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Drown Out
The Swell Season
[Bm] [Bm]
[Bm]		[G]
Drown out, 
		[F#m]		[Em]
the voice that breaks the silence
	[G]	[F#m]	[Em]
And talks the joy out 
		[Bm]
of everything
	[Bm]		[G]
You were found out 
		[F#m]
and had to walk
[Em]		[G]	[F#m]	[Em]
in darkness without the only thing
		[Bm]
you care about
F#mAnd wBme drive away 
Gand Bmhead for south
F#mWe foBmund our way 
Gand Ablocked it out
GCrBmy aEmlonBme, and die alone
GPrBmay EmaloBmne, and stay alone 
Bm
	[Bm]			[G]
You were burned out
		[F#m]		[Em]
And had to stop before all hell 
[G]
broke
[F#m]	[Em]				[Bm]
And finally took, took its toll 
F#mAnd sBmave our souls 
GwerBme playing dead
F#mAnd mBmine for gold 
Gin Bma heart of lead
F#mAnd tBmurn around 
Gand Bmsave yourself
F#mWe foBmund our way 
Gand Ablocked it out
(a-E-g)
GCrBmy aEmlonBme, and die alone
GPrBmay EmaloBmne, and stay alone
[Bm]
Drown out.. drown out..
[Bm]:
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B|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;0-0&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-3-0&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;0&#8211;-&#8211;-0-0
G|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-
D|&#8211;&#8211;-0&#8211;&#8211;0&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;0&#8211;&#8211;
A|-2&#8211;&#8211;-2&#8211;2&#8211;&#8211;-2&#8211;2-
E|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;
[G]:           [F#m]:        [Em]:
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B|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-0&#8211;0&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-0&#8211;0(2)&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-0-0
G|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-
D|&#8211;&#8211;-0&#8211;-0&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;4&#8211;-4&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;--2&#8211;-2&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-
A|&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;-&#8211;-&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;
E|-3&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;3-3&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;--2&#8211;&#8211;-2&#8211;2&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;--0&#8211;&#8211;-0&#8211;0&#8211;&#8211;&#8211;

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Drown Out

by Glen Hansard

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F#m

Drown Out

The Swell Season

Bm Bm

[] []

Bm G

[] []

Drown out,

F#m Em

[] []

the voice that breaks the silence

G F#m Em

[] [] []

And talks the joy out

[]

of everything

Bm G

[] []

You were found out

F#m

[]

and had to walk

Em G F#m Em

[] [] [] []

in darkness without the only thing

[]

you care about

F#m Bm

And we drive away

G Bm

and head for south

F#m Bm

We found our way

G A

and blocked it out

G Bm Em Bm

Cry alone, and die alone

G Bm Em Bm

Pray alone, and stay alone

Bm G

[] []

You were burned out

F#m Em

[] []

And had to stop before all hell

[]

broke

F#m Em Bm

[] [] []

And finally took, took its toll

F#m Bm

And save our souls

G Bm

were playing dead

F#m Bm

And mine for gold

G Bm

in a heart of lead

F#m Bm

And turn around

G Bm

and save yourself

F#m Bm

We found our way

G A

and blocked it out

(a--g)

G Bm Em Bm

Cry alone, and die alone

G Bm Em Bm

Pray alone, and stay alone

[]

Drown out.. drown out..

[]:

e|–––––––––––––––––––––––-2–––––––––

B|––––––––0-0––––––-3-0–––-–0–-–-0-0

G|––––––––––––––-

D|––-0––0–––––0––

A|-2––-2–2––-2–2-

E|–––––––––––––––

G F#m Em

[]: []: []:

e|–––––––––––––-––––––––––––-––––––––––-

B|–––––––-0–0––-––––––-0–0(2)–––––––-0-0

G|–––––––––––––-–––––––––-––-––––––––––-

D|––-0–-0––––––-––4–-4–––-––-–--2–-2–––-

A|–––––––––––––-–––––––––-––-–-–––––––––

E|-3–––3-3––––--2––-2–2–––––--0––-0–0–––

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