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On The Safest Ledge

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Tuning: Half a step down
Chords:
     Cadd11               C           Bb           G          F          Fm  Dm  
eb||----0----|----0----|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----1----|
Bb||----1----|----1----|----3----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----3----|
Gb||----0----|----0----|----3----|----0----|----2----|----1----|----2----|
Db||----3----|----2----|----3----|----0----|----3----|----3----|----0----|
Ab||----3----|----3----|----1----|----2----|----3----|----3----|---------|
Eb||---------|---------|---------|----3----|----1----|----1----|---------|
               Em          Am  Am*      Am/G#           Am/G  Am/F#  
eb||----0----|----0----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||
Bb||----0----|----1----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||
Gb||----0----|----2----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||
Db||----2----|----2----|----7----|----6----|----5----|----4----||
Ab||----2----|----0----|---------|---------|---------|---------||
Eb||----0----|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------||
Intro:  F-  Gx4
Verse 1:
Don't look Dmahead, just rAmun to me
Each step wCill find the next oGne recklessly
We'll find oDmurselves on the safAmest ledge
Well, pardCon me, I couldn't hGelp myself
Girl, Ffall Ginto yFour life Ghere
If FonGly for Fa while, GI'm here
Chorus 1:
Cadd11                C            Bb  Am  
Could you be happy to fall like a stone
If you'd Fland Gright Amhere Emsafe in my FarmsFm?
     Cadd11              C                  Bb  Am  
It's fine,  lock all your doors through the night
Keep it Fall Gright Amhere, Emsafe in my FarmsFm  
It's Ffine,  Git's FfineG  
Then,  F-  Gx2
Verse 2:
You felt Dmalone before yAmou ever realCly knew how aGlone you were
An emptDmy house, a loAmnely room
The TV Ctalks the fear rGight out of you
But you feel like FsomeGone's sFtanding by, but yoGu'll never know
Chorus 2:
Cadd11                C            Bb  Am  
Could you be happy to fall like a stone
If you'd Fland Gright Amhere Emsafe in my FarmsFm?
     Cadd11              C                  Bb  Am  
It's fine,  lock all your doors through the night
Keep it Fall Gright Amhere, Emsafe in my FarmsFm  
     (mute)
It's fine
Bridge:
The Fsun Gburns Ama  Emhole Amstraight through your Cold Gflaws
If you Flook Gtoward Amthe Emsky Ameven on your Dmgreyest Gnight
            F                     G  Am*          Am/G#  
Could you be happy now, with the wind in your hair
And your Am/Geyes oAm/F#pen wide and your Ffeet going nGowhere?
Chorus 3:
Cadd11                C            Bb  Am  
Could you be happy to fall like a stone
If you'd Fland Gright Amhere Emsafe in my FarmsFm?
     Cadd11              C                  Bb  Am  
It's fine,  lock all your doors through the night
Keep it Fall Gright Amhere, Emsafe in my FarmsFm  
     (mute)
It's fine
I tabbed the chords on the bridge according to what the bass is playing. 
If you listen carefully you'll notice the chords are right, you just have to learn the timing.
The chords in the "with the wind in your hair..." part are also tricky. 

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On The Safest Ledge

by Copeland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Am/F#

Am/G#

Tuning: Half a step down

Chords:

C Bb G F Fm Dm

Cadd11

eb||----0----|----0----|----1----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----1----|

Bb||----1----|----1----|----3----|----3----|----1----|----1----|----3----|

Gb||----0----|----0----|----3----|----0----|----2----|----1----|----2----|

Db||----3----|----2----|----3----|----0----|----3----|----3----|----0----|

Ab||----3----|----3----|----1----|----2----|----3----|----3----|---------|

Eb||---------|---------|---------|----3----|----1----|----1----|---------|

Em Am Am Am Am/G Am/F#

* /G#

eb||----0----|----0----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||

Bb||----0----|----1----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||

Gb||----0----|----2----|----5----|----5----|----5----|----5----||

Db||----2----|----2----|----7----|----6----|----5----|----4----||

Ab||----2----|----0----|---------|---------|---------|---------||

Eb||----0----|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------||

F G

Intro: - x4

Verse 1:

Dm Am

Don't look ahead, just run to me

C G

Each step will find the next one recklessly

Dm Am

We'll find ourselves on the safest ledge

C G

Well, pardon me, I couldn't help myself

F G F G

Girl, fall into your life here

F G F G

If only for a while, I'm here

Chorus 1:

C Bb Am

Cadd11

Could you be happy to fall like a stone

F G Am Em F Fm

If you'd land right here safe in my arms?

C Bb Am

Cadd11

It's fine, lock all your doors through the night

F G Am Em F Fm

Keep it all right here, safe in my arms

F G F G

It's fine, it's fine

F G

Then, - x2

Verse 2:

Dm Am C G

You felt alone before you ever really knew how alone you were

Dm Am

An empty house, a lonely room

C G

The TV talks the fear right out of you

F G F G

But you feel like someone's standing by, but you'll never know

Chorus 2:

C Bb Am

Cadd11

Could you be happy to fall like a stone

F G Am Em F Fm

If you'd land right here safe in my arms?

C Bb Am

Cadd11

It's fine, lock all your doors through the night

F G Am Em F Fm

Keep it all right here, safe in my arms

(mute)

It's fine

Bridge:

F G Am Em Am C G

The sun burns a hole straight through your old flaws

F G Am Em Am Dm G

If you look toward the sky even on your greyest night

F G Am Am/G#

Could you be happy now, with the wind in your hair

Am/G Am/F# F G

And your eyes open wide and your feet going nowhere?

Chorus 3:

C Bb Am

Cadd11

Could you be happy to fall like a stone

F G Am Em F Fm

If you'd land right here safe in my arms?

C Bb Am

Cadd11

It's fine, lock all your doors through the night

F G Am Em F Fm

Keep it all right here, safe in my arms

(mute)

It's fine

I tabbed the chords on the bridge according to what the bass is playing.

If you listen carefully you'll notice the chords are right, you just have to learn the timing.

The chords in the "with the wind in your hair..." part are also tricky.

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