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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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melodic lines than simple chords, so a few chord sections here are simply loose representations. 
INTRO
|:    Bm6|C#7b9 |   F#m|N.C.  :| REPEAT X4
VERSE 1
BmI run the nC#7umbers through the F#mfloorF#7  
BmHere's how it gC#7oes, I crack the cF#modes, I crack the cF#7odes that end the war
(Fig. 1)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---4---4--7--7----6---6---6--4--2------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---2---2--5--5----4---4---4--2--0------|
E|---------------------------------------|
I crack the codes that end the war
(Fig. 2)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------6--7------|
G|---4---4--7--7----6---6---6------------|
D|-----------------------------3--4------|
A|---2---2--5--5----4---4---4------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
The Bmhour
The F#mhour
The Bmhour
The F#mhour
VERSE 2- Fig.1 and Fig.2 throughout
BmI pushed a C#7note under your F#mdoorF#7  
BmHere's how it gC#7oes, things come to F#mblows, but we don't waF#7nt this anymore
               Bm                      C#7     F#mNo we don't want thF#7is anymore
               Bm                      C#7        F#mWe don't want thF#7is anymore
               Bm                      C#7     F#mI crack the codes you end the war
A        C#         D         F#
AI hear the clockwork in your C#core
DTime strips the gears till you foF#rget what they were for
AI push the numbers through your C#pores
DI crack the codes I crack the cF#odes that end the war
F#maj7How's    G#my    C#living  
F#maj7You      G#can   C#call
F#maj7Encrypted      G#  C#numbers on
F#maj7Bathroom       G#  C#stalls,     there's
F#maj7Something      G#  C#burning,    it
F#maj7Casts    G#a     C#pall,       it's
F#maj7Melting      G#nuC#mbers       right
F#maj7Off      G#the   C#wall
INTERLUDE-            Bm         F#  
BmI run the numbers through the F#floor
BmHere's how it goes, I crack the F#codes, I crack the codes, you end
The BmwarF#  
OUTRO- Repeat and fade
The Bmhour, the hour, the hour, the hour,
The F#hour, the hour, the hour, the hour...

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Not A Robot But A Ghost

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm6

F#m

C#7

F#7

F#maj7

melodic lines than simple chords, so a few chord sections here are simply loose representations.

INTRO

Bm6 F#m

|: |C#7b9 | |N.C. :| REPEAT X4

VERSE 1

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

I run the numbers through the floor

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

Here's how it goes, I crack the codes, I crack the codes that end the war

(Fig. 1)

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

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

G|---4---4--7--7----6---6---6--4--2------|

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

A|---2---2--5--5----4---4---4--2--0------|

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

I crack the codes that end the war

(Fig. 2)

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

B|-----------------------------6--7------|

G|---4---4--7--7----6---6---6------------|

D|-----------------------------3--4------|

A|---2---2--5--5----4---4---4------------|

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

The hour

F#m

The hour

F#m

The hour

VERSE 2- Fig.1 and Fig.2 throughout

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

I pushed a note under your door

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

Here's how it goes, things come to blows, but we don't want this anymore

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

No we don't want this anymore

Bm C#7 F#m F#7

We don't want this anymore

Bm C#7 F#m

I crack the codes you end the war

A C# D F#

A C#

I hear the clockwork in your core

D F#

Time strips the gears till you forget what they were for

A C#

I push the numbers through your pores

D F#

I crack the codes I crack the codes that end the war

F#maj7 G# C#

How's my living

F#maj7 G# C#

You can call

F#maj7 G# C#

Encrypted numbers on

F#maj7 G# C#

Bathroom stalls, there's

F#maj7 G# C#

Something burning, it

F#maj7 G# C#

Casts a pall, it's

F#maj7 G# C#

Melting numbers right

F#maj7 G# C#

Off the wall

Bm F#

INTERLUDE-

Bm F#

I run the numbers through the floor

Bm F#

Here's how it goes, I crack the codes, I crack the codes, you end

Bm F#

The war

OUTRO- Repeat and fade

The hour, the hour, the hour, the hour,

The hour, the hour, the hour, the hour...

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