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Tuning: Half-Step Down
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Intro
 Em   C   G  D/F#no3  x2
Verse 1:
 Em            C         G  D/F#no3                 Em  C  
He said "What truly belongs here", "Not I", she said. 
                   G  D/F#no3
“I’ll lie here with you.”
 Em          C               G  D/F#no3
He knows no one shines forever, 
                            C  D/F#no3
they change with the weather. 
 Em            C                G  D/F#no3
He said "I've now stayed too long here". 
             Em            C               G  D/F#no3
"Goodbye", she said. I’ll wait here for you. 
 Em           C             G  D/F#no3
He knows the winds carry sorrow, 
                            C  D/F#no3
as they leave she'll follow, they leave tomorrow. 
Chorus:
EmFragments of joy torn aCpart. 
A freshly drained Gheart that beats 
   D/F#no3
disguise themselves through him. 
EmHe’ll say that it’s nothing Cnew, 
and swear this is Gtrue. 
              D/F#no3      Em  
For you, I’ll swallow the ocean. 
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I’ll swallow the ocean
Verse 2:
  Em          C         G  D/F#no3                 Em  C  
He said "Who truly belongs here", "Not I", she said. 
                 G  D/F#no3
I'll lie here, to you. 
 Em           C           G  D/F#no3             Em  C  
I  know this sorrow is sacred and I’ll never break you. 
           G  D/F#no3
I’ll softly save you.

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On The Arrow

by AFI

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Tuning: Half-Step Down

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

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

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

|--2--| |--3--| |--2--| |-----|

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

Intro

Em C G D

/F#no3 x2

Verse 1:

Em C G D Em C

/F#no3

He said "What truly belongs here", "Not I", she said.

G D

/F#no3

“I’ll lie here with you.”

Em C G D

/F#no3

He knows no one shines forever,

C D

/F#no3

they change with the weather.

Em C G D

/F#no3

He said "I've now stayed too long here".

Em C G D

/F#no3

"Goodbye", she said. I’ll wait here for you.

Em C G D

/F#no3

He knows the winds carry sorrow,

C D

/F#no3

as they leave she'll follow, they leave tomorrow.

Chorus:

Em C

Fragments of joy torn apart.

A freshly drained heart that beats

/F#no3

disguise themselves through him.

Em C

He’ll say that it’s nothing new,

and swear this is true.

D Em

/F#no3

For you, I’ll swallow the ocean.

|---7------------|---3--------3---|----------------|

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

|---------9------|---------5--4---|------4-----7---|

|------------5---|------------5---|---------5--7---|

|------------5---|------------5---|------------5---|

|------------3---|------------3---|----------------|

I’ll swallow the ocean

Verse 2:

Em C G D Em C

/F#no3

He said "Who truly belongs here", "Not I", she said.

G D

/F#no3

I'll lie here, to you.

Em C G D Em C

/F#no3

I know this sorrow is sacred and I’ll never break you.

G D

/F#no3

I’ll softly save you.

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