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Chord voicings:
Chord        EADGBe   EADGBe  
          D/Cxx0010
Eb#5         x6544x
          G/Bx20033   x20003
            Dx5423x   xx0232
           Em022000
            G320003
C            032013   032010
          G/Dx5543x
      C(add9)x32020
        D#dimxx1212
          G/F1x0003
Gmb5(6)      3x2320
         D/F#2x0232
         Em/G3x2000
B7/        F#201202
          C/G3x2013
          C/E0x2013  
Dsus4/     F#2x0233
          D/Ax0423x
F(add9)/G    1xx213
Intro:
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|
It's Emcoming from so far away
It's Chard to say for C/Dsure
Whether Gwhat I hear is G/Bmusic or the Cwind
Through an open Ddoor
                         EmEb#5
There's a fire high in the empty sky
Where the G/Dsound C(add9)meets the Gshore
There's a Glong distance loneliness
CRolling out over the Gdesert floorD  
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|
|     Em|    Em|      C|      G|
And the Cyears that I spent lost in the Bmmystery
Fall D#dimaway leaving only the sound of the Emdrum
Like a G/Fpart of me
It speaks to the heart of me
Forget what life Emused to be
You are what you choose to be
                 Eb#5        D  
It's whatever it is you see
                          GGmb5(6)
That life will become
Whatever it is you might D/F#think you have
                            Em/G  B7/F#  
You have nothing to lose
Through eC/Gvery dead and living thing
Time Emruns like a fuse
                 G    C        D     C/E  Dsus4/  F#  G  
And the fuse is   burning
                   G    C        D     C/E  D7sus4/  F#  G  
And the earth is    turning
|      Em|      Em|       C|       C|
|      Em|      Em|       C|       C|
|      Em|      Em|       C|       C|
|      Em|      Em|       C|       C|
|      Em|Eb#5    |     G/D| C(add9)|
|     G/B|     D/A|F(add9)/ G|F(add9)/G  |
Though the Cyears give way to unBmcertainty
And the D#dimfear of living for nothing strangles the Emwill
There's a G/Fpart of me
That speaks to the heart of me
Though sometimes it's Emhard to see
It's never Cfar from me
           Eb#5        D  
Alive in eternity
That nothing can Gkill
Gmb5(6)
   Oh Lord
                             D/F#       Em/G  B7/F#  
Are there really people starving still?
C/GLook out beyond the walls of Babylon
How Emlong will their needs go unfilled
                   G         C          D    C/E  D7sus4/  F#  G  
I want to say right now I'm going to be   a   -    round
(backgr. vocals: I'm going to be around)
                  G     C        D    C/E  D7sus4/  F#  G  
When the walls and towers are crumbling
(backgr. vocals: When the towers are tumbling down)
                  G    C            D    C/E  D7sus4/  F#  G  
And I will tune my spirit to the gentle         sound
(backgr. vocals: I want to hear the sound)
             G    C           D    C/E  D7sus4/  F#  G  
Of the waters lapping on a higher         ground
(backgr. vocals: Of the children laughing)
|      G    C     D|  C/E  D7sus4/   F#     G|  (play 4 x)
|     Em|    Em|      C|      C|   (play 12 x)

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Fuse

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C

G/B

G/D

C(add9)

D#dim

G/F

D/F#

Em/G

C/G

C/E

Dsus4

D/A

C/D

D7sus4

F(add9)

Chord voicings:

Chord EADGBe EADGBe

D/C

xx0010

Eb#5 x6544x

G/B

x20033 x20003

x5423x xx0232

022000

320003

C 032013 032010

G/D

x5543x

C(add9)

x32020

D#dim

xx1212

G/F

1x0003

Gmb5(6) 3x2320

D/F#

2x0232

Em/G

3x2000

B7 F#

/ 201202

C/G

3x2013

C/E

0x2013

Dsus4 F#

/ 2x0233

D/A

x0423x

F(add9)/G 1xx213

Intro:

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

It's coming from so far away

C C/D

It's hard to say for sure

G G/B C

Whether what I hear is music or the wind

Through an open door

Eb#5

There's a fire high in the empty sky

G/D C(add9) G

Where the sound meets the shore

There's a long distance loneliness

C G D

Rolling out over the desert floor

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C G

| | | | |

C Bm

And the years that I spent lost in the mystery

D#dim Em

Fall away leaving only the sound of the drum

G/F

Like a part of me

It speaks to the heart of me

Forget what life used to be

You are what you choose to be

Eb#5

It's whatever it is you see

Gmb5(6)

That life will become

D/F#

Whatever it is you might think you have

Em/G B7 F#

You have nothing to lose

C/G

Through every dead and living thing

Time runs like a fuse

G C D C/E Dsus4 F# G

And the fuse is burning

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

And the earth is turning

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em Em C C

| | | | |

Em G/D C(add9)

| |Eb#5 | | |

G/B D/A F(add9) G F

| | |/ |(add9)/G |

C Bm

Though the years give way to uncertainty

D#dim Em

And the fear of living for nothing strangles the will

G/F

There's a part of me

That speaks to the heart of me

Though sometimes it's hard to see

It's never far from me

Eb#5

Alive in eternity

That nothing can kill

Gmb5(6)

Oh Lord

D/F# Em/G B7 F#

Are there really people starving still?

C/G

Look out beyond the walls of Babylon

How long will their needs go unfilled

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

I want to say right now I'm going to be a - round

(backgr. vocals: I'm going to be around)

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

When the walls and towers are crumbling

(backgr. vocals: When the towers are tumbling down)

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

And I will tune my spirit to the gentle sound

(backgr. vocals: I want to hear the sound)

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

Of the waters lapping on a higher ground

(backgr. vocals: Of the children laughing)

G C D C/E D7sus4 F# G

| | / | (play 4 x)

Em Em C C

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