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C: X32010 Fmaj7: XX3210 G: 320033 Gsus4: XX0013
Hammer from the Gsus4 to G, or just play G and forget about
the sus4.  More notes on chords at the bottom.  Does anyone
recurring riff
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-----1-------1-------1-------3-----1------|
-0-0---0-2-2---2-0-0---0-2/4---4/2--------|
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C Fmaj7
I Cknow it's wrong            Fmaj7I Cknow it's selfishFmaj7  
                         C               Fmaj7             G  Gsus4- G  G  
You've such a short life          You've so little time
You Cknow this pattern,       Fmaj7patchwork of Cany directionFmaj7  
                 C               Fmaj7                G  Gsus4- G  G  
Cobbled together             In odd shape and size
Intro x4
CTake my hand,        Fmaj7we'll walk through Cthis togetherFmaj7  
                        C             Fmaj7               G  Gsus4- G  G  
But my hand gets sweaty          You somehow slip away
CTry to call you,         Fmaj7but I don't Ccall too loud, noFmaj7  
            C              Fmaj7                G  Gsus4- G  G  
Try to love,        and never look that hard 
Cos this Cblue's a Fswirling CoceanG  F  
The Cgreen, Fthe amCbitionG  F  
The Cred Fis the CguiltG  F  
There's a Clot of red Fmaj7  
C Fmaj7
I Cknow it's wrong            Fmaj7I Cknow it's selfishFmaj7  
                         C               Fmaj7             G  Gsus4- G  G  
You've such a short life          You've so little time
CTry to call you,         Fmaj7but I don't Ccall too loud, noFmaj7  
            C              Fmaj7                 G  Gsus4- G  G  
Try to love,        and never look that hard
The Cyellow Fis my CsunshineG  F  
Comes Cout on   Fodd oCccasionG  F  
CBarely    FenouCgh     Gto Fkeep you CaroundF  
CNoFtes on chords:
For the Fmaj7, you can play a little more accompaniment by sometimes (listen for 
it) throwing the F back into it, like so
                   or 
-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1-       -5---5---5---5------|
-1---1---1---1---       -5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6----|
-2---2---2---2---       -5---5---5---5------|
-3---3---3---3---       --------------------|
-----------------       --------------------|
-----------------       --------------------|
For the Gsus4- G  G, something like
-3-3---3-3----|
-1-1h3-3-3----|
-0-0---0-0----|
-0-0---0-0----|
---------2----|
---------3----|

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Patchwork

by Tindersticks

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Fmaj7

Gsus4

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4

: X32010 : XX3210 : 320033 : XX0013

Hammer from the Gsus4 to G, or just play G and forget about

the sus4. More notes on chords at the bottom. Does anyone

recurring riff

------------------------------------------|

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

-0-0---0-2-2---2-0-0---0-2/4---4/2--------|

------------------------------------------|

C Fmaj7

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

I know it's wrong I know it's selfish

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

You've such a short life You've so little time

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

You know this pattern, patchwork of any direction

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

Cobbled together In odd shape and size

Intro x4

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Take my hand, we'll walk through this together

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

But my hand gets sweaty You somehow slip away

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Try to call you, but I don't call too loud, no

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

Try to love, and never look that hard

C F C G F

Cos this blue's a swirling ocean

C F C G F

The green, the ambition

C F C G F

The red is the guilt

C Fmaj7

There's a lot of red

C Fmaj7

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

I know it's wrong I know it's selfish

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

You've such a short life You've so little time

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

Try to call you, but I don't call too loud, no

C Fmaj7 G Gsus4 G G

Try to love, and never look that hard

C F C G F

The yellow is my sunshine

C F C G F

Comes out on odd occasion

C F C G F C F

Barely enough to keep you around

C F

Notes on chords:

For the Fmaj7, you can play a little more accompaniment by sometimes (listen for

it) throwing the F back into it, like so

-0h1-0h1-0h1-0h1- -5---5---5---5------|

-1---1---1---1--- -5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6----|

-2---2---2---2--- -5---5---5---5------|

-3---3---3---3--- --------------------|

----------------- --------------------|

Gsus4 G G

For the - , something like

-3-3---3-3----|

-1-1h3-3-3----|

-0-0---0-0----|

---------2----|

---------3----|

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