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Singing Hatchet
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CTar
The Gmroofs
Of the Ehouses
That are Dleakin'
The Creligions
Of who Gmlive there
And are Eleavin'
Their Dinfidelities
At the Cdoor
When they come Ebin.C
CTar
The Gmpeaks
Of the Emountains
That are Dsingin'
The beCliefs
Of who Gmlive there
And are Eleavin'
Their Dimpurities
On their Cfaces
When they're Ebwasted.C
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G
GIn betCween
GChivalry of the armCor-clad
GLies a focus in IC D7 D7sus D7 D7sus D7
GNow you're sCingin'
GIt takes too long to remiCnd you of your hearts
You're Gway behind the county line
You muCst have fallen off somewhere somD7etimD7suse
D7Now you're here delD7susivering your
GShifty lies and senCseless viAmsion
GOverflow like froCzen rivAmers
GStand in line, they wDsus/F#atch the time
CYou're cattled up and weeks behind
CHow long, how long
C7Until we reach the bottom of the lake?
G C til fade.
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AmShoveling sons kFeeping us aGwake
AmInto the night's misfFortunes we fGade
AmGiving the land's onFly fair eyGe
AmShoveling sons are mD7arching awGay
And you never will Fbe confused Amby the few who Gride doFwn
The oFnly road paAmved by dead soGuls
AmShoveling sons...F G
AmShoveling sons...F G
AmShoveling sons...F G Am D7 G
AmShoveling sons...C Am C
AmShoveling sons...C Am C
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so these chords are not exact voicings, but just the basics.]
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
EmHave you been paidEm/F# Em/G
CTo bring us dBown
Emagainst our wEm/F#ill agEm/Gain?C B
EmAnd how'd you Em/F#follow Em/Gus?
CAnd how'd you sBee?
EmWishing's lost tEm/F#o the tEm/Gouch
CTo see your eyes are painted shut
EmAnd we Em/F#won't cEm/Gome cleCan.B
Em Em/F# Em/G C
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
EmWe'll be cleared fEm/F#rom youEm/Gr list
CAnd all the ghosts who won't be missed
EmWEm/F#on't cEm/Gome cleCanB
EmWEm/F#on't cEm/Gome cleCan
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G C
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G C
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E A F D7 G C
E A F D7 G C
EFind the Ahour to teFll me pD7laces I Ghave neCver been
EAnd educAate me of aFll things lD7ost through slGeep and Cwasted time
EOut pAast the brFeak and the slD7ips
A rFow of foreign shD7ips
Our aGmnesty liCes
Outro: C Am F G7
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couple strings, not the full chords.]
Intro:
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# C
I lCistened too many tiFmesD7 G7
To Cphone calls on your private lFineD7 G7
And Cnow you're loud and clFearD7 G7
C F D7 G7
Now alternate between F and FMaj7,
and C and CMaj7 until you end on E.
Your iCsland suited us fFineD7 G7
Your cContact was better than FmineD7 G7
With aCll our missions clFearD7 G7
To taCke you out was nEever mFade too cClear
It was neEver maFde too clCear
La Eda da Fda da Cda da dum
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[Note: all major chords are barred]
B+( Baugmented) = [X2544X]
Intro:
Bb+ G
Bb+ G
Bb+WGhy'd you have to let
Bb+The Gpilgrim out of his cage?
Bb+WGhy'd you have to let
Bb+The Gpilgrim out of his cage?
FOoohhhh...
COoohhhh...
DOooAhhhh...
DOooFhhhh...
