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A James tab by Jack Anderton
[Verse]
EI sing myself to sleep
AA song from the Bdarkest hour
ESecrets I can't keep
AInside of the Bday
EI swing from high to deep
AExtremes of Bsweet and sour
EHope that God exists
AI hope, I Bpray
EDrawn by the undertow
AMy life is out of Bcontrol
EI believe this wave will bear my Aweight so let it Bflow
[Chorus]
EOh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
ASit down next to Bme
ESit down down down down dowAn in Bsympathy
[Verse]
ENow I'm relieved to hear
That you've Abeen to some fBar out places
It's hEard to carry on
When you Afeel all Balone
EThe wisdom that I seek
Has been foAund in the straBngest places
EFeels a lot like love
That I feel Afor youB  
ENow I've swung back down again
It's woArse than it was beBfore
If I Ehadn't seen such riches
I could lAive with being pBoor
[Chorus]
EOh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
ASit down next to Bme
ESit down down down down dowAn in Bsympathy
[Bridge]
EThose who feel the breath of sadness
ASit down next to Bme
EThose who find they're touched by madness
ASit down next to Bme
EThose who find themselves ridiculous
ASit down next to Bme
EIn love, in fear, in hate, in tears
AIn love, in fear, iBn hate, in tears
EIn love, in fear, in hate, in tears
AIn love, in fear, iBn hate
[Chorus]
EOh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
ASit down next to Bme
ESit down down down down dowAn in Bsympathy
Keep repeating the same E A B pattern.
If you are pedantic the chords you are looking for are more along the lines of E A5 Bsus2 
but it makes little difference.

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Sit Down

by James

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Chords in this song · guitar

A James tab by Jack Anderton

[Verse]

I sing myself to sleep

A B

A song from the darkest hour

Secrets I can't keep

A B

Inside of the day

I swing from high to deep

A B

Extremes of sweet and sour

Hope that God exists

A B

I hope, I pray

Drawn by the undertow

A B

My life is out of control

E A B

I believe this wave will bear my weight so let it flow

[Chorus]

Oh sit down

A B

Sit down next to me

E A B

Sit down down down down down in sympathy

[Verse]

Now I'm relieved to hear

A B

That you've been to some far out places

It's hard to carry on

A B

When you feel all alone

The wisdom that I seek

A B

Has been found in the strangest places

Feels a lot like love

A B

That I feel for you

Now I've swung back down again

A B

It's worse than it was before

If I hadn't seen such riches

A B

I could live with being poor

[Chorus]

Oh sit down

A B

Sit down next to me

E A B

Sit down down down down down in sympathy

[Bridge]

Those who feel the breath of sadness

A B

Sit down next to me

Those who find they're touched by madness

A B

Sit down next to me

Those who find themselves ridiculous

A B

Sit down next to me

In love, in fear, in hate, in tears

A B

In love, in fear, in hate, in tears

A B

In love, in fear, in hate

[Chorus]

Oh sit down

A B

Sit down next to me

E A B

Sit down down down down down in sympathy

Keep repeating the same E A B pattern.

If you are pedantic the chords you are looking for are more along the lines of E A5 Bsus2

but it makes little difference.

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