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SEW MY NAME
Written by Josh Pyke
Drop-D tuning  DADGBE
(capo on fourth fret)
INTRO:
  Cmaj7`    Cmaj7`
VERSE:
    Cmaj7`                       Cmaj7`
  when I go I think I'm gonna  sew my name into all of your
Am11       `                          Cmaj7/     F`
clothes my girl since you have always worn me well
       Cmaj7`                        Cmaj7`
  there are too many animals on this ship some of you I think will
Am11        `                      Cmaj7/  F`
have to sink  but when it gets too much     you can only adjust
CHORUS:
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you and Fmaj7how you always wear me well
  G6you can't out-Amgrow something sewn under Fmaj7your skin so Fmaj7I will always wear you well
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you  D6/9I'm always thinking a-Fmaj7bout youFmaj7__
RE-INTRO:
  Cmaj7`  
__
VERSE:
    Cmaj7`                         Cmaj7`
  sunday evening always has a  sense of something good about to
Am11      `                         Cmaj7/   F`
end I know  we hold our breaths for tomorrow (tomorrow)
        Cmaj7`                         Cmaj7`
  and when I go I think I'm gonna  write my name into all the books you
Am11        `                       Cmaj7/           F`
love so well  since you can read me good my girl yeah you can always read me well
CHORUS:
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you and Fmaj7how you always wear me well
  G6you can't out-Amgrow something sewn under Fmaj7your skin so Fmaj7I will always wear you well
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you  D6/9I'm always thinking a-Fmaj7bout youFmaj7__
BRIDGE:
              G6(7)     C  
  try and rationalise a thing you've never seen be-
                     Fmaj7`
fore (you can wear me well   you can wear me well)
               G6(7)       C  
  I'd suit myself but it's one that I've never
                  Fmaj7`
worn_________________________________ and if there's
  (you can wear me well  you can wear me well)
Dsus2only one truth that I Cknow it's that the
Amstitches that we've made are the Cbest I've ever Fmaj7sewn___Fmaj7__
CHORUS-TAG:
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you and Fmaj7how you always wear me well
  G6you can't out-Amgrow something sewn under Fmaj7your skin so Fmaj7I will always wear you well
  G6and oh I'm Amalways thinking a-Fmaj7bout you  D6/9I'm always thinking a-
Fmaj7bout you  D6/9I'm always thinking a-Fmaj7bout youFmaj7__
OUTRO:
  Cmaj7`    Cmaj7`
__
       Cmaj7`                       Cmaj7`                     Cmaj7  
  so when I go I think I'm gonna  sew my name into all of your clothes

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Sew My Name

by Josh Pyke

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

D6/9

Dsus2

SEW MY NAME

Written by Josh Pyke

Drop-D tuning DADGBE

(capo on fourth fret)

INTRO:

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

VERSE:

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

when I go I think I'm gonna sew my name into all of your

Cmaj7 F

Am11 ` / `

clothes my girl since you have always worn me well

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

there are too many animals on this ship some of you I think will

Cmaj7 F

Am11 ` / `

have to sink but when it gets too much you can only adjust

CHORUS:

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you and how you always wear me well

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

you can't out-grow something sewn under your skin so I will always wear you well

G6 Am Fmaj7 D6/9 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you I'm always thinking a-bout you__

RE-INTRO:

Cmaj7

VERSE:

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

sunday evening always has a sense of something good about to

Cmaj7 F

Am11 ` / `

end I know we hold our breaths for tomorrow (tomorrow)

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

and when I go I think I'm gonna write my name into all the books you

Cmaj7 F

Am11 ` / `

love so well since you can read me good my girl yeah you can always read me well

CHORUS:

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you and how you always wear me well

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

you can't out-grow something sewn under your skin so I will always wear you well

G6 Am Fmaj7 D6/9 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you I'm always thinking a-bout you__

BRIDGE:

G6 C

(7)

try and rationalise a thing you've never seen be-

Fmaj7

fore (you can wear me well you can wear me well)

G6 C

(7)

I'd suit myself but it's one that I've never

Fmaj7

worn_________________________________ and if there's

(you can wear me well you can wear me well)

Dsus2 C

only one truth that I know it's that the

Am C Fmaj7 Fmaj7

stitches that we've made are the best I've ever sewn_____

CHORUS-TAG:

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you and how you always wear me well

G6 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7

you can't out-grow something sewn under your skin so I will always wear you well

G6 Am Fmaj7 D6/9

and oh I'm always thinking a-bout you I'm always thinking a-

Fmaj7 D6/9 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

bout you I'm always thinking a-bout you__

OUTRO:

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

` `

so when I go I think I'm gonna sew my name into all of your clothes

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