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Aminor

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 19Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning (Capo IV)
Chords Used:
     EADGBe
Am:  002210
D:   000232
Dm:  000231
F:   133211
G:   320033
G1:  320000
Fill 1
e|Am-----------------G----------------D--------------------------------|
B|---0-1---1---0-------0---0---0-----0-3---3---3-----0-3---3---3---|
G|-2-----2-------0-0-2---2-------0-2-----2-------0-2-----2-------0-|
Fill 2
e|-Am----------------G----------------D--------------------------------|
B|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
G|-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-2-2---2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-|
Intro: Am-G- D[x2]
Verse 1: (play chords along with Fill 1)
    AmAre you all riGght? 
You're mDaking me nervous with how much you leave me hAmere
Is it a sGign? DI don't feel like ever getting well 
Chorus 1: [2x] (play chords along with Fill 2)
    AmTell me the lGie
You're tDaking your time over and over 
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords and Fill 1)
My closest friends 
Live on the side of where you now divide 
Is it a sign if I don't feel like ever getting well? 
Chorus 2: [2x] (use chorus 1 chords and Fill 2)
Tell me the lie 
You're taking your time over and over
Solo:
-part 1
                 Am                 G                            D[2x], then
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3---3-1---1-----1---1-0---0---------------------------------|
G|-0-0---0---------0-0---0-------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|
D|---------------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----|
-part 2
e|-Am-------------F--------------Dm----------F------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----0--------------2---------0-0-0--2-------| [2x] then, 
D|--2---2---0------3---3-0-2------------3-3-3-|
A|--------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
-part 3
    AmG1    F       D   AmG1    F  D  
e|------------------------------|
B|--1-0-------------1-0---------|
G|-------2---2-----------2---2--|
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords and Fill 1)
You can go first. 
You're making me nervous with how much you leave me here. 
Is it a sign? I don't feel we're ever getting well 
Chorus 3: [4x] (use chorus 1 chords and Fill 2)
Tell me the lie 
You're taking your time over and over
Outro: solo-part 2 [2x], then solo-part 3

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Go First

by Damien Jurado

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning (Capo IV)

Chords Used:

EADGBe

: 002210

: 000232

: 000231

: 133211

: 320033

G1: 320000

Fill 1

Am G D

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

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

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

Fill 2

Am G D

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

B|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3---|

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

Am G D

Intro: -- [x2]

Verse 1: (play chords along with Fill 1)

Am G

Are you all right?

D Am

You're making me nervous with how much you leave me here

G D

Is it a sign? I don't feel like ever getting well

Chorus 1: [2x] (play chords along with Fill 2)

Am G

Tell me the lie

You're taking your time over and over

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords and Fill 1)

My closest friends

Live on the side of where you now divide

Is it a sign if I don't feel like ever getting well?

Chorus 2: [2x] (use chorus 1 chords and Fill 2)

Tell me the lie

You're taking your time over and over

Solo:

-part 1

Am G D

[2x], then

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

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

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

D|---------------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----|

-part 2

Am F Dm F

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

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

G|----0--------------2---------0-0-0--2-------| [2x] then,

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

A|--------3-----------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

-part 3

Am F D Am F D

G1 G1

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

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

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

Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords and Fill 1)

You can go first.

You're making me nervous with how much you leave me here.

Is it a sign? I don't feel we're ever getting well

Chorus 3: [4x] (use chorus 1 chords and Fill 2)

Tell me the lie

You're taking your time over and over

Outro: solo-part 2 [2x], then solo-part 3

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