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Latter Days

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The album version is in E major, but being on a piano it's quite hard to play on guitar. 
is a "guitar arrangement" in G major instead.
GWhat a Dbeautiful piece of heEmartacheD  G  
This has Dall turned out to bEmeD  G  
Lord knDows we've learned the Emhard wayD  G  
All about heDalthy apathEmy
 CAnd I use these Gwords pretty loAmosely
 CThere's so much Gmore to life than wAmords
 GThere is a mDe you would not recognEmize, dCear
 GCall it the shDadow of myseEmlfC  
 GAnd if the mDusic starts befEmore I get thCere
 GDance without mDe, Emyou dance sCo gracefully
 GI really thDink I'll be EmokayC  
 GThey've taken their tDoll, these latter dEmays
[[this part follows the verse pattern]]
Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails
Nothing much here but our broken dream
Oh, but baby, if all else fails
Nothing is ever quite what it seems
And I'm dying inside to leave you
With more than just cliches
 GThere is a mDe you would not recognEmize, dCear
 GCall it the shDadow of myseEmlfC  
 GAnd if the mDusic starts befEmore I get thCere
 GDance without mDe, Emyou dance sCo gracefully
 GI really thDink I'll be EmokayC  
 GThey've taken their tDoll, these latter dEmays
 GTell them it's rDeal
 EmTell them iCt's really real
 GI just don't hDave much Emleft Cto say
 GThey've taken their Dtoll, these latter dEmaysC  
 GThey've taken their Dtoll, these latter dEmaysC  
The outro is G and Em repeated.

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Latter Days

by Over the Rhine

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Chords in this song · guitar

The album version is in E major, but being on a piano it's quite hard to play on guitar.

is a "guitar arrangement" in G major instead.

G D Em D G

What a beautiful piece of heartache

D Em D G

This has all turned out to be

D Em D G

Lord knows we've learned the hard way

D Em

All about healthy apathy

C G Am

And I use these words pretty loosely

C G Am

There's so much more to life than words

G D Em C

There is a me you would not recognize, dear

G D Em C

Call it the shadow of myself

G D Em C

And if the music starts before I get there

G D Em C

Dance without me, you dance so gracefully

G D Em C

I really think I'll be okay

G D Em

They've taken their toll, these latter days

[[this part follows the verse pattern]]

Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails

Nothing much here but our broken dream

Oh, but baby, if all else fails

Nothing is ever quite what it seems

And I'm dying inside to leave you

With more than just cliches

G D Em C

There is a me you would not recognize, dear

G D Em C

Call it the shadow of myself

G D Em C

And if the music starts before I get there

G D Em C

Dance without me, you dance so gracefully

G D Em C

I really think I'll be okay

G D Em

They've taken their toll, these latter days

G D

Tell them it's real

Em C

Tell them it's really real

G D Em C

I just don't have much left to say

G D Em C

They've taken their toll, these latter days

G D Em C

They've taken their toll, these latter days

The outro is G and Em repeated.

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