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Ten Ton Shoes

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Cmajor

90BPM

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

acoustic
mike g
Intro: C Am  2X arpeggio pick up the two chords
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
CLiving in fear because the world is cold
And hAmope might be coming but you never know.
There are Cdead end streets around every turn.
                                               Am  C(strum once)
And a road map too beaten up, torn, and burnt to read.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
CDead weight carried on for miles and miles.
And Amsomeone's telling jokes but you never smile,
As the Crows of tombstone houses pass you Amby.
And CI say, you say, we say change.
But Amwe all know just what they say.
The Cmore things change the more they stay the Amsame.
                   C(strum once)
They just stay the same.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
This time it's eating me alive.(strum between C and Am a couple times)
start strumming the C and Am for this verse
It's a Clong cold winter in the dead of night.
And the Amcandidates are saying they can make it right.
And Cwe'll buy almost anything that they Amsell.
CDrop dead headlights coming down the road.
And we're Amfrozen blind
Believing in a heart of gold that will
CSwoop right in and save us from our Amsins.
                 C(strum once)
Save us from our sins.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|
A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
This time it's eating me alive. switch between C and Am a couple times
I'm a Fbug on it's back kicking Emlegs in the Amair
On a Fsidewalk in a city somEmewhere
SeAmconds from tFhundering steps and Emten ton sGhoes.
I'm a Cbug on it's back kicking lAmegs in the air
On a Csidewalk in a city somAmewhere
SeAmconds from tChundering steps anAmd ten ton shoes.
Switch between C and Am
This time it's eating me alive.
end on C
e|--C0---Am-0---Fx--Em-0---G3------------------------------|
B|--1----1---x---0---0------------------------------|
G|--0----2---2---0---0------------------------------|
D|--2----2---3---2---0------------------------------|
A|--3----0---3---2---2------------------------------|
E|--x----x---1---0---3------------------------------|

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Ten Ton Shoes

by Straylight Run

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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acoustic

mike g

Intro: C Am 2X arpeggio pick up the two chords

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

B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|

G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|

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

Living in fear because the world is cold

And hope might be coming but you never know.

There are dead end streets around every turn.

Am C

(strum once)

And a road map too beaten up, torn, and burnt to read.

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

B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|

G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|

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

Dead weight carried on for miles and miles.

And someone's telling jokes but you never smile,

C Am

As the rows of tombstone houses pass you by.

And I say, you say, we say change.

But we all know just what they say.

C Am

The more things change the more they stay the same.

(strum once)

They just stay the same.

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

B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|

G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|

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

This time it's eating me alive.(strum between C and Am a couple times)

start strumming the C and Am for this verse

It's a long cold winter in the dead of night.

And the candidates are saying they can make it right.

C Am

And we'll buy almost anything that they sell.

Drop dead headlights coming down the road.

And we're frozen blind

Believing in a heart of gold that will

C Am

Swoop right in and save us from our sins.

(strum once)

Save us from our sins.

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

B|--8--5--6------------------------------------|

G|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

D|--x--x--x------------------------------------|

A|--7--3--5------------------------------------|

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

This time it's eating me alive. switch between C and Am a couple times

F Em Am

I'm a bug on it's back kicking legs in the air

F Em

On a sidewalk in a city somewhere

Am F Em G

Seconds from thundering steps and ten ton shoes.

C Am

I'm a bug on it's back kicking legs in the air

C Am

On a sidewalk in a city somewhere

Am C Am

Seconds from thundering steps and ten ton shoes.

Switch between C and Am

This time it's eating me alive.

end on C

C Am F Em G

e|--0----0---x---0---3------------------------------|

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

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

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

A|--3----0---3---2---2------------------------------|

E|--x----x---1---0---3------------------------------|

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