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The Great Wide Open - Funeral For A Friend Chords
By Nicolas Rapiera
Chords Used:
G#m: 466xxx
F#m: 244xxx
G#5: 777xxx
E5:  333xxx
F#5: 555xxx
B5:  x355xx
A#:  x133xx
B:   x244xx
Verse 1:
G#mSpitting A#from the G#mbridges, like a A#bird perched on a G#mbranch, 
I'm A#wilting Blike a G#mtree that will A#never lBet me bG#mreathe. 
G#mSoul soldier with your F#mgun Bheld A#high, where does the crow fly,
G#msoul soldier with your F#mgun Bheld A#high, will you follow it home.
Chorus:
G#5For the E5road that we F#5walk has more miles left to talk, 
G#5stories E5on and on we F#5go, into the great wide open. 
Verse 2:
G#m-A#-G#m
No it never came back to break me, the way it broke it down, 
G#m-A#-B-G#m  
spitting from the bridges, while the trees give a soft sigh to the ground.
G#m-F#m-B-A#  
Soul sailor with your flag held high, where does the crow fly,
soul sailor with your flag held high, will you follow it home.
Chorus:
G#5-E5-F#5  
For the road that we walk has more miles left to talk, 
stories on and on we go, into the great wide open. 
For the road that we walk has more miles left to talk, 
stories on and on we go, into the great wide open, into the great wide open.
Bridge:
B5-E5-G#5-E5-(G#5)
The rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,
the rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,
Soul soldier with your gun held high, where does the crow fly
soul soldier with your gun held high, will you follow it home.
The rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,
the rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head. 
Climb out, climb out (woah), climb out, climb out (woah), 
Climb out, climb out (woah), over me.
Climb out, climb out (woah), climb out, climb out (woah), 
Climb out, climb out (woah), over me.
Into the great wide open.

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Great Wide Open

by Funeral for a Friend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

G#5

F#5

The Great Wide Open - Funeral For A Friend Chords

By Nicolas Rapiera

Chords Used:

G#m

: 466xxx

F#m

: 244xxx

G#5

: 777xxx

: 333xxx

F#5

: 555xxx

: x355xx

: x133xx

: x244xx

Verse 1:

G#m A# G#m A# G#m

Spitting from the bridges, like a bird perched on a branch,

A# B G#m A# B G#m

I'm wilting like a tree that will never let me breathe.

G#m F#m B A#

Soul soldier with your gun held high, where does the crow fly,

G#m F#m B A#

soul soldier with your gun held high, will you follow it home.

Chorus:

G#5 E5 F#5

For the road that we walk has more miles left to talk,

G#5 E5 F#5

stories on and on we go, into the great wide open.

Verse 2:

G#m-A#-G#m

No it never came back to break me, the way it broke it down,

G#m A# B G#m

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spitting from the bridges, while the trees give a soft sigh to the ground.

G#m F#m B A#

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Soul sailor with your flag held high, where does the crow fly,

soul sailor with your flag held high, will you follow it home.

Chorus:

G#5 E5 F#5

For the road that we walk has more miles left to talk,

stories on and on we go, into the great wide open.

For the road that we walk has more miles left to talk,

stories on and on we go, into the great wide open, into the great wide open.

Bridge:

B5 E5 G#5 E5 G#5

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The rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,

the rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,

Soul soldier with your gun held high, where does the crow fly

soul soldier with your gun held high, will you follow it home.

The rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head,

the rush of the flood, sends the blood, to my head.

Climb out, climb out (woah), climb out, climb out (woah),

Climb out, climb out (woah), over me.

Climb out, climb out (woah), climb out, climb out (woah),

Climb out, climb out (woah), over me.

Into the great wide open.

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