Bb+
Bb+ G
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GYou've been hired for their diCrty work
I can sAmee it in your eyes
So loCng for nowC7
EI will always be tCadd9rue to you
For a whAmile you'll have to kill for foCodC7
GAll these changes Amand bank statements
CThey must make you Amkind of nervous
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F C F G# E F C
Demons onFce again G#come doEwn
FTo shCed their niFght G#on yEou
CSacrEed liFght
CBurn thrEough the beFast within
CAnd you'll be frEee to rFun again
You'll be frCee aEgaFin
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Cadd9Five miles of unused highway
G7Three flares to bring you my way
CToo late the kitchen's closed
We'll hAmave to sleep foreEver now
Cadd9Thin lines are paint between us
G7Outside the symphony of
CHellbound fortune-driven
SAmoldiers out on hoEliday
C Am E
C A F
CAs you walk away agAain
A dG7ynasty of brCoken feet give in
Four waFkeless mornings bFmeat the sun down
COn the chaplain's head
And as he cues for you to siAng
RG7hapsody you prComised would bring
All chFapel-beaten soFmldiers down
UpCon their knees again
F Fm C
F Fm C
F Fm C
CWake up the town to bring lost pFarodies of
FmFaceless demons sCcattering away
On boFrrowed time the
Fmclock will unwindC C7
C F Fm
CWake up the town to give us rhapFsodies of
FmTimeless rhythm scCattering away
As foFrmless creatures lFmift
The time from evCery working day
F Fm C[til end]
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E F
You don't kCnow me so you won't Ampay me anymoEreF
And you won't hCire me to cAmome and clean your fEloorF
But let me tCake you down to the lAmake so we can get EpaidF
one more tCime aroundAm E F
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though. The B7add4 and D9(no3)/A are outlined rather than strummed, so it's pretty easy to hear the
B7add4= [X2120X]
D9(no3)/A = [X00210]
A Em A A A Em
E C Bb D Bb Cwalk to D
E C Bb D Bb
EShow your faCce 'round here agBbainD
We'll have to bBburn the staCtions down
EOne by oCne
It's too bad your faBbceD
reveals the stBbate you'll be liCving in
EAnd in the tCime
It takes you to rBbunD
From end to eBbnd, you'll be dCead again
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
C E A A2 A A2 A A2 A A2
EYou're the Ctype everyone BbtriesD
to have and rBbun their watCches by
EOnly tCime ain't what they nBbeedD Bb C
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
With the B7add4land
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
C E Bb E
C E Bb E
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Singing Hatchet
by Radar Bros.
Chords in this song · guitar
C
Gm
E
D
Eb
G
D7
D7sus
Am
Dsus/F#
C7
F
Em
Em/F#
Em/G
B
A
G7
D/F#
Ab
B+
Bb+
Cadd9
G#
questions or corrections, email me. All songs are album versions, and in normal tuning.
Oh, and I leave it up to you to figure out picking and strumming patterns. These are
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C
Tar
Gm
The roofs
E
Of the houses
D
That are leakin'
C
The religions
Gm
Of who live there
E
And are leavin'
D
Their infidelities
C
At the door
Eb C
When they come in.
C
Tar
Gm
The peaks
E
Of the mountains
D
That are singin'
C
The beliefs
Gm
Of who live there
E
And are leavin'
D
Their impurities
C
On their faces
Eb C
When they're wasted.
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G
G C
In between
G C
Chivalry of the armor-clad
G C D7 D7sus D7 D7sus D7
Lies a focus in I
G C
Now you're singin'
G C
It takes too long to remind you of your hearts
G
You're way behind the county line
C D7 D7sus
You must have fallen off somewhere sometime
D7 D7sus
Now you're here delivering your
G C Am
Shifty lies and senseless vision
G C Am
Overflow like frozen rivers
G Dsus/F#
Stand in line, they watch the time
C
You're cattled up and weeks behind
C
How long, how long
C7
Until we reach the bottom of the lake?
G C til fade.
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Am F G
Shoveling sons keeping us awake
Am F G
Into the night's misfortunes we fade
Am F G
Giving the land's only fair eye
Am D7 G
Shoveling sons are marching away
F Am G F
And you never will be confused by the few who ride down
F Am G
The only road paved by dead souls
Am F G
Shoveling sons...
Am F G
Shoveling sons...
Am F G Am D7 G
Shoveling sons...
Am C Am C
Shoveling sons...
Am C Am C
Shoveling sons...
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so these chords are not exact voicings, but just the basics.]
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G
Have you been paid
C B
To bring us down
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
against our will again?
Em Em/F# Em/G
And how'd you follow us?
C B
And how'd you see?
Em Em/F# Em/G
Wishing's lost to the touch
C
To see your eyes are painted shut
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
And we won't come clean.
