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Tender Torture

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This song is played using just power chords. The only chord that is not in 
standard power chord finger form is what i think is called the Bmaj7 so here it is:
Bmaj7:
e--2----
B--4----
G--2----
D--4----
A--2----
E--2----
F#I'll be your wave carrying you to Bshore. 
And if youF#r ribs are peeking through your fur,
I'll Bfeed you some more. 
I F#rode out of the city,
withoBut you in my arms. 
Under the F#moonglow, 
i was a windblown, cast-down, 
Bcarved out watermelon. 
C#Without you in my arms 
BWithout you in my arF#ms. 
F#And i've seen some gBbmreat things, 
But i dont want to see Bmaj7anything 
If i cant see F#you.
F#Kicked open a cocBbmonut,
Couldve shared it with anyBmaj7one 
But i wanted to share it with yoF#u. 
oooC#ooh, ooooohB. F#  
F#I'll be your stBrings;
If you plucF#k them, 
BI'll sing for you. 
And if your haF#nds are feeling tender, 
I'll take them iBn my own and make them better. 
I rF#ose out of the water, 
I can hBold my breath for only so long. 
I pF#ush past the breeze from the palm trees,
I'm cBoming towards you. 
I've got to hC#ave you in my arms, 
I'm gonna haBve you in my arms. F#  
And i've seen some gBbmreat things, 
But i dont want to see aBmaj7nything 
If i cant see F#you. 
Kicked open a Bbmcoconut, 
Could've shared it with Bmaj7anyone, 
But i wanted to share it with yoF#u.
oooooC#oh,, oooohhhhh B  F#  
C#You send me over in tBender tortF#ure. 
C#And when it's over, iBt's tender tortF#ure.

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Tender Torture

by Islands

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

Bbm

This song is played using just power chords. The only chord that is not in

standard power chord finger form is what i think is called the Bmaj7 so here it is:

Bmaj7

e--2----

B--4----

G--2----

D--4----

A--2----

E--2----

F# B

I'll be your wave carrying you to shore.

And if your ribs are peeking through your fur,

I'll feed you some more.

I rode out of the city,

without you in my arms.

Under the moonglow,

i was a windblown, cast-down,

carved out watermelon.

Without you in my arms

B F#

Without you in my arms.

F# Bbm

And i've seen some great things,

Bmaj7

But i dont want to see anything

If i cant see you.

F# Bbm

Kicked open a coconut,

Bmaj7

Couldve shared it with anyone

But i wanted to share it with you.

C# B F#

oooooh, oooooh.

F# B

I'll be your strings;

If you pluck them,

I'll sing for you.

And if your hands are feeling tender,

I'll take them in my own and make them better.

I rose out of the water,

I can hold my breath for only so long.

I push past the breeze from the palm trees,

I'm coming towards you.

I've got to have you in my arms,

B F#

I'm gonna have you in my arms.

Bbm

And i've seen some great things,

Bmaj7

But i dont want to see anything

If i cant see you.

Bbm

Kicked open a coconut,

Bmaj7

Could've shared it with anyone,

But i wanted to share it with you.

C# B F#

ooooooh,, oooohhhhh

C# B F#

You send me over in tender torture.

C# B F#

And when it's over, it's tender torture.

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