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Beacon Soul

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Words and Music by Jay Farrar
Chords used:
 A(02220x)
 Bm(23442x)
 G(330023)
 E(001220)
 D(2320xx)
 F#m(222442)
Intro:  A   Bm   G   E(x2)
 AHopeless heroes beat this  Bmclaptrap haven
 GRats are bigger than the  Enoiseless generation
 AWho the hell is  BmDow Jones anyway
 GSociety's bones on a  Ecafeteria  Dtray (play w/ index and pinky finger on third 
-- open, 2nd, and 4th frets)
 AFeeling is the  F#mbrain is split
From  Dsmiles to stares to  Ebaseless shit
And walk  Aoff the shock to the  F#mbeacon soul breathing
 DA helping hand against  Eeternal lying
We're  Aasked to believe in  Bmtradition's reasoning
 GTurn a blind eye to the  Emonkey trial bleeding
 AWorking to fight  Bmoff disease
 GBeat the clock saviors  Epassing on the  Dstreet (same as above on the third string)
 ACovert creations  F#mwithout sound
 DMirage is ruthless,  Estumbling around
 ADarlings of deceit,  F#mhyperbole
 DReverse the flow of  Enegative enerAgy  Bm   G  E  
 ATurn a blind  Bmeye,  Gooh ooh  Eooh
 ATurn a blind  Bmeye,  Gooh ooh  Eooh
[A] Turn  Ablind [Bm] eye [G] [E]
[A] [Bm] [G] [E] (repeat until close)

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Beacon Soul

by Son Volt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Words and Music by Jay Farrar

Chords used:

(02220x)

(23442x)

(330023)

(001220)

(2320xx)

F#m

(222442)

A Bm G E

Intro: (x2)

A Bm

Hopeless heroes beat this claptrap haven

G E

Rats are bigger than the noiseless generation

A Bm

Who the hell is Dow Jones anyway

G E D

Society's bones on a cafeteria tray (play w/ index and pinky finger on third

-- open, 2nd, and 4th frets)

A F#m

Feeling is the brain is split

D E

From smiles to stares to baseless shit

A F#m

And walk off the shock to the beacon soul breathing

D E

A helping hand against eternal lying

A Bm

We're asked to believe in tradition's reasoning

G E

Turn a blind eye to the monkey trial bleeding

A Bm

Working to fight off disease

G E D

Beat the clock saviors passing on the street (same as above on the third string)

A F#m

Covert creations without sound

D E

Mirage is ruthless, stumbling around

A F#m

Darlings of deceit, hyperbole

D E A Bm G E

Reverse the flow of negative energy

A Bm G E

Turn a blind eye, ooh ooh ooh

A Bm G E

Turn a blind eye, ooh ooh ooh

A A Bm G E

[] Turn blind [] eye [] []

A Bm G E

[] [] [] [] (repeat until close)

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