Em Em/F# Em/G C
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G
We'll be cleared from your list
C
And all the ghosts who won't be missed
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Won't come clean
Em Em/F# Em/G C
Won't come clean
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G C
Em Em/F# Em/G C B
Em Em/F# Em/G C
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E A F D7 G C
E A F D7 G C
E A F D7 G C
Find the hour to tell me places I have never been
E A F D7 G C
And educate me of all things lost through sleep and wasted time
E A F D7
Out past the break and the slips
F D7
A row of foreign ships
G C
Our amnesty lies
C Am F G7
Outro:
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couple strings, not the full chords.]
Intro:
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# F Ab
G D/F# C
C F D7 G7
I listened too many times
C F D7 G7
To phone calls on your private line
C F D7 G7
And now you're loud and clear
C F D7 G7
Now alternate between F and FMaj7,
and C and CMaj7 until you end on E.
C F D7 G7
Your island suited us fine
C F D7 G7
Your contact was better than mine
C F D7 G7
With all our missions clear
C E F C
To take you out was never made too clear
E F C
It was never made too clear
E F C
La da da da da da da dum
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[Note: all major chords are barred]
B+ B
( augmented) = [X2544X]
Intro:
Bb+ G
Bb+ G
Bb+ G
Why'd you have to let
Bb+ G
The pilgrim out of his cage?
Bb+ G
Why'd you have to let
Bb+ G
The pilgrim out of his cage?
F
Ooohhhh...
C
Ooohhhh...
D A
Ooohhhh...
D F
Ooohhhh...
Bb+
Bb+ G
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G C
You've been hired for their dirty work
Am
I can see it in your eyes
C C7
So long for now
E Cadd9
I will always be true to you
Am C C7
For a while you'll have to kill for food
G Am
All these changes and bank statements
C Am
They must make you kind of nervous
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F C F G# E F C
F G# E
Demons once again come down
F C F G# E
To shed their night on you
C E F
Sacred light
C E F
Burn through the beast within
C E F
And you'll be free to run again
C E F
You'll be free again
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Cadd9
Five miles of unused highway
G7
Three flares to bring you my way
C
Too late the kitchen's closed
Am E
We'll have to sleep forever now
Cadd9
Thin lines are paint between us
G7
Outside the symphony of
C
Hellbound fortune-driven
Am E
Soldiers out on holiday
C Am E
C A F
C A
As you walk away again
G7 C
A dynasty of broken feet give in
F Fm
Four wakeless mornings beat the sun down
C
On the chaplain's head
A
And as he cues for you to sing
G7 C
Rhapsody you promised would bring
F Fm
All chapel-beaten soldiers down
C
Upon their knees again
F Fm C
F Fm C
F Fm C
C F
Wake up the town to bring lost parodies of
Fm C
Faceless demons scattering away
F
On borrowed time the
Fm C C7
clock will unwind
C F Fm
C F
Wake up the town to give us rhapsodies of
Fm C
Timeless rhythm scattering away
F Fm
As formless creatures lift
C
The time from every working day
F Fm C
[til end]
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E F
C Am E F
You don't know me so you won't pay me anymore
C Am E F
And you won't hire me to come and clean your floor
C Am E F
But let me take you down to the lake so we can get paid
C Am E F
one more time around
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though. The B7add4 and D9(no3)/A are outlined rather than strummed, so it's pretty easy to hear the
B7add4
= [X2120X]
D9(no3)/A = [X00210]
A Em A A A Em
E C Bb D Bb C D
walk to
E C Bb D Bb
E C Bb D
Show your face 'round here again
Bb C
We'll have to burn the stations down
E C
One by one
Bb D
It's too bad your face
Bb C
reveals the state you'll be living in
E C
And in the time
Bb D
It takes you to run
Bb C
From end to end, you'll be dead again
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
C E A A2 A A2 A A2 A A2
E C Bb D
You're the type everyone tries
Bb C
to have and run their watches by
E C Bb D Bb C
Only time ain't what they need
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4
With the land
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
B7add4 D9(no3)/A
C E Bb E
C E Bb E
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