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Broken Afternoon

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This tab is not entirely correct, but its close enough in my opinion.
Tuning: Drop D
Capo: 4th fret
Verse chords
      D1-0-0-2-3-0
    D/G3-2-0-0-3-0
      G6-5-0-0-0-0
Chorus Chords
      A0-0-2-2-2-0
      G6-5-0-0-0-0
sometDimes you feel lD/Gike a shame or like a ruse
a half Gcooked idea oD/Gr a trick to be used
then sometimes yoDu feel so lowly D/Ghaunted and stark
wavGing in the wind like D/Ga flag that's torn apart
but we all wAalk blindy whGen we staggeD/Gr and we strut
and we're all dealAt the hands with Gthe cards of our lucD/Gk
and we all bow Adown silent aD/Gnd the words are awe struGck
by the sAhameless ligD/Ght of the broken GafternoonD/G  

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Broken Afternoon

by The Helio Sequence

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/G

This tab is not entirely correct, but its close enough in my opinion.

Tuning: Drop D

Capo: 4th fret

Verse chords

1-0-0-2-3-0

D/G

3-2-0-0-3-0

6-5-0-0-0-0

Chorus Chords

0-0-2-2-2-0

6-5-0-0-0-0

D D/G

sometimes you feel like a shame or like a ruse

G D/G

a half cooked idea or a trick to be used

D D/G

then sometimes you feel so lowly haunted and stark

G D/G

waving in the wind like a flag that's torn apart

A G D/G

but we all walk blindy when we stagger and we strut

A G D/G

and we're all dealt the hands with the cards of our luck

A D/G G

and we all bow down silent and the words are awe struck

A D/G G D/G

by the shameless light of the broken afternoon

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