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Headstrong

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Chords:
       Em  D*    Cmaj7sus2        C5  	  G/B  	  A9       G5       B5       A5  F5  
-----	-----	-----	  -----	  -----  --0--   -----  -----  -----  -----
-----	-----	--0--	  -----   --0--  --0--   -----  -----  -----  -----
-----	-----	--0--	  --5--   --0--  --0--   --4--  --8--  --6--  --3--
--2--	--4--	--0--	  --5--   --0--  --2--   --5--  --9--  --7--  --4--
--2--	--5--	--3--	  --3--   --2--  --0--   --5--  --9--  --7--  --4--
--0--	--5--	-----	  -----   -----  -----   --3--  --7--  --5--  --2--
Intro:
Drum & Bass intro:  0:00- 0:06
Bass plays:
----------|----------|----------|----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|
---7------|--5-------|-----7----|---5------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|
Guitar enters:  0:07- 0:20
Rhy. Fig. 1
          Em  D*
----------|----------|
----------|----------| * Play 4 times *
----------|----------|
---2-2----|--4-4-----|
---2-2---0|--5-5----0|
-0--------|0---------|
Rocking part:  0:21- 0:34
Rhy. Fig. 2
               Em  D*
---------------|---------------|
---------------|---------------| * Play 4 times *
---------------|---------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
0:35- 0:41
Cmaj7sus2----------|
-0--------| * Hold, let it ring & feedback *
-0--------|
-0--------|
-3--------|
----------|
0:42- 0:48
E5----------|
----------| * Hold, let ring & feedback *
----------|
-2--------|
-2--------|
-0--------|
0:49- 1:23
Verse:
Play with Rhy. Fig. 1
              Em  D*                            Em  D*
Headstrong is willing to live like a rat in a hole
              Em  D*                            Em  D*
Headstrong... unwilling to listen to anyone at all keeps her 
               Em  D*                             Em  D*
head above the water, keeps her head upon her shoulders
                  Em  D*                        Em  D*
I know, I know, I know she has heard this all before
she don'C5t break, she don't sink, don't think, a thing of me
1:24- 1:37
Rhy. Fig. 2
               Em  D*
---------------|---------------|
---------------|---------------| * Play 4 times *
---------------|---------------|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
1:38- 2:07
Chorus:
Guitar 1 Plays Rhy. Fig. 1 & Guitar 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 2
EmHeadstrong can faDke an awkwardness, Emsilenced by Dthe price of love
  Emdon't get Dtoo close in caseEm, push cDomes to shove, won't 
Cmaj7sus2              G/B  
be your favorite girl, hear you play her song
                        A9     G5(slide up to C5)
   she's heard it all before
2:08- 2:35
Bridge:
C5I don't miB5nd   C5she knows the B5number I'm writing
        C5  B5we all A5need some G5pain
     C5  B5and rememberC5,   B5what you told me,     C5  B5we all A5bleed the saG5me
2:36- 2:58
Guitar solo:
Lead guitar solo:
C515-14------------B5|-------17--17C5|15-14--------------B5|---------------|
-----15--15~17-15|~--------15--|-----15----17-15-17|17`-17`-17`-17`|
-----------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
-----------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
-----------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
-----------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
C515-14------------B5-|----------A5---------|G5-----------|---------|
-----15---15~17-15|-12-12-13---12-10-8|----8------|---------|
------------------|-------------------|-9`--`9-9-7|----7----|
------------------|-------------------|-----------|-9`--97-7|
------------------|-------------------|-----------|---------|
------------------|-------------------|-----------|---------|
F5----------|E---------------------------|
----------|---------------------------|
-----7----|---------------------------|
-7~9---9--|---------------------------|
---------7|-7-(hold till bass enters)-|
----------|---------------------------|
2:59- 3:13
Bass Entrance:
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------| * Repeat 4 times *
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|7-5---5-7-5---7--|
-----------------|----7-------7----|
3:14- 3:40
Verse:
Rhy. Fig. 1
               Em  D*                             Em  D*
headstrong is making a list so long, of all the people she has done, 
       Em  D*                         Em  D*
  and undone again,   my name engraved
            Em  D*                               Em  D*
she doesn't notice the things that I take for granted were my
               Em  D*                  Em  D*
own to give, my own to give and take   she don't 
3:41- 3:54
Cmaj7sus2break, she don't sink,  don't think
don't want to give or take my love
don't break don't sink don't think,    of me!
3:55- end
Guitar 1 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 & Guitar 2 plays Rhy. Fig 2. until end.
E D E D E D E D
EHeadstroDng      EHeadstroDng      EHeadstroDng      EHeadstroDng
       E         D         E         D         E         D         E      D   E(let ring)
Headstrong      Headstrong      Headstrong      Headstrong   Ow!

