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Eminor

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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Intro:
e|--A7---Bb7----B7---C7-------B7------Bb7------A7---|
B|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|
A|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------------------------| (x4)
Verse 1:
e|--C7---B7---A7----------|--C7---B7---A7----B7---C7---B7---Bb7----A7---|
B|--5--4--2------2--|--5--4--2---4--5--4--3---2--|
G|--0--0--0------0--|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--|
D|--5--4--2------2--|--5--4--2---4--5--4--3---2--|
A|--0--0--0---0-----|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--|
E|------------------|----------------------------|
(with Above Riff):
   C7     B7   A7Breathe a little bit,C7  B7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Breathe a little bit for me now.B7  C7  B7  Bb7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Dance a little bit,C7  B7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Dance a little bit for me now.B7  C7  B7  Bb7  A7  
Chorus 1:
e|--A7---Bb7----B7---C7-------B7------Bb7------A7---|
B|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|
A|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------------------------|
(with Above Riff):
 A7And Bb7when B7the C7storm comes B7late and Bb7turns out the A7lights,
 A7There Bb7is  B7no C7need to B7worry, every-Bb7thing is al-A7right.
 A7You've Bb7got B7your C7dog and your B7blanket and your Bb7candles for A7light.
 A7Yeah, Bb7yeah, B7yeah, C7every-B7things, gonna Bb7be al-A7right.
Interlude:
C7 B7 A7
Verse 2: (with Verse Riff)
   C7     B7   A7Give a little bitC7,B7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Give a little piece of your heart.B7  C7  B7  Bb7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Dance around now baby,C7  B7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Dance around and play the part.B7  C7  B7  Bb7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Make your grandma happyC7,B7  A7  
   C7     B7   A7Roll it around..B7.C7  B7  Bb7  A7  
Chorus 2: (with Chorus Riff)
 A7And Bb7when B7the C7storm comes B7late and Bb7turns out the A7lights,
 A7There Bb7is  B7no C7need to B7worry, every-Bb7thing is al-A7right.
 A7You've Bb7got B7your C7dog and your B7blanket and your Bb7candles for A7light.
 A7Yeah, Bb7yeah, B7yeah, C7every-B7things, gonna Bb7be al-A7right.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A7      Bb7     B7      C7

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Candles

by Brad

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

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Intro:

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

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

B|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|

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

D|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|

A|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|

E|----------------------------------| (x4)

Verse 1:

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

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

B|--5--4--2------2--|--5--4--2---4--5--4--3---2--|

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

D|--5--4--2------2--|--5--4--2---4--5--4--3---2--|

A|--0--0--0---0-----|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--|

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

(with Above Riff):

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7

Breathe a little bit,

C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Breathe a little bit for me now.

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7

Dance a little bit,

C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Dance a little bit for me now.

Chorus 1:

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

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

B|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|

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

D|--2--3---4--5--5---4--4--3--3--2--|

A|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--|

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

(with Above Riff):

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

And when the storm comes late and turns out the lights,

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

There is no need to worry, every-thing is al-right.

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

You've got your dog and your blanket and your candles for light.

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Yeah, yeah, yeah, every-things, gonna be al-right.

Interlude:

C7 B7 A7

Verse 2: (with Verse Riff)

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7

Give a little bit,

C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Give a little piece of your heart.

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7

Dance around now baby,

C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Dance around and play the part.

C7 B7 A7 C7 B7 A7

Make your grandma happy,

C7 B7 A7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Roll it around...

Chorus 2: (with Chorus Riff)

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

And when the storm comes late and turns out the lights,

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

There is no need to worry, every-thing is al-right.

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

You've got your dog and your blanket and your candles for light.

A7 Bb7 B7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7

Yeah, yeah, yeah, every-things, gonna be al-right.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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A7 Bb7 B7 C7

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