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accompaniment, but these are chords that, I believe, sound good with the vocals.  Enjoy!
Standard Tuning
F#I'd like to Bknow you as a F#promise kept Bwell
A F#ballast of Bincessant F#dispel
A F#stone in the Bwater, a F#stillness in Btime
The F#peace that I'd D#mleft home to G#mfind    D#m~
To G#mfind    D#m~      G#mI         D#m~
F#To find    ~      BTo F#find   B~
F#What must I BsaF#y to F#keep you all Bday, aF#ny day?
F#What must I Bsay to cF#hange your C#mind
Maybe if I could D#mturn off the F#tape
Rub the Bdeath from my F#face
Head Bhome, and F#forget all my C#songs
I'm D#mchanging the F#shape of this Bmiserable F#place
BMaybe then, F#you'd wanna C#solve me
'Cause F#I'd like to Btell you I've been F#dripping with sBin
Your F#skiff left this Bbeach once aF#gainB  
I F#turned from the Bwater, not a F#thought in my Bmind
Of the F#peace that I'd lD#meft home to G#mfind
D#mI      G#m~       D#mI      G#m~
And F#what must I BsaF#y to F#keep you all Bday, aF#ny day?
F#What must I Bsay to cF#hange your C#mind?
Maybe if I could F#stop
D#mTurn off the F#tape, rub the Bdeath from my fF#ace
Head Bhome, and F#forget all my C#songs
I'm D#mchanging the F#shape of this Bmiserable F#place
And Bmaybe then yF#ou'd wanna sC#olve me
F#What must I BsaF#y to F#keep you all Bday, anF#y day?
F#What must I Bsay to cF#hange your C#mind?
Maybe if I could F#stop
If you're not a fan of bar chords, then you can tune a half-step down and play 
the chords a half-step up. (G, C, Em, Am, etc...)  I hope this helps.

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The Tape

by Annuals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

accompaniment, but these are chords that, I believe, sound good with the vocals. Enjoy!

Standard Tuning

F# B F# B

I'd like to know you as a promise kept well

F# B F#

A ballast of incessant dispel

F# B F# B

A stone in the water, a stillness in time

F# D#m G#m D#m

The peace that I'd left home to find ~

G#m D#m G#m D#m

To find ~ I ~

F# B F# B

To find ~ To find ~

F# B F# F# B F#

What must I say to keep you all day, any day?

F# B F# C#

What must I say to change your mind

D#m F#

Maybe if I could turn off the tape

B F#

Rub the death from my face

B F# C#

Head home, and forget all my songs

D#m F# B F#

I'm changing the shape of this miserable place

B F# C#

Maybe then, you'd wanna solve me

F# B F# B

'Cause I'd like to tell you I've been dripping with sin

F# B F# B

Your skiff left this beach once again

F# B F# B

I turned from the water, not a thought in my mind

F# D#m G#m

Of the peace that I'd left home to find

D#m G#m D#m G#m

I ~ I ~

F# B F# F# B F#

And what must I say to keep you all day, any day?

F# B F# C#

What must I say to change your mind?

Maybe if I could stop

D#m F# B F#

Turn off the tape, rub the death from my face

B F# C#

Head home, and forget all my songs

D#m F# B F#

I'm changing the shape of this miserable place

B F# C#

And maybe then you'd wanna solve me

F# B F# F# B F#

What must I say to keep you all day, any day?

F# B F# C#

What must I say to change your mind?

Maybe if I could stop

If you're not a fan of bar chords, then you can tune a half-step down and play

the chords a half-step up. (G, C, Em, Am, etc...) I hope this helps.

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