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G#This is a Gmday withFout, a trace of reason
G#No matGmter where you Fturn
G#And the waGmlls will fFall, affirming nothing
G#So whaGmt's it all aboFut?
G#Call on your brighBbtest star
G#Or play your hand Bbas endless
G#wounds always speaBbk too lCoud
CGet alGong for a whCile, citiGzen, you'll seCe
                      G              F   Am- G  
How the innocent are bound to the damned
CWhat iGs, just is, I kCnow. So we're tGrapped by answers
      C              G       F   Am- G  
Love haunts to the end
G#Are we all Gmto rideF, the edge of nothing?
Shaking hands with fighting eyes
And if they don't know, The heart is stopping
cos everyone is right
CGet alGong for a whCile, citiGzen, you'll seCe
                      G              F   Am- G  
How the innocent are bound to the damned
CWhat iGs, just is, I kCnow So we're trGapped by answers
      C              G       F   Am- G  
Love haunts to the end
EbFrom the moFmment that we're born, Ebtill we're old and Fmtired
Ebdo Fmwe ever C#know PeoG#ple?
EbFrom the moFmment that we're born, Ebtill we're old and Fmtired
Ebdo Fmwe ever C#know PeoG#ple?
        G#        Gm    Fx10
Not sure about the lyrics at some bits. Or the chords for that matter. First tab anyway 
hope it's not too bad!
Oh! And I recommend using barre chords for everything except the chorus (Get along for a 
- it sounds great if you use open chords for that! That's how James Mercer plays it 
too.

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Citizen

by Broken Bells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G# Gm F

This is a day without, a trace of reason

G# Gm F

No matter where you turn

G# Gm F

And the walls will fall, affirming nothing

G# Gm F

So what's it all about?

G# Bb

Call on your brightest star

G# Bb

Or play your hand as endless

G# Bb C

wounds always speak too loud

C G C G C

Get along for a while, citizen, you'll see

G F Am G

How the innocent are bound to the damned

C G C G

What is, just is, I know. So we're trapped by answers

C G F Am G

Love haunts to the end

G# Gm F

Are we all to ride, the edge of nothing?

Shaking hands with fighting eyes

And if they don't know, The heart is stopping

cos everyone is right

C G C G C

Get along for a while, citizen, you'll see

G F Am G

How the innocent are bound to the damned

C G C G

What is, just is, I know So we're trapped by answers

C G F Am G

Love haunts to the end

Eb Fm Eb Fm

From the moment that we're born, till we're old and tired

Eb Fm C# G#

do we ever know People?

Eb Fm Eb Fm

From the moment that we're born, till we're old and tired

Eb Fm C# G#

do we ever know People?

G# Gm F

x10

Not sure about the lyrics at some bits. Or the chords for that matter. First tab anyway

hope it's not too bad!

Oh! And I recommend using barre chords for everything except the chorus (Get along for a

- it sounds great if you use open chords for that! That's how James Mercer plays it

too.

About Citizen Chords by Broken Bells

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