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Asylum

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Intro
|D#, D#maj |Cm,   Csus2|G#,  G#sus2|Bb, Bbsus2|
Verse 1 
   D#D#maj    CmCsus3  G#  
Contained in my cotton crib
        G#sus       Bb  Bsus2  
Where I feeel no turbulence
   D#D#maj      Cm    Csus2             G#     G#sus2     Bb  Bbsus2  
The ocean  sleeps upon a shelf and it feeds my apathy
    D#D#maj              Cm  
But I can feel it in the night 
Like Csus2rain upon my G#skin inside a G#sus2winter
But F#you began to F#sus2splinter
Bridge 
             Gm             D#  Gm, F, Gm, F,  D#  
If I decide to recognize my tho___________rns
Chorus
           G#                Gm          Bb        G#     F#  C#/ F    D#  Gm  
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence
G#So tilt the Gmwater 'til it Bbturns me G#around
    F#  C#/ F    D#  Gm  
To my own  asylum
G#Dry in the Gmday and Bbfading G#away in the night
Interlude
|D#, D#maj |Cm,  Csus2|G#,  G#sus2|Gm, Gsus2|
Verse 2
 D#D#maj        Cm       Csus2  G#  
I  feel the sun before it's light 
And it G#sus2fades  Bbaway Bbsus2into the D#night
  D#maj         Cm    Csus2  G#  
I was   afraid, I feed myself 
I G#sus2cleared the Bbshelf and Bbsus2killed the D#shame 
          D#maj          Cm  
But I can feel it in the night 
CollCsus2ect the rocks and G#throw them over G#sus2borders 
To F#shake the muddy F#sus2waters 
Bridge
                    Gm             D#  Gm, F, Gm, F,  D#  
And clear myself from hiding every tho___________rn 
Chorus
           G#                Gm          Bb        G#     F#  C#/ F    D#  Gm  
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence
G#So tilt the Gmwater 'til it Bbturns me G#around
    F#  C#/  F    D#  Gm  
To my own  asylum
G#Dry in the Gmday and Bbfading Fmaway in the night
| D#,  E|
BAnd we groBbw, before we go over the F#window 
You're just a Dfool for Gmhi_D/Am, for Gmhi__Dm, for Gmhi_Bm 
| D#m, B, F#/Bb, C#,  G#|
Chorus
                           Gm          Bb        G#     F#  C#/ F    D#  Gm  
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence
G#So tilt the Gmwater 'til it Bbturns me G#around
    F#  C#/  F    D#  Gm  
To my own  asylum
G#Dry in the Gmday and Bbfading Fmaway 
G#Dry in the Gmday and Bbfading Fmaway 
G#Dry in the Gmday and Bbfading Fmaway into the G#nigG#sus2ht
Outro
|D#, D#maj |Cm,   Csus2|G#,  G#sus2|Bb, B-, Bsus4|
|D#, D#maj |Cm,   Csus2|G#,  G#sus2| Gm|

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Asylum

by Silverchair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus2

G#sus2

Bbsus2

Bsus2

F#sus2

Gsus2

D/A

D#m

Bsus4

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Intro

D# Cm Csus2 G# G#sus2 Bb Bbsus2

|, D#maj |, |, |, |

Verse 1

D# Cm G#

D#maj Csus3

Contained in my cotton crib

Bb Bsus2

G#sus

Where I feeel no turbulence

D# Cm Csus2 G# G#sus2 Bb Bbsus2

D#maj

The ocean sleeps upon a shelf and it feeds my apathy

D# Cm

D#maj

But I can feel it in the night

Csus2 G# G#sus2

Like rain upon my skin inside a winter

F# F#sus2

But you began to splinter

Bridge

Gm D# Gm F Gm F D#

, , , ,

If I decide to recognize my tho___________rns

Chorus

G# Gm Bb G# F# C# F D# Gm

'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence

G# Gm Bb G#

So tilt the water 'til it turns me around

F# C# F D# Gm

To my own asylum

G# Gm Bb G#

Dry in the day and fading away in the night

Interlude

D# Cm Csus2 G# G#sus2 Gm Gsus2

|, D#maj |, |, |, |

Verse 2

D# Cm Csus2 G#

D#maj

I feel the sun before it's light

G#sus2 Bb Bbsus2 D#

And it fades away into the night

Cm Csus2 G#

D#maj

I was afraid, I feed myself

G#sus2 Bb Bbsus2 D#

I cleared the shelf and killed the shame

D#maj

But I can feel it in the night

Csus2 G# G#sus2

Collect the rocks and throw them over borders

F# F#sus2

To shake the muddy waters

Bridge

Gm D# Gm F Gm F D#

, , , ,

And clear myself from hiding every tho___________rn

Chorus

G# Gm Bb G# F# C# F D# Gm

'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence

G# Gm Bb G#

So tilt the water 'til it turns me around

F# C# F D# Gm

To my own asylum

G# Gm Bb Fm

Dry in the day and fading away in the night

D# E

| , |

B Bb F#

And we grow, before we go over the window

D Gm D/A Gm D Gm B

You're just a fool for hi_m, for hi__m, for hi_m

D#m B F# Bb C# G#

| , , /, , |

Chorus

Gm Bb G# F# C# F D# Gm

'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no__ violence

G# Gm Bb G#

So tilt the water 'til it turns me around

F# C# F D# Gm

To my own asylum

G# Gm Bb Fm

Dry in the day and fading away

G# Gm Bb Fm

Dry in the day and fading away

G# Gm Bb Fm G# G#sus2

Dry in the day and fading away into the night

Outro

D# Cm Csus2 G# G#sus2 Bb B Bsus4

|, D#maj |, |, |, -, |

D# Cm Csus2 G# G#sus2 Gm

|, D#maj |, |, | |

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