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Creature Fear

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Just a few corrects to version number 3, thanks to that poster for doing the bulk of the work :)
Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd fret
chord shapes (aside from C, G, F, Am, because I think you guys know those) below
e|-C/G-0---Am7-0---D9/F#-0----Asus4-0----FM7-0--FM7/C--0----G71--|
B|--1----1----3-----3-----1----1----0--|
G|--0----0----2-----2-----2----2----0--|
D|--2----2----0-----2-----3----3----0--|
A|--3----0----------0-----3----3----2--|
E|--3---------2-----------1---------3--|
The FM7 chord is particularly nasty to play, you need to use your fretting hand's thumb.
Here is the fingering:
      e|open-|
      B|1|-|-|
      G|-|2|-|
      D|-|-|4|
      A|-|-|3|
      E|T|-|-|
Fret #  1 2 3 
Here's the song:
---Intro (only the ooooo's)
C     Asus4   Am
C/G   Am      FM7
guitar comes in here (more ooo's)
C     C/G     C     C/G
Am    Am7     Am    Am7
G
FM7           FM7/C
---verse 1:
I was Cfull by your C/GcountC  C/G  
I was Amlost but your Am7foolAm  Am7  
Was a Glong visit wrG7ong?
NC                     C/G  FM7  
b|1--p0----------
g|--------2--p0--
  Say you are the o---n---ly
Then there is a little lead on the thickest string:
(softly)
E|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-2-|
Something similar to this repeats at the end of next verse.
---Chorus 1
GSo many forAmeign worlFM7ds (So relatively fucked)
D9/F#So ready Gfor us
E7So ready Amfor us,
The FM7creature fear
---verse 2a
I was Cteased by your C/GblouseC  C/G  
Spit Amout by your Am7mouthAm  Am7  
I was Gloud by your lowered
FM7/CSeminary soldFM7  
-verse 2b
Tear Con        Asus4tail on
CTake all the wAm7ind on
The Gsoft bloody G7nose
NC                  C/G  FM7  
b|1--p0--------
g|--------2-p0--
Signs a - nother flo---or
---chorus 2a
GSo many terrAmitoriFM7es    (Ready to reform)
D9/F#Don’t let it Gform us
E7Don’t let it fAmorm us
The FM7creature fear
-chorus 2b
GSo did he Amfoil his owFM7n?    (Is he ready to reform?)
D9/F#So many Gtorahs
E7So many Amfor us
The FM7creature fear
[Then just fade out with FM7 to end it.]

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Creature Fear

by Bon Iver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am7

D9/F#

Asus4

FM7

FM7/C

Just a few corrects to version number 3, thanks to that poster for doing the bulk of the work :)

Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd fret

chord shapes (aside from C, G, F, Am, because I think you guys know those) below

C/G Am7 D9/F# Asus4 FM7 FM7/C G7

e|--0----0----0-----0-----0----0----1--|

B|--1----1----3-----3-----1----1----0--|

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

D|--2----2----0-----2-----3----3----0--|

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

E|--3---------2-----------1---------3--|

The FM7 chord is particularly nasty to play, you need to use your fretting hand's thumb.

Here is the fingering:

e|open-|

B|1|-|-|

G|-|2|-|

D|-|-|4|

A|-|-|3|

E|T|-|-|

Fret # 1 2 3

Here's the song:

---Intro (only the ooooo's)

C Asus4 Am

C/G Am FM7

guitar comes in here (more ooo's)

C C/G C C/G

Am Am7 Am Am7

FM7 FM7/C

---verse 1:

C C/G C C/G

I was full by your count

Am Am7 Am Am7

I was lost but your fool

G G7

Was a long visit wrong?

C/G FM7

b|1--p0----------

g|--------2--p0--

Say you are the o---n---ly

Then there is a little lead on the thickest string:

(softly)

E|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-2-|

Something similar to this repeats at the end of next verse.

---Chorus 1

G Am FM7

So many foreign worlds (So relatively fucked)

D9/F# G

So ready for us

E7 Am

So ready for us,

FM7

The creature fear

---verse 2a

C C/G C C/G

I was teased by your blouse

Am Am7 Am Am7

Spit out by your mouth

I was loud by your lowered

FM7/C FM7

Seminary sold

-verse 2b

C Asus4

Tear on tail on

C Am7

Take all the wind on

G G7

The soft bloody nose

C/G FM7

b|1--p0--------

g|--------2-p0--

Signs a - nother flo---or

---chorus 2a

G Am FM7

So many territories (Ready to reform)

D9/F# G

Don’t let it form us

E7 Am

Don’t let it form us

FM7

The creature fear

-chorus 2b

G Am FM7

So did he foil his own? (Is he ready to reform?)

D9/F# G

So many torahs

E7 Am

So many for us

FM7

The creature fear

[Then just fade out with FM7 to end it.]

About Creature Fear Chords by Bon Iver

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