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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: Bb Similar to FACE DOwN
Tuning: Standard EADGBe or Drop D
Chords used: for Standard EADGBe
 Gm- 355333
 Eb- x68886
 Bb- x13331
 F-  133211
 Cm- x35543
Chords used: for Drop D
 G5-  555xxx
 Eb5- 111xxx
 Bb5- x133xx
 F5-  333xxx
 C5-  x355xx
Intro:
  GmDon't tell me this is your
last Ebchance to Gmchange 
Cuz if you do, you would
be 
EbtelEbling Eba  Gmlie!!! butF  
Verse 1:
  GmI warned you
What Fcould Ebhappen if
you should decide
To Cmlive your life
from F9 to 5
  GmAnd I mourn you
For Fthe Ebdetail that
is left unsaid
Is a Cmreminder of
the Ftime you bled
Chorus:
  GmReturn to Fdays when you knew
Ebyou still felt aFlive
  GmReveal the Bbway you felt when
EbYou could look inFside
After Chorus Riff:
e|---------------
B|---------------
G|-3-2---2-5-3-2-
D|-----3---------
A|---------------
E|---------------
Verse 2:
  GmThey sold you
EveFryEbthing you need
to fix you up
And you Cmfeel good now
but you Fcan't wake up
  GmThey found a way
to reassure you
would be Fo-Ebkay
Reach out today now I impCmlore 
you to reFmember who you are
Bridge: Silence
  GmSo you Ffelt it
but you Ebdon't know
Why you Fcan't
explain at all
  GmWhy you Ffelt it
Cuz you Ebdon't know
       F(hold)
no you don't know
GmBreak the walls
between Fbuilding atrophy
EbCausing all your
Fproblems to recede
GmBreak the walls betBbween
(Break the walls between)
EbCausing all your Fpain 
(Causing all your pain)
             Bass line
You'll never learn 
Outro: Repeat the Bridge distortion
(Repeat x4)
Gm---Eb---Gm---Eb-Eb-Eb

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Atrophy

by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb5

Bb5

Key: Bb Similar to FACE DOwN

Tuning: Standard EADGBe or Drop D

Chords used: for Standard EADGBe

- 355333

- x68886

- x13331

- 133211

- x35543

Chords used: for Drop D

- 555xxx

Eb5

- 111xxx

Bb5

- x133xx

- 333xxx

- x355xx

Intro:

Don't tell me this is your

Eb Gm

last chance to change

Cuz if you do, you would

Eb Eb Eb Gm F

telling a lie!!! but

Verse 1:

I warned you

F Eb

What could happen if

you should decide

To live your life

from 9 to 5

And I mourn you

F Eb

For the detail that

is left unsaid

Is a reminder of

the time you bled

Chorus:

Gm F

Return to days when you knew

Eb F

you still felt alive

Gm Bb

Reveal the way you felt when

Eb F

You could look inside

After Chorus Riff:

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

B|---------------

G|-3-2---2-5-3-2-

D|-----3---------

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

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

Verse 2:

They sold you

F Eb

Everything you need

to fix you up

And you feel good now

but you can't wake up

They found a way

to reassure you

F Eb

would be o-kay

Reach out today now I implore

you to remember who you are

Bridge: Silence

Gm F

So you felt it

but you don't know

Why you can't

explain at all

Gm F

Why you felt it

Cuz you don't know

(hold)

no you don't know

Break the walls

between building atrophy

Causing all your

problems to recede

Gm Bb

Break the walls between

(Break the walls between)

Eb F

Causing all your pain

(Causing all your pain)

Bass line

You'll never learn

Outro: Repeat the Bridge distortion

(Repeat x4)

Gm---Eb---Gm---Eb-Eb-Eb

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