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The Tension And The Terror

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Pretty simple song, but really a neat chord progression
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         6 5 4 3 2 1
        E0 2 2 1 0 0
    Emaj70 2 1 1 0 0
       A20 0 2 2 0 0
        A0 0 2 2 2 0
Bsus     X 2 4 4 0 0
Bsus/A   0 0 4 4 0 0
Bsus/G#  4 0 4 4 0 0
      C#mX 4 6 6 5 4
      F#m2 4 4 2 2 2
        BX 2 4 4 4 2
[Intro]
  E    Emaj7  Bsus/  G#   A2(2X)
[VERSE 1:]
All the bEoys voices crEmaj7acking
Oh, the Bsus/G#moaning half tones
              A2        E          Emaj7  Bsus/   G#  A2  
Come summertime, we're all the same age       here
All the tEension and the Emaj7terror
            Bsus/              G#  A2  
Thin-limbed gorgeous green eyes smiling
       E   Emaj7  Bsus/     G#  A2  
And I'm going straight to hell
[Channel]
    Bsus  Bsus/    A  Bsus/      G#  Bsus/   A   Bsus  Bsus/        A  Bsus/  G#  Bsus/A  
All the possibility        and promise just weighs on me so heav----ily
[CHORUS]
EAnd I try but I'm not convincing
C#mYour lips, they pout and twist and
F#mI die trying just to keep myAself from Bkissing you
EYou take in everything with 
Ba subtlety I envy
F#mIt's somehow all I need just Akeep me Bguessing please
[Interlude]
  E    Emaj7  Bsus/  G#   A2  
                     E               Emaj7  Bsus/        G#  A2  
Darling, all of these awkward jumpstart-stalling conversations
                 E     Emaj7  Bsus/   G#  A2  
Mean much more to me than any-------thing
It comes Edown to me and Emaj7you
            Bsus/             G#  A2  
And whether we're supposed to or not, 
                   E      Emaj7  Bsus/    G#  A2  
we still will we're so much  better     off than them
[CHANNEL]
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
C#m
 Alook,  Alaugh,  Asmile,  Asecond 
Apasses by and I regret it
Bwords just Aaren't Bright
C#mSometimes I just can't explain
AAll the ways you devastate me
BAlways Aon my Bmind
[CHORUS x2]

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The Tension And The Terror

by Straylight Run

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#m

F#m

Bsus

Pretty simple song, but really a neat chord progression

Here are all the chords in the song and how to play them

6 5 4 3 2 1

0 2 2 1 0 0

Emaj7

0 2 1 1 0 0

0 0 2 2 0 0

0 0 2 2 2 0

Bsus X 2 4 4 0 0

Bsus/A 0 0 4 4 0 0

Bsus/G# 4 0 4 4 0 0

C#m

X 4 6 6 5 4

F#m

2 4 4 2 2 2

X 2 4 4 4 2

[Intro]

E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

/ (2X)

[VERSE 1:]

E Emaj7

All the boys voices cracking

Bsus/G#

Oh, the moaning half tones

A2 E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

Come summertime, we're all the same age here

E Emaj7

All the tension and the terror

Bsus G# A2

Thin-limbed gorgeous green eyes smiling

E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

And I'm going straight to hell

[Channel]

Bsus Bsus A Bsus G# Bsus A Bsus Bsus A Bsus G# Bsus A

/ / / / / /

All the possibility and promise just weighs on me so heav----ily

[CHORUS]

And I try but I'm not convincing

C#m

Your lips, they pout and twist and

F#m A B

I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you

You take in everything with

a subtlety I envy

F#m A B

It's somehow all I need just keep me guessing please

[Interlude]

E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

Darling, all of these awkward jumpstart-stalling conversations

E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

Mean much more to me than any-------thing

E Emaj7

It comes down to me and you

Bsus G# A2

And whether we're supposed to or not,

E Emaj7 Bsus G# A2

we still will we're so much better off than them

[CHANNEL]

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]

C#m

A A A A

look, laugh, smile, second

passes by and I regret it

B A B

words just aren't right

C#m

Sometimes I just can't explain

All the ways you devastate me

B A B

Always on my mind

[CHORUS x2]

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