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Emajor

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Standard tuning.
How to play the chords:
         E       Asus2  B/     E  C#/      E         C#m          B         A      F#  
e|-0-|   e|-0-|   e|-0-|   e|-0-|   e|-4-|   e|-2-|   e|-5-|   e|-2-|  
B|-0-|   B|-0-|   B|-0-|   B|-0-|   B|-5-|   B|-4-|   B|-5-|   B|-2-|   
G|-9-|   G|-9-|   G|-9-|   G|-9-|   G|-6-|   G|-4-|   G|-6-|   G|-3-|   
D|-9-|   D|-9-|   D|-9-|   D|-9-|   D|-6-|   D|-4-|   D|-7-|   D|-4-|   
A|-7-|   A|-0-|   A|-7-|   A|-7-|   A|-4-|   A|-2-|   A|-7-|   A|-4-| 
E|-0-|   E|-x-|   E|-7-|   E|-9-|   E|-x-|   E|-x-|   E|-5-|   E|-2-| 
E:     Let those strings ring.
Asus2: Mute the sixth string with index finger or thumb.
B/E:   Bar the sixth and fifth string with the index finger.
C#/E:  Trickiest chord.  Cram those fingers!
C#m:   Standard Barre chord.
B:     Standard Barre chord.
A:     Standard Barre chord.
F#:    Standard Barre chord.
EThis door is always open,
This door is always open,
  Asus2  B/     E  C#/    E     Asus2  E  
No one has the guts to shut us out.
EBut if we have to go now,
I guess there's always hope that,
      Asus2  B/     E  C#/    E   Asus2  E  
Some place will be serving after hours.
Chorus:
C#mThis night is Bwinding down but
ETime means Asus2nothing,
C#As always Bat this hour
ETime means Asus2nothing,
C#One final Bfinal round cos
ETime means Asus2nothing,
      Asus2  B/     E  C#/    E         Asus2          E  Asus2  
Say                        that you'll stay
      Asus2  B/     E  C#/    E         Asus2          E  Asus2  
Say                        that you'll stay
We're finally drunk enough that,
We're finally soaking up,
The hours that everyone else throws away.
And if we have to go now,
I guess there's always hope,
Tomorrow night will be more of the same.
This night is winding down but
Time means nothing,
As always at this hour
Time means nothing,
One final final round cos
Time means nothing,
Say that you'll stay
Say that you'll stay
Say that you'll stay.
Interlude:
AWe're all right where we're supposed to be,
F#We're all right where we're supposed to be,
AWe're all right where F#we're supposed to be,
AWe're all right where F#we're supposed to be,E  
This door is always open,
This door is always open,
No one has the guts to shut us out.
No one has the guts to shut us out.
Time means nothing,
Time means nothing,
One final final round cos
Time means nothing,
Say that you'll stay
Say that you'll stay
Say that you'll stay.

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After Hours

by We Are Scientists

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C#m

Standard tuning.

How to play the chords:

E Asus2 B E C# E C#m B A F#

/ /

e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-4-| e|-2-| e|-5-| e|-2-|

B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-5-| B|-4-| B|-5-| B|-2-|

G|-9-| G|-9-| G|-9-| G|-9-| G|-6-| G|-4-| G|-6-| G|-3-|

D|-9-| D|-9-| D|-9-| D|-9-| D|-6-| D|-4-| D|-7-| D|-4-|

A|-7-| A|-0-| A|-7-| A|-7-| A|-4-| A|-2-| A|-7-| A|-4-|

E|-0-| E|-x-| E|-7-| E|-9-| E|-x-| E|-x-| E|-5-| E|-2-|

E: Let those strings ring.

Asus2: Mute the sixth string with index finger or thumb.

B/E: Bar the sixth and fifth string with the index finger.

C#/E: Trickiest chord. Cram those fingers!

C#m: Standard Barre chord.

B: Standard Barre chord.

A: Standard Barre chord.

F#: Standard Barre chord.

This door is always open,

Asus2 B E C# E Asus2 E

/ /

No one has the guts to shut us out.

But if we have to go now,

I guess there's always hope that,

Asus2 B E C# E Asus2 E

/ /

Some place will be serving after hours.

Chorus:

C#m B

This night is winding down but

E Asus2

Time means nothing,

C# B

As always at this hour

E Asus2

Time means nothing,

C# B

One final final round cos

E Asus2

Time means nothing,

Asus2 B E C# E Asus2 E Asus2

/ /

Say that you'll stay

Asus2 B E C# E Asus2 E Asus2

/ /

Say that you'll stay

We're finally drunk enough that,

We're finally soaking up,

The hours that everyone else throws away.

And if we have to go now,

I guess there's always hope,

Tomorrow night will be more of the same.

This night is winding down but

Time means nothing,

As always at this hour

Time means nothing,

One final final round cos

Time means nothing,

Say that you'll stay

Say that you'll stay.

Interlude:

We're all right where we're supposed to be,

A F#

We're all right where we're supposed to be,

A F# E

We're all right where we're supposed to be,

This door is always open,

No one has the guts to shut us out.

Time means nothing,

One final final round cos

Time means nothing,

Say that you'll stay

Say that you'll stay.

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