You had to bring me down

G#m7b5 C# Dmaj7 D

We had some fun before we hit the ground

[Link]

Gmaj7 Bm G7 F#7

| | | | |

E Bm C#7 C#7

| | | |

[Chorus]

Bm7 E

'Cause if I have to die tonight

Amaj7 D

I'd rather be with you

G#m7b5 C#7 F#m

Cut the parachute before you dive

F# Bm7 E

Baby, don't you cry

A D

You had to bring me down

G#m7b5 C# Dmaj7

We had some fun before we hit the ground

Bm7 E

'Cause if I have to die tonight

Amaj7 D

I'd rather be with you

G#m7b5 C#7 F#m

Cut the parachute before you dive

F# Bm7 E

Baby, don't you cry

A D

You had to bring me down

G#m7b5 C#7 Dmaj7

We had some fun before we hit the ground

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