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Things Fall Apart

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 8

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Main Riff
e|----10-8--8-7----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Tuning:
      Dm  Fcame into the dCarkness from Gout of the blue 
      Dm  FI don't know muCch but I know Gwhat to do 
      Dm   Ffroze in my miCnd I believed Git so long 
      Dm   Falright I'll aCdmit I was wrGong 
All other verses/choruses continue Dm, F, C,  Gpattern
Bridge
       Am  Fif no one tDmhinks of no Gone 
 Amthen nFo one belieDmves in no onGe 
 Amand no Fone fucks Dmwith no one G  
 Amwhen nFo one's afrDmaid of no onGe 
Solo is in Dm pentatonic and also D Dorian

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Things Fall Apart

by Built to Spill

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Main Riff

e|----10-8--8-7----------------------------------------------------|

B|-10------8-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Tuning:

Dm F C G

came into the darkness from out of the blue

Dm F C G

I don't know much but I know what to do

Dm F C G

froze in my mind I believed it so long

Dm F C G

alright I'll admit I was wrong

Dm F C G

All other verses/choruses continue , , , pattern

Bridge

Am F Dm G

if no one thinks of no one

Am F Dm G

then no one believes in no one

Am F Dm G

and no one fucks with no one

Am F Dm G

when no one's afraid of no one

Solo is in Dm pentatonic and also D Dorian

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