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The Recluse

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Gminor

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 12Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

chords:                                              and as a possible 
                                                   substitute for Dmin7no5
          Ebmaj7    DminDmin7no5      Gmin                Fmaj(D7no5)
e|-------3------(1)-------------------------------------------------------|  
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------1-------------------3------------|
G|-------3-------2-------5-------3-------2-------------------5------------|
D|-------5-------3-------3-------5-------3-------------------4------------|
A|-------6-------0-------5-------5-------3-------------------5------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass notes on the E string are optional if you wish to add them, 
Capo: 3rd fret
          Ebmaj7    DminDmin7no5      Gmin                Fmaj(D7no5)
e|---------------2-----------------------2--------------------------------|
B|-------0-------3-------0-------0-------3-------------------0------------|
G|-------0-------4-------2-------0-------2-------------------2------------|
D|-------2-------4-------0-------2-------0-------------------1------------|
A|-------3-------2-------2-------2---------------------------2------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
 Ebmaj7    Dminx8 
   Ebmaj7(Dmin)   
I  wake  alone
      (Ebmaj7)           (Dmin)      
in  a  woman's  room  I  hardly  know.
I  Ebmaj7wake  aDminlone
and  Ebmaj7pretend  that  I  am  Dminfinally  home.
The  Ebmaj7room  is  lDminittered
with  her  Ebmaj7books  and  Dminnotebooks
I  iEbmaj7magine  Dminwhat  they  say,  like,
Ebmaj7"Shoo  fly  don't  Dminbother  me."
I  Ebmaj7can  hardly  get  myDminself  out  of  the  Ebmaj7bed
for  Dminfear  of  Ebmaj7never  lying  Dminin  this  bed  aEbmaj7gain.
Oh  DminChrist,  I'm  
Ebmaj7not 
that  
GmindesperFmajate.
Ebmaj7Oh  no,
oh  God.
Gmin
I  Am.
 Ebmaj7    Dminx8 
(Ebmaj7)      (Dmin)               (Ebmaj7) 
How'd  I  end  up  here  to  begin  with?
I  Dmindon't  know.
(Ebmaj7)     (Dmin)                (Ebmaj7)
Why  do  I  start  what  I  can't  finish?
    (Dmin)         Ebmaj7  
Oh  please  don't  barrage  me
with  the  Dminquestions
to  Ebmaj7all  those  ugly  Dminanswers.
My  Ebmaj7ego's  like  my  Dminstomach,
it  keeps  Ebmaj7shitting  what  I  Dminfeed  it.
But  Ebmaj7maybe  I  don't  want  to  fDmininish  anyEbmaj7thing  anymDminore.
Ebmaj7Maybe  I  can  wait  in  Dminbed  'til  she  comes  Ebmaj7home
and  Dminwhispers,
Ebmaj7"You're  in  my  Gminweb  Fmajnow,
Ebmaj7I've  come  to  Gminwrap  you  up  tight
'til  it's  Fmajtime  to  bite  down."
 D#maj7    Dminx8 
 (Ebmaj7)(Dmin)
I  wake  alone
      (Ebmaj7)           (Dmin)
in  a  woman's  room  I  hardly  know.
 (Ebmaj7)(Dmin)
I  wake  alone
      (Emaj7)             (Dmin)
and  pretend  that  I  am  finally  home.
 Ebmaj7    Dminx8
end on the note G
(E string 3rd fret, 0 on e string for the capo)

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The Recluse

by Cursive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Dmin

Gmin

Fmaj

D#maj7

Emaj7

chords: and as a possible

substitute for Dmin7no5

Ebmaj7 Dmin Gmin Fmaj

Dmin7no5 (D7no5)

e|-------3------(1)-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------1-------------------3------------|

G|-------3-------2-------5-------3-------2-------------------5------------|

D|-------5-------3-------3-------5-------3-------------------4------------|

A|-------6-------0-------5-------5-------3-------------------5------------|

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

Bass notes on the E string are optional if you wish to add them,

Capo: 3rd fret

Ebmaj7 Dmin Gmin Fmaj

Dmin7no5 (D7no5)

e|---------------2-----------------------2--------------------------------|

B|-------0-------3-------0-------0-------3-------------------0------------|

G|-------0-------4-------2-------0-------2-------------------2------------|

D|-------2-------4-------0-------2-------0-------------------1------------|

A|-------3-------2-------2-------2---------------------------2------------|

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

Intro:

Ebmaj7 Dmin

()

I wake alone

Ebmaj7 Dmin

() ()

in a woman's room I hardly know.

Ebmaj7 Dmin

I wake alone

Ebmaj7 Dmin

and pretend that I am finally home.

Ebmaj7 Dmin

The room is littered

Ebmaj7 Dmin

with her books and notebooks

Ebmaj7 Dmin

I imagine what they say, like,

Ebmaj7 Dmin

"Shoo fly don't bother me."

Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7

I can hardly get myself out of the bed

Dmin Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7

for fear of never lying in this bed again.

Dmin

Oh Christ, I'm

Ebmaj7

not

that

Gmin Fmaj

desperate.

Ebmaj7

Oh no,

oh God.

Gmin

I .

Ebmaj7 Dmin

Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7

() () ()

How'd I end up here to begin with?

Dmin

I don't know.

Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7

() () ()

Why do I start what I can't finish?

Dmin Ebmaj7

()

Oh please don't barrage me

Dmin

with the questions

Ebmaj7 Dmin

to all those ugly answers.

Ebmaj7 Dmin

My ego's like my stomach,

Ebmaj7 Dmin

it keeps shitting what I feed it.

Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7 Dmin

But maybe I don't want to finish anything anymore.

Ebmaj7 Dmin Ebmaj7

Maybe I can wait in bed 'til she comes home

Dmin

and whispers,

Ebmaj7 Gmin Fmaj

"You're in my web now,

Ebmaj7 Gmin

I've come to wrap you up tight

Fmaj

'til it's time to bite down."

D#maj7 Dmin

Ebmaj7 Dmin

()()

I wake alone

Ebmaj7 Dmin

() ()

in a woman's room I hardly know.

Ebmaj7 Dmin

()()

I wake alone

Emaj7 Dmin

() ()

and pretend that I am finally home.

Ebmaj7 Dmin

end on the note G

(E string 3rd fret, 0 on e string for the capo)

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