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Syndicate
The Fray
Anything in Parenthesis is not completely needed
Weird Chords Used
Fsus2   Am7   GsusDm11
--8-- --3-- --5-- --0-- --3-- --3--
--8-- --1-- --5-- --1-- --3-- --3--
--10-or--2-- --5--or--0-- --0-- --5--
--10- --3-- --5-- --2-- --0-- --3--
--8-- ----- --7-- --0-- --3-- --5--
----- -(1)- --5-- ----- --3-- -----
Dm7--3-- Fmaj9--0-- Csus2--0-- -F6-1-- -G/B-3-- Fmaj7--0--
--4-- --1-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --1--
--3-- --0-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --2--
--5-- --3-- --2-- --3-- --0-- --3--
--3-- --0-- --3-- ----- --2-- -----
----- --1-- ----- -(1)- ----- -(1)-
ending chords are at the bottom
intro
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------16-----------------------------------------------|
D-----14-17--(14)-17-14-12--14--12----14--17-14-12-17----17----| repeat
A-/15--------(15)------(15)----(15)------(15)------15----14-15-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Last time don't play the last 15
when repeating after the first
chorus play the 15 and 14 together
Fsus2Halfway around the Am7world
Lies the one Gsus4thing that you waCnt
Dm11 Am7   F(C) F   Am  C  
Buried in the ground, hundreds of miles down
Fsus2First thing that ariAm7ses in your minGd when you awCake
Dm7Is bending you til you break
Dm7Let me hold you now
Fmaj9Baby close your eCsus2yes
Don't oGpen til the morAm7ning light
Fmaj9Baby don't forgCsus2et
Am7   Gsus4*
we haven't lost it all yet
*play the intro through once
Fsus2Don't know what your mAm7ade of
Til the one Gthing that you wCant
Dm   Am7   F(C) F   Am  C  
Is coming with the dawn and suddenly changes
Fsus2The Monday, Am7syndicate meets Geveryone the sCame
Dm7But all we've lost to the flame
Dm7Listen to me now
Fmaj9Baby close your Csus2eyes
Don't oGpen til the morAm7ning light
Fmaj9Don't ever foCsus2rget
We hAm7aven't lost it Gsus4all yet
Fmaj9All we know for Csus2sure
Is alEml that we are fAm7ighting for
Fmaj9Baby don't foCsus2rget
Am7   Gsus4*
We haven't lost it all yet
*play through the whole intro
Am7Someday when thF6is is oCverG  
Am7We may still havF6e no CanswerDm7  
Am7For now it's whF6en I hold Cher
G/BWe are Am7closer, F6we are cCloser
Dm7We are Fmaj9closer, we are Dm7closer
Fmaj9Baby close your Csus2eyes
Don't oGpen til the morAm7ning light
Fmaj9Don't ever foCsus2rget
We hAm7aven't lost it Gsus4all yet
Fmaj9All we know for Csus2sure
Is alEml that we are fAm7ighting for
Fmaj9Baby don't foCsus2rget
Am7We haven't lost it Gsus4all Fmaj7yet
C G Am7
We are Fmaj7closerC  Am7  G  
We are Fmaj9closerCsus2  G  Am7  
(We haven't lost it all yet)
we are closerCsus2  Am7  Gsus4  
(We haven't lost it all yet)
Am9  Dm7/F  
We are closer
Cadd9  Cmaj9/ D   Am9  Dm7/ F  Csus2(hold)
Cadd9  Cmaj9/ D   Am9  Dm7/ F  Csus2(hold)
--0-- -(0)- ----- --1-- --3--|
--1-- --3-- ----- --1-- --3--|
--0-- --0-- --4-- --2-- --5--|
--0-- --2-- --5-- ----- --5--|
--3-- --5-- --3-- ----- --3--|
----- ----- --5-- --1-- -----|
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The story behind the song

"Syndicate" is an uplifting track from The Fray's self-titled second album, known for its grand and dense sound, driven by a winning piano line. The music video for the song is abstract, using multiple exposure techniques to show band members' faces overlapping, interspersed with various objects against a glittering red and yellow background. It's a song that critics found positive, showcasing the band's evolving musical style. Playing it, you might feel a sense of expansive, uplifting energy.

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