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Seahorse
Devendra Banhart
"Brilliant"
INTRO
A  Asus4
PART 1
AI'm high and I'm Asus4happy and I'm frAee
I've got my whole heart laid out right in front of me
BmAnd I finally can see
AThe way it's always beeEn
BmThe need for peAace starts from withiEn.
ASo I laid my posAsus4esions to the winAd
And i'm done with ever wanting anything
BBut i can die satisfied,
ANo desires do i hideE  
Bmnot today, not today
Anor for the next 1000 livesE  
TRANSITION;
Fsharp minor, Emaj (X3 and a half)
PART 2
Am  G
I Wanna Be a Little Seahorse
G  Am
C  Bb
Am  G
I Wanna be a little seahorse
I wanna see the little green men,
oooooh sleep with me 
now and then
i wanna see little green men 
now and then...........
oooohh oooooo hhhhhho......
TRANSITION FROM 6/8 TO 8/8.
PART 3
Lead guitar line.... (A minor pentatonic....)
Am  G  D
Well I'm scared of ever being born again......
If it's in this form again
Well I wanna know how why where and when and then
I wanna see you be the bright night sky
I wanna see you come back as the light
I wanna see you be the bright night sky
I wanna see you come back as the light
Guitar Solo
Then back to the Intro for a few bars.
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Seahorse

by Devendra Banhart

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Asus4

Seahorse

Devendra Banhart

"Brilliant"

INTRO

A Asus4

PART 1

A Asus4 A

I'm high and I'm happy and I'm free

I've got my whole heart laid out right in front of me

And I finally can see

A E

The way it's always been

Bm A E

The need for peace starts from within.

A Asus4 A

So I laid my posesions to the wind

And i'm done with ever wanting anything

But i can die satisfied,

A E

No desires do i hide

not today, not today

A E

nor for the next 1000 lives

TRANSITION;

Fsharp minor, Emaj (X3 and a half)

PART 2

Am G

I Wanna Be a Little Seahorse

G Am

C Bb

Am G

I Wanna be a little seahorse

I wanna see the little green men,

oooooh sleep with me

now and then

i wanna see little green men

now and then...........

oooohh oooooo hhhhhho......

TRANSITION FROM 6/8 TO 8/8.

PART 3

Lead guitar line.... (A minor pentatonic....)

Am G D

Well I'm scared of ever being born again......

If it's in this form again

Well I wanna know how why where and when and then

I wanna see you be the bright night sky

I wanna see you come back as the light

I wanna see you be the bright night sky

I wanna see you come back as the light

Guitar Solo

Then back to the Intro for a few bars.

MysteryCharlie

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