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Shrinking Universe

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 79Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Amcast your eye tears Dmon to me 
and I'll Eshow you what you Amreally need 
Amgive too much aDmttention 
and I'll Ereflect your imperDmfections
[Chorus]
Acan't you A/C#see it's Dmover 
because you're the EGod of a Dmshrinking uniAmverse
[Verse 2]
Ampurposeless surDmvival 
now there's Enothing left to Amdie for 
Amso don't struggle to Dmrecognize 
another Ecoldly heart-felt Amsuicide
[Chorus]
Acan't you A/C#see it's Dmover 
because you're the EGod of a Dmshrinking uniAmverse
[Bridge]
e|-----------5---7---|
B|-----------7---9---|
G|---1---5---5---7---|
D|---2---7---7---9---|
A|---2---7---5---7---|
E|---0---5---5---7---|
 A-  A/C#-  Dm-  E-  Dm- Am  
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhwawawahhhhhhhhhh
[Chorus]
Acan't you A/C#see it's Dmover 
because you're the EGod of a Dmshrinking uniAmverse
[Intro]
e|-----------0-----------0---|
B|-------0-----------0-------|
G|-----5---5-------5---5-----|
D|---7-----------7-----------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-----------0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|
B|-------0--------------6--------------3--------------6-------|
G|-----5---5----------7---7----------4---4----------5---5-----|
D|---7--------------9--------------6--------------7-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|------------12------------12-10------------0----------12-10----------0--|
B|-------10--------------10--------------6-----------10------------0------|
G|-----9----9---------10---------------7---7------10-------------5---5----|
D|--11--------------0----------------9----------0--------------7----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat verse then chorus)
[Bridge]
(juzt play the notez of d chordz here...)
e|-----------5---7---|
B|-----------7---9---|
G|---1---5---5---7---|
D|---2---7---7---9---|
A|---2---7---5---7---|
E|---0---5---5---7---|
then...
e|---0--------------|
B|---1-------1--1---|
G|---2---1---0--0---|
D|---2---2---2--2---|
A|---0---2---3--4---|
E|-------0----------|
then...
e|--------------------------|
B|---2--2---6-------6-------|
G|---2--2---7---1---7-------|
D|---2--2---7---2---7---7---|
A|---0--4---5---2---5---7---|
E|--------------0-------5---|
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------|
B|---2--2---6-------6-------|
G|---2--2---7---1---7-------|
D|---2--2---7---2---7---7---|
A|---0--4---5---2---5---7---|
E|--------------0-------5---|

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Shrinking Universe

by Muse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Am Dm

cast your eye tears on to me

E Am

and I'll show you what you really need

Am Dm

give too much attention

E Dm

and I'll reflect your imperfections

[Chorus]

A A/C# Dm

can't you see it's over

E Dm Am

because you're the God of a shrinking universe

[Verse 2]

Am Dm

purposeless survival

E Am

now there's nothing left to die for

Am Dm

so don't struggle to recognize

E Am

another coldly heart-felt suicide

[Chorus]

A A/C# Dm

can't you see it's over

E Dm Am

because you're the God of a shrinking universe

[Bridge]

e|-----------5---7---|

B|-----------7---9---|

G|---1---5---5---7---|

D|---2---7---7---9---|

A|---2---7---5---7---|

E|---0---5---5---7---|

A A/C# Dm E Dm Am

- - - - -

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhwawawahhhhhhhhhh

[Chorus]

A A/C# Dm

can't you see it's over

E Dm Am

because you're the God of a shrinking universe

[Intro]

e|-----------0-----------0---|

B|-------0-----------0-------|

G|-----5---5-------5---5-----|

D|---7-----------7-----------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

[Verse]

e|-----------0--------------0--------------0--------------0---|

B|-------0--------------6--------------3--------------6-------|

G|-----5---5----------7---7----------4---4----------5---5-----|

D|---7--------------9--------------6--------------7-----------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

e|------------12------------12-10------------0----------12-10----------0--|

B|-------10--------------10--------------6-----------10------------0------|

G|-----9----9---------10---------------7---7------10-------------5---5----|

D|--11--------------0----------------9----------0--------------7----------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(repeat verse then chorus)

[Bridge]

(juzt play the notez of d chordz here...)

e|-----------5---7---|

B|-----------7---9---|

G|---1---5---5---7---|

D|---2---7---7---9---|

A|---2---7---5---7---|

E|---0---5---5---7---|

then...

e|---0--------------|

B|---1-------1--1---|

G|---2---1---0--0---|

D|---2---2---2--2---|

A|---0---2---3--4---|

E|-------0----------|

then...

e|--------------------------|

B|---2--2---6-------6-------|

G|---2--2---7---1---7-------|

D|---2--2---7---2---7---7---|

A|---0--4---5---2---5---7---|

E|--------------0-------5---|

[Chorus]

e|--------------------------|

B|---2--2---6-------6-------|

G|---2--2---7---1---7-------|

D|---2--2---7---2---7---7---|

A|---0--4---5---2---5---7---|

E|--------------0-------5---|

About Shrinking Universe Chords by Muse

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