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Headstrong

by Seven Mary Three

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Chords:

Em D C5 G/B A9 G5 B5 A5 F5

* Cmaj7sus2

----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --0-- ----- ----- ----- -----

----- ----- --0-- ----- --0-- --0-- ----- ----- ----- -----

----- ----- --0-- --5-- --0-- --0-- --4-- --8-- --6-- --3--

--2-- --4-- --0-- --5-- --0-- --2-- --5-- --9-- --7-- --4--

--2-- --5-- --3-- --3-- --2-- --0-- --5-- --9-- --7-- --4--

--0-- --5-- ----- ----- ----- ----- --3-- --7-- --5-- --2--

Intro:

Drum & Bass intro: 0:00- 0:06

Bass plays:

----------|----------|----------|----------|

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

----------|----------|----------|----------|

Guitar enters: 0:07- 0:20

Rhy. Fig. 1

Em D

----------|----------|

----------|----------| * Play 4 times *

----------|----------|

---2-2----|--4-4-----|

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

-0--------|0---------|

Rocking part: 0:21- 0:34

Rhy. Fig. 2

Em D

---------------|---------------|

---------------|---------------| * Play 4 times *

---------------|---------------|

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

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

0:35- 0:41

Cmaj7sus2

----------|

-0--------| * Hold, let it ring & feedback *

-0--------|

-3--------|

----------|

0:42- 0:48

----------|

----------| * Hold, let ring & feedback *

----------|

-2--------|

-0--------|

0:49- 1:23

Verse:

Play with Rhy. Fig. 1

Em D Em D

* *

Headstrong is willing to live like a rat in a hole

Em D Em D

* *

Headstrong... unwilling to listen to anyone at all keeps her

Em D Em D

* *

head above the water, keeps her head upon her shoulders

Em D Em D

* *

I know, I know, I know she has heard this all before

she don't break, she don't sink, don't think, a thing of me

1:24- 1:37

Rhy. Fig. 2

Em D

---------------|---------------|

---------------|---------------| * Play 4 times *

---------------|---------------|

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

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

1:38- 2:07

Chorus:

Guitar 1 Plays Rhy. Fig. 1 & Guitar 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 2

Em D Em D

Headstrong can fake an awkwardness, silenced by the price of love

Em D Em D

don't get too close in case, push comes to shove, won't

G/B

Cmaj7sus2

be your favorite girl, hear you play her song

A9 G5 C5

(slide up to )

she's heard it all before

2:08- 2:35

Bridge:

C5 B5 C5 B5

I don't mind she knows the number I'm writing

C5 B5 A5 G5

we all need some pain

C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 A5 G5

and remember, what you told me, we all bleed the same

2:36- 2:58

Guitar solo:

Lead guitar solo:

C5 B5 C5 B5

15-14------------|-------17--17|15-14--------------|---------------|

-----15--15~17-15|~--------15--|-----15----17-15-17|17`-17`-17`-17`|

-----------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|

C5 B5 A5 G5

15-14-------------|-------------------|-----------|---------|

-----15---15~17-15|-12-12-13---12-10-8|----8------|---------|

------------------|-------------------|-9`--`9-9-7|----7----|

------------------|-------------------|-----------|-9`--97-7|

------------------|-------------------|-----------|---------|

F5 E

----------|---------------------------|

-----7----|---------------------------|

-7~9---9--|---------------------------|

---------7|-7-(hold till bass enters)-|

----------|---------------------------|

2:59- 3:13

Bass Entrance:

-----------------|-----------------|

-----------------|-----------------| * Repeat 4 times *

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

-----------------|----7-------7----|

3:14- 3:40

Verse:

Rhy. Fig. 1

Em D Em D

* *

headstrong is making a list so long, of all the people she has done,

Em D Em D

* *

and undone again, my name engraved

Em D Em D

* *

she doesn't notice the things that I take for granted were my

Em D Em D

* *

own to give, my own to give and take she don't

3:41- 3:54

Cmaj7sus2

break, she don't sink, don't think

don't want to give or take my love

don't break don't sink don't think, of me!

3:55- end

Guitar 1 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 & Guitar 2 plays Rhy. Fig 2. until end.

E D E D E D E D

Headstrong Headstrong Headstrong Headstrong

E D E D E D E D E

(let ring)

Headstrong Headstrong Headstrong Headstrong Ow!

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