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Epidemic
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G5
VERSE 1
G5Don't say everything's okay
G5Don't tell me that it's just a phase
G5It doesn't C5help meG5
VERSE 2
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G5All the stars are standing still
G5The anger and the sleeping pills
G5Are all that's C5left nowG5
CHORUS
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CmAn epidemic in my Emheart
Dsus4/ATakes hold and slowly poisons me
CHer will won't let me breath
CmIt comes in waves and bleeds me Emdry
Dsus4/AThis love is slowly killing me
CFor me, there's noone elseG5
VERSE 3
G5*******************
Jelousy just eats me up G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 e|----------------------------------|------------------|
Another's made the deepest cuts B|----------------------------------|------------------|
G5 C5 G5 G|----------------------------------|------------------|
My heart is popping D|----------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5--5----5--5---------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3--3----3--3----3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
VERSE 4
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G5You say there must be an end
G5But afterwards we'll still be friends
G5It seemed so C5easyG5
CHORUS
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CmAn epidemic in my Emheart
Dsus4/ATakes hold and slowly poisons me
CHer will won't let me breath
CmIt comes in waves and bleeds me Emdry
Dsus4/AThis love is slowly killing me
CFor me, there's noone elseG5
02:49
Distorted Solo
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e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------s------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s-----------s------------|
G|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\7-7-7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s------------------|
G|-8\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s-----------s------------|
G|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\7-7-7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s--------------s--------------------------------------------s------------|
G|-8\10-10-10-10-10\12---12---12---12---11---11--11---11--11-9-9\7--7---7--7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
03:31
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------h------------------------------h-----------h------------------h--p---|
G|-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--8--7--5--7-9--9--9-9-7-9-9-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------h-----------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS
*******
CmAn epidemic in my Emheart
Dsus4/ATakes hold and slowly poisons me
CHer will won't let me breath
CmIt comes in waves and bleeds me Emdry
Dsus4/AThis love is slowly killing me
CFor me, there's noone elseG5
VERSE 5
********
G5Don't say everything's okay
G5Don't tell me that it's just a phase
G5It doesn't C5help meG5
A really nice song by blackfield, from the new album..
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Epidemic
by Blackfield
Chords in this song · guitar
G5
C5
Cm
Em
Dsus4/A
C
G
G5
VERSE 1
G5
Don't say everything's okay
G5
Don't tell me that it's just a phase
G5 C5 G5
It doesn't help me
VERSE 2
********
G5
All the stars are standing still
G5
The anger and the sleeping pills
G5 C5 G5
Are all that's left now
CHORUS
*******
Cm Em
An epidemic in my heart
Dsus4/A
Takes hold and slowly poisons me
C
Her will won't let me breath
Cm Em
It comes in waves and bleeds me dry
Dsus4/A
This love is slowly killing me
C G5
For me, there's noone else
VERSE 3
G5
*******************
Jelousy just eats me up G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 e|----------------------------------|------------------|
Another's made the deepest cuts B|----------------------------------|------------------|
G5 C5 G5 G
|----------------------------------|------------------|
My heart is popping D|----------------------------------|------------------|
A|-5--5----5--5---------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3--3----3--3----3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
VERSE 4
********
G5
You say there must be an end
G5
But afterwards we'll still be friends
G5 C5 G5
It seemed so easy
CHORUS
*******
Cm Em
An epidemic in my heart
Dsus4/A
Takes hold and slowly poisons me
C
Her will won't let me breath
Cm Em
It comes in waves and bleeds me dry
Dsus4/A
This love is slowly killing me
C G5
For me, there's noone else
02:49
Distorted Solo
***************
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------s------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s-----------s------------|
G|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\7-7-7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s------------------|
G|-8\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s---------------------------------------------s-----------s------------|
G|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\7-7-7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--s--------------s--------------------------------------------s------------|
G|-8\10-10-10-10-10\12---12---12---12---11---11--11---11--11-9-9\7--7---7--7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
03:31
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------h------------------------------h-----------h------------------h--p---|
G|-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--8--7--5--7-9--9--9-9-7-9-9-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------h-----------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS
*******
Cm Em
An epidemic in my heart
Dsus4/A
Takes hold and slowly poisons me
C
Her will won't let me breath
Cm Em
It comes in waves and bleeds me dry
Dsus4/A
This love is slowly killing me
C G5
For me, there's noone else
VERSE 5
********
G5
Don't say everything's okay
G5
Don't tell me that it's just a phase
G5 C5 G5
It doesn't help me
A really nice song by blackfield, from the new album..
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