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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Here is how I play this track.
From J Mascis + The Fog album - Free So Free
*** CAPO 9th fret ***
(everything relative to Capo)
Intro and Chorus:
e|--G3~-------------Cmaj7-0-----3-Cadd9-0------|
B|--0~--0h1-0---0---0-----0--3------|
G|--0~-------0h2-0--0-----0--0------|
D|--0~--------------2-----2--2------|
A|--2~--------------3-----3--3------|
E|--3~------------------------------|
Verse:                            optional wee fill
       Em      D    Cmaj7          Cadd9/
e|-0-----2------0----0-----------/--|
B|-0-----3------0----3-0-3/5-0-3p0-|
G|-0-----2------0----0-------------|
D|-2-----0------2----2-------------|
A|-2-----x------3----3-------------|
E|-0-----x-------------------------|
EmTrace my Dlife right up till Cmaj7now
(Cadd9)
Then I hurt your style
EmRan arDound till I ran Cmaj7out
EmGotta Dmove I’m goin Cmaj7down
(Cadd9)
It’s a painful sound
EmLots of Droom just feel Cmaj7around
Chorus:
e|--G3~-------------Cmaj7-0-----3-Cadd9-0------|
B|--0~--0h1-0---0---0-----0--3------|
G|--0~-------0h2-0--0-----0--0------|
D|--0~--------------2-----2--2------|
A|--2~--------------3-----3--3------|
E|--3~------------------------------|
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
Verse:
     Em                     D     Cmaj7(Cadd9)
What a difference your love makes, thankful mine always
EmCranked the Dfire on the Cmaj7stage
      Em               D          Cmaj7(Cadd9)
Help me not be such a waste, still crumble it away
EmHelp me Dkeep my present Cmaj7state
Bridge:
And it Gall      Dcomes toCmaj7gether now
All you GdestroyedD  Cmaj7  
On your Gown, back them Dup, count the Cmaj7pieces now
You’ve got no GchoiceD  Cmaj7  
SOLO (over bridge progression)
Bridge 2:
You can’t Grun and scream, be Emtough
Time to Gfocus on the Emwar
CUma got me Dthrough it
It ain’t Ceasy we all Dknew it
But it’s Gall we came to Emdo
Lets bend Gdown and follow Emyou
cause you Cknow theirs no use Dfightin
Every wCays a life thats frDightening, look down
CHORUS:
Set us free this time
Set us free this this 
Set us free this time
Set us free this time.....

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Set Us Free

by Dinosaur Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Cadd9

Here is how I play this track.

From J Mascis + The Fog album - Free So Free

*** CAPO 9th fret ***

(everything relative to Capo)

Intro and Chorus:

G Cmaj7 Cadd9

e|--3~--------------0-----3--0------|

B|--0~--0h1-0---0---0-----0--3------|

G|--0~-------0h2-0--0-----0--0------|

D|--0~--------------2-----2--2------|

A|--2~--------------3-----3--3------|

E|--3~------------------------------|

Verse: optional wee fill

Em D Cmaj7 Cadd9

e|-0-----2------0----0-----------/--|

B|-0-----3------0----3-0-3/5-0-3p0-|

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

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

A|-2-----x------3----3-------------|

E|-0-----x-------------------------|

Em D Cmaj7

Trace my life right up till now

Cadd9

()

Then I hurt your style

Em D Cmaj7

Ran around till I ran out

Em D Cmaj7

Gotta move I’m goin down

Cadd9

()

It’s a painful sound

Em D Cmaj7

Lots of room just feel around

Chorus:

G Cmaj7 Cadd9

e|--3~--------------0-----3--0------|

B|--0~--0h1-0---0---0-----0--3------|

G|--0~-------0h2-0--0-----0--0------|

D|--0~--------------2-----2--2------|

A|--2~--------------3-----3--3------|

E|--3~------------------------------|

Set us free this time

Verse:

Em D Cmaj7 Cadd9

()

What a difference your love makes, thankful mine always

Em D Cmaj7

Cranked the fire on the stage

Em D Cmaj7 Cadd9

()

Help me not be such a waste, still crumble it away

Em D Cmaj7

Help me keep my present state

Bridge:

G D Cmaj7

And it all comes together now

G D Cmaj7

All you destroyed

G D Cmaj7

On your own, back them up, count the pieces now

G D Cmaj7

You’ve got no choice

SOLO (over bridge progression)

Bridge 2:

G Em

You can’t run and scream, be tough

G Em

Time to focus on the war

C D

Uma got me through it

C D

It ain’t easy we all knew it

G Em

But it’s all we came to do

G Em

Lets bend down and follow you

C D

cause you know theirs no use fightin

C D

Every ways a life thats frightening, look down

CHORUS:

Set us free this time

Set us free this this

Set us free this time

Set us free this time.....

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