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An interesting song. The chords seem to be a standard 3 chord repeating pattern, 
given colour by subtle rhythm variations.  The chords are first.  I've added notes 
for the rhythm patterns after.
  BmWe came home eEmarly hoping Asus4to catch you unBmaware
  BmA little cEmautious but we've Asus4always had too Bmmuch care
HBmand on an Emanchor
A Asus4weight on the wBmorld
HBmand on an EmanchorAsus4  
  BmYou've been so tEmired lately, Asus4your skin takes you Bmnowhere
  BmWe wonder Emwhat it is keeps Asus4you awake and Bmout there
HBmand on an Emanchor
A Asus4weight on the wBmorld
HBmand on an Emanchor
Your Asus4weight in gBmold
HBmand on an EmanchorAsus4  Bm  Em  
Your Asus4weight in gold
  BmYour optimEmism called to Asus4say it's out till BmSunday
  BmYour disappEmointment shuffles Asus4off to meet you Bmhalf way
  BmSomewhere alEmong the line you Asus4fall
HBmand on an Emanchor
A Asus4weight on the wBmorld
HBmand on an Emanchor
Your Asus4weight in gBmold
HBmand on an Emanchor
A Asus4weight on the wBmorld
HBmand on an Emanchor
Your Asus4weight in gBmoldEm  Asus4  
  BmYour wBmeight on the wEmorld
Your Asus4weight in gold
Here are the various rhythm patterns played by the guitar as best I am work them out.
 D= downstroke
U = upstroke
x = damped stroke
[Pattern 1]
(verse 1 and chorus 1; verse 2; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 2; the final tag)
|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U - U - - |
|  x       x     |
[Pattern 2]
(chorus 2a; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 1)
|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U D U - D |
|  x       x     |
[Pattern 3]
(chorus 2b, through to the start of verse 3)
|              Bm|              Em|     
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |
|hand     on  an |anchor...       |
|           Asus4|              Bm|
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |
|              Bm|              Em|Asus4  
|1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
|D - - U - - D - |- U D - D - - - |D               |
|x     x     x   |    x           |
|                |        ...your |weight...
[Pattern 4]
(verse 3, chorus 3)
|1   2   3   4   |
|D U - U D - D - |
|  x     x   x   |

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Hand On An Anchor

by Fur Patrol

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Asus4

An interesting song. The chords seem to be a standard 3 chord repeating pattern,

given colour by subtle rhythm variations. The chords are first. I've added notes

for the rhythm patterns after.

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

We came home early hoping to catch you unaware

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

A little cautious but we've always had too much care

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

A weight on the world

Bm Em Asus4

Hand on an anchor

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

You've been so tired lately, your skin takes you nowhere

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

We wonder what it is keeps you awake and out there

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

A weight on the world

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

Your weight in gold

Bm Em Asus4 Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4

Your weight in gold

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

Your optimism called to say it's out till Sunday

Bm Em Asus4 Bm

Your disappointment shuffles off to meet you half way

Bm Em Asus4

Somewhere along the line you fall

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

A weight on the world

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

Your weight in gold

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm

A weight on the world

Bm Em

Hand on an anchor

Asus4 Bm Em Asus4

Your weight in gold

Bm Bm Em

Your weight on the world

Asus4

Your weight in gold

Here are the various rhythm patterns played by the guitar as best I am work them out.

= downstroke

U = upstroke

x = damped stroke

[Pattern 1]

(verse 1 and chorus 1; verse 2; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 2; the final tag)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U - U - - |

| x x |

[Pattern 2]

(chorus 2a; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 1)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - D |

| x x |

[Pattern 3]

(chorus 2b, through to the start of verse 3)

Bm Em

| | |

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |

|hand on an |anchor... |

Asus4 Bm

| | |

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |

Bm Em Asus4

| | |

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D - - U - - D - |- U D - D - - - |D |

|x x x | x |

| | ...your |weight...

[Pattern 4]

(verse 3, chorus 3)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D - D - |

| x x x |

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