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Ode To Lonely

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: standard eBGDAE
Listen to the song for the strumming pattern, but it goes something like this: down 
down up down up, up down   ..making sure to emphasize bass note on the first down strum and 
higher notes on the strums thereafter
Chords Used:
e |--Cadd9-3--------G3-------D2----Dsus4--3-|
B |---3--------3-------3------3-|
G |---0--------0-------2------2-|
D |---2--------0-------0------0-|
A |---3--------2-------x------x-|
E |---x--------3-------x------x-|
Intro:
Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  D  Cadd9
G
Cadd9Did you ever wake up in an hour of dGarkness,
Cadd9on a boat, prevailing winds at your Gback.
DSunny, faded picture from your mCadd9emory.
Cadd9Jagged ridge for your pGath.
Cadd9Were you lost inside the dream of another's chGoosing?
Cadd9Did the rhythm of your days become your fGoe?
DWere countless hours of pity like a bCadd9lanket
Cadd9that covered up the daylight from your sGoul?
Cadd9   G     D Dsus4  Cadd9   G
  D    Dsus4        Cadd9   G(two down strokes)
Halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.
Cadd9Were you hopeless at the thought of ever lovGing?
Cadd9Were you hounded by the curses in the daGrk?
DDid you ever give until you just quit feCadd9eling;
Cadd9a castaway with a bottled heGart..
Cadd9Did you ever think the worst was bound to haGppen,
Cadd9the river rise and waters of the flGood..
DYeah, Honesty, another name for HeaCadd9rtache,
Cadd9and Fear, like starlight, shining from aboGve.
Cadd9   G     D Dsus4  Cadd9   G
  D    Dsus4        Cadd9   G(two down strokes)
Halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.
[interlude]    Cadd9    G    D  Dsus4  
(strum once in the final verse)
Cadd9Are you in the eleventh hour of your deGsperation?
Cadd9Can you dig through the tunnel and break through the niGght?
DAre you ready for the loosening of your Cadd9chains
Cadd9that kept you in the shadows in your tiGme..
Cadd9   G     D Dsus4  Cadd9   G
HDalDsus4leeeeeeCadd9eeeelujaGhhh, hDalDsus4leeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh,
Cadd9(two dowGn stroDkeDsus4s)Cadd9  
halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.

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Ode To Lonely

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Cadd9

Dsus4

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Tuning: standard eBGDAE

Listen to the song for the strumming pattern, but it goes something like this: down

down up down up, up down ..making sure to emphasize bass note on the first down strum and

higher notes on the strums thereafter

Chords Used:

Cadd9 G D Dsus4

e |---3--------3-------2------3-|

B |---3--------3-------3------3-|

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

D |---2--------0-------0------0-|

A |---3--------2-------x------x-|

E |---x--------3-------x------x-|

Intro:

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D Cadd9

Cadd9 G

Did you ever wake up in an hour of darkness,

Cadd9 G

on a boat, prevailing winds at your back.

D Cadd9

Sunny, faded picture from your memory.

Cadd9 G

Jagged ridge for your path.

Cadd9 G

Were you lost inside the dream of another's choosing?

Cadd9 G

Did the rhythm of your days become your foe?

D Cadd9

Were countless hours of pity like a blanket

Cadd9 G

that covered up the daylight from your soul?

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

(two down strokes)

Halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.

Cadd9 G

Were you hopeless at the thought of ever loving?

Cadd9 G

Were you hounded by the curses in the dark?

D Cadd9

Did you ever give until you just quit feeling;

Cadd9 G

a castaway with a bottled heart..

Cadd9 G

Did you ever think the worst was bound to happen,

Cadd9 G

the river rise and waters of the flood..

D Cadd9

Yeah, Honesty, another name for Heartache,

Cadd9 G

and Fear, like starlight, shining from above.

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

(two down strokes)

Halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.

Cadd9 G D Dsus4

[interlude]

(strum once in the final verse)

Cadd9 G

Are you in the eleventh hour of your desperation?

Cadd9 G

Can you dig through the tunnel and break through the night?

D Cadd9

Are you ready for the loosening of your chains

Cadd9 G

that kept you in the shadows in your time..

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

D Dsus4 Cadd9 G D Dsus4

Halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh,

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Cadd9

(two down strokes)

halleeeeeeeeeelujahhh, hallelujah.

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