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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 16Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: F#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Ebm-  x68876
 B-    x24442
 F#-   244322
 C#-   x46664
 G#m-  466444
 E-    022100
 Bbm-  x13321
 B/Eb- x698xx
Verse 1:
   EbmShe Bcreeps inF#to my head
   EbmSo Bmany F#mornings
   EbmWhat am BI supF#posed to do
   EbmWhen Blife gets F#boring
   EbmThis BfixaF#tion with her
   EbmIt Bgoes much F#deeper
   EbmThan Bjust a F#photograph
   EbmWish BI could F#keep her
Refrain:
Can't G#mget her off my mind
EHappens all the time
I'm Ebmturning everything G#mdown
Chorus:
Well F#IBbm  B  
F#should've BbmknowBn EbetterB/Eb  B  
(Repeat)
Interlude: Ebm-B-F#-- x2
Verse 2:
   EbmI Bwatch her F#shop for clothes
   EbmTo Bvalue F#vintage
   EbmStare Bfrom aF#cross the room
   EbmShe Bmakes her F#purchase
   EbmThe Bwheel inF#side my head
   EbmHas sBtarted F#rolling
   EbmIt's Bgoing to F#take me away
   EbmIt's Bgoing to F#take me away
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
(Repeat Refrain twice)
Guitar Solo: Ebm-B-F#-- x4
Guitar 2: Solo
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-3--3-4-3-3--3-4-6-6-----6-----|
D|---------------------4-4---4-4-| x4
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Bridge:
  F#I'll keep my G#mdistance
  EI'm better off F#putting
this behind me
I'm overdrawn   G#mI withdrew
  EI'm down and C#out and
thanks to you
  F#I'll keep my G#mdistance
  EI'm better off F#putting
this behind me
I'm overdrawn   G#mI withdrew
  EI'm down and C#out and
thanks to you
(Repeat Chorus until fade)

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When Life Gets Boring

by GOB

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

G#m

Bbm

B/Eb

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Ebm

- x68876

- x24442

- 244322

- x46664

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

Bbm

- x13321

B/Eb

- x698xx

Verse 1:

Ebm B F#

She creeps into my head

Ebm B F#

So many mornings

Ebm B F#

What am I supposed to do

Ebm B F#

When life gets boring

Ebm B F#

This fixation with her

Ebm B F#

It goes much deeper

Ebm B F#

Than just a photograph

Ebm B F#

Wish I could keep her

Refrain:

G#m

Can't get her off my mind

Happens all the time

Ebm G#m

I'm turning everything down

Chorus:

F# Bbm B

Well I

F# Bbm B E B/Eb B

should've known better

(Repeat)

Interlude: Ebm-B-F#-- x2

Verse 2:

Ebm B F#

I watch her shop for clothes

Ebm B F#

To value vintage

Ebm B F#

Stare from across the room

Ebm B F#

She makes her purchase

Ebm B F#

The wheel inside my head

Ebm B F#

Has started rolling

Ebm B F#

It's going to take me away

Ebm B F#

It's going to take me away

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

(Repeat Refrain twice)

Guitar Solo: Ebm-B-F#-- x4

Guitar 2: Solo

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-3--3-4-3-3--3-4-6-6-----6-----|

D|---------------------4-4---4-4-| x4

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Bridge:

F# G#m

I'll keep my distance

E F#

I'm better off putting

this behind me

G#m

I'm overdrawn I withdrew

E C#

I'm down and out and

thanks to you

F# G#m

I'll keep my distance

E F#

I'm better off putting

this behind me

G#m

I'm overdrawn I withdrew

E C#

I'm down and out and

thanks to you

(Repeat Chorus until fade)

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