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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Hook Me Up
Key: D  
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used: for Drop D
 Bm-   x244xx
 Bb-   x133xx
 D-    000xxx
 G-    555xxx
 F-    333xxx
 Em-   222xxx
 A-    x022xx
 E/G#- 676xxx
Chords used: for Standard EADGBe
 Bm-   x24432
 Bb-   x13321
 D-    xx0232
G -    320033
F -    133211
Em -   022000
 A-    x02220
 E/G#- 476xxx
Intro: Continue until Verses
Guitar 1:
e|------Bm--------|-Bb---|
B|--------------|----|
G|--------------|----|
D|-9------------|-8--| x2
A|-9------------|-8--|
D|-9--9-11-12-8-|-8--|
Guitar 2: Tapping, L=left hand, R=right hand
e|---Bm------|---Bb-----|
B|---------|--------|
G|-4-12-11-|-3-10-7-|
D|---------|--------|
A|---------|--------|
D|---------|--------|
   L R  R    L R  R
     x2        x2
Verse 1:
BmSaturdays will
never be the Bbsame
It’s Bmeven hard
mentioning your Bbname
BmLooking back I don’t
know what went Bbwrong
But Fsuddenly it's
like I don’t beEmlong
Chorus 1:
So how Dlong
must I Gwait?
And how Bmlong
must I sE/G#tay?
Please let me
Gknow how to Dlive
Cuz I don’t Bmever
wanna Afeel
this E/G#way    GABmgain
Verse 2:
BmNothing seems to
matter anyBbmore
Why Bmcan’t it be just
like it was beBbfore?
I Bmhate you for the
person I’ve beBbcome
FTake me back to
where it all beEmgun
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: Bm--E/G#-G
Bridge:
  BmLet me E/G#know
how to Glive
BmLet me E/G#knowG  F  Em  
Chorus 2:
So how Dlong
must I Gwait?
And how Bmlong
must I sE/G#tay?
Please let me
Gknow how to Dlive
Cuz I don’t Bmever
wanna Afeel
     E/G# G  (Chorus chords until fade)
this way    Again

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How Long

by The Veronicas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

Hook Me Up

Key:

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used: for Drop D

- x244xx

- x133xx

- 000xxx

- 555xxx

- 333xxx

- 222xxx

- x022xx

E/G#

- 676xxx

Chords used: for Standard EADGBe

- x24432

- x13321

- xx0232

G - 320033

F - 133211

Em - 022000

- x02220

E/G#

- 476xxx

Intro: Continue until Verses

Guitar 1:

Bm Bb

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

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

G|--------------|----|

D|-9------------|-8--| x2

A|-9------------|-8--|

D|-9--9-11-12-8-|-8--|

Guitar 2: Tapping, L=left hand, R=right hand

Bm Bb

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

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

G|-4-12-11-|-3-10-7-|

D|---------|--------|

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

D|---------|--------|

L R R L R R

x2 x2

Verse 1:

Saturdays will

never be the same

It’s even hard

mentioning your name

Looking back I don’t

know what went wrong

But suddenly it's

like I don’t belong

Chorus 1:

So how long

must I wait?

And how long

E/G#

must I stay?

Please let me

G D

know how to live

Cuz I don’t ever

wanna feel

E/G# G Bm

this way Again

Verse 2:

Nothing seems to

matter anymore

Why can’t it be just

like it was before?

I hate you for the

person I’ve become

Take me back to

where it all begun

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Interlude: Bm--E/G#-G

Bridge:

Bm E/G#

Let me know

how to live

Bm E/G# G F Em

Let me know

Chorus 2:

So how long

must I wait?

And how long

E/G#

must I stay?

Please let me

G D

know how to live

Cuz I don’t ever

wanna feel

E/G# G (Chorus chords until fade)

this way Again

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