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Afterglow

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Tunning: Half-Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)
Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [E5*-Emaj7- E5*-Emaj7-]
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         E5*-Emaj7  
I wasn't sleeping
         C#m*-C#m**
I wasn't dreaming
               A5*
I kept my head down
               A5* – Bsus4  
I kept my head down
         E5*-Emaj7  
I wasn't laughing
              C#m*-C#m**
I think I was crashing
               A5*
'cause I always fall down
               A5* – Bsus4  
I always fall down
Now eE5verything I've ever known
just C#5fades into the Afterglow
this lA5ight surrounds you
and your light pulls me through
and eE5ven though the past is gone
I've C#5got you here I'm holding on
lookoA5ut from below
and stay with me here in the Afterglow
Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [E5*-Emaj7- E5--|ch]Emaj7[/ch]-]
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         E5*-Emaj7  
I wasn't breathing
                    C#m*-C#m**
my heart had stopped beating
           A5*
frozen in time
        A5* – Bsus4  
frozen inside
Now eE5verything I've ever known
just C#5fades into the Afterglow
this lA5ight surrounds you
and your light pulls me through
and eE5ven though the past is gone
I've C#5got you here I'm holding on
lookoA5ut from below
and stay with me here in the Afterglow
Cmaj7You saved me from this Ghiding place
where I waste away
Cmaj7you change this winter'Gs night into
the perfect summer's dBay
         E5*-Emaj7  
Now I’m believing
             C#m*-C#m**
The pain is receiding
           A5*
you're like water to wine
        A5* – Bsus4  
water to wine
Now eE5verything I've ever known
just C#5fades into the Afterglow
this lA5ight surrounds you
and your light pulls me through
and aE5nywhere you want to go
I'll C#5take you there, just let me know
and stA5ay with me here
stay with me here
just stay with me here in the Afterglow
Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [E5*-Emaj7- E5--|ch]Emaj7[/ch]-]
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Chords
      E  E5*  Emaj7  C#m* C#m** A5* Bsus4  
e-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
b—0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
g-1----9----8----9----8----6----9----|
d-2----9----9----9----9----7----9----|
a-2----7----7----0----0----7----9----|
e-0----0----0----9----9----5----7----|
e-E5-----C#5-----A5----Cmaj7-3----3G----7B---------|
b—---------------5----3----7---------|
g-9----6---------4----4----8---------|
d-9----6----7----5----5----9---------|
a-7----4----7----3----5----9---------|
e-----------5---------3----7---------|

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Afterglow

by Vertical Horizon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#m

Bsus4

C#5

Cmaj7

Tunning: Half-Step Down (Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb)

E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7

Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [*-- *--]

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b—-/5--7--4-5--—-/5--7--4-5----/9--5--0----/9—5-0-7----|

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E5 Emaj7

I wasn't sleeping

C#m C#m

*-**

I wasn't dreaming

I kept my head down

A5 Bsus4

* –

I kept my head down

E5 Emaj7

I wasn't laughing

C#m C#m

*-**

I think I was crashing

'cause I always fall down

A5 Bsus4

* –

I always fall down

Now everything I've ever known

C#5

just fades into the Afterglow

this light surrounds you

and your light pulls me through

and even though the past is gone

C#5

I've got you here I'm holding on

lookout from below

and stay with me here in the Afterglow

E5 Emaj7 E5

Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [*-- --|ch]Emaj7[/ch]-]

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b—-/5--7--4-5--—-/5--7--4-5---------------------------------------------------|

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a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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E5 Emaj7

I wasn't breathing

C#m C#m

*-**

my heart had stopped beating

frozen in time

A5 Bsus4

* –

frozen inside

Now everything I've ever known

C#5

just fades into the Afterglow

this light surrounds you

and your light pulls me through

and even though the past is gone

C#5

I've got you here I'm holding on

lookout from below

and stay with me here in the Afterglow

Cmaj7 G

You saved me from this hiding place

where I waste away

Cmaj7 G

you change this winter's night into

the perfect summer's day

E5 Emaj7

Now I’m believing

C#m C#m

*-**

The pain is receiding

you're like water to wine

A5 Bsus4

* –

water to wine

Now everything I've ever known

C#5

just fades into the Afterglow

this light surrounds you

and your light pulls me through

and anywhere you want to go

C#5

I'll take you there, just let me know

and stay with me here

stay with me here

just stay with me here in the Afterglow

E5 Emaj7 E5

Intro Riff + Strumming Chords > 1x [*-- --|ch]Emaj7[/ch]-]

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Chords

E E5 Emaj7 C#m C#m A5 Bsus4

* * ** *

e-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|

b—0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|

g-1----9----8----9----8----6----9----|

d-2----9----9----9----9----7----9----|

a-2----7----7----0----0----7----9----|

e-0----0----0----9----9----5----7----|

E5 C#5 A5 Cmaj7 G B

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

b—---------------5----3----7---------|

g-9----6---------4----4----8---------|

d-9----6----7----5----5----9---------|

a-7----4----7----3----5----9---------|

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

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