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Courage And Control

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 2

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Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1st fret)
[verse]
The Gboulevard is bustling
A Emvast and wrinkled muslin
Is Dall over my eyes
and I know I don't bEmelongG  D  
There Gis a noise inside of me
That Embustles asymmetrically
Oh Dhow am I to balance
Those sounds into a Emsong?G  D  
It's time to let your hGair downGmaj7  G6  
                Gmaj7Em(2)       Em9  Em  
and give yourself permission
it takes couGrage and conDtrol
but you start by letting Emgo   GOhD  
[verse 2]
The Gcity's an analogy
For Emthings building inside of me
There's Dchaos and there's discourse
Still we move aEmlongG  D  
The Gchaos sings of symmetry
and Emall her words are poetry
and Dthat's the kind of city
which I want to beEmlong     G    Dmmm
It's time to let your Ghair dowGmaj7nG6  
                Gmaj7Em(2)       Em9  Em  
and give yourself permission
it takes couGrage and conDtrol
but you start by letting Emgo  GOh     DooEmh
[refrain]
 ODh I thinAk, I feDel, I seEme
 ODh that thiAs place Dis not mEme
 I wanDt to be alonAe, but be wilDd and freEme
 ODh he who Aasks reDceives
It's time to let your hGair downGmaj7  G6  
                Gmaj7Em(2)       Em9  Em  
and give yourself permission
it takes couGrage and conDtrol
but you start by letting Emgo   GOhD  
It's time to let your hGair downGmaj7  G6  
                Gmaj7Em(2)       Em9  Em  
and give yourself permission
Oh it takes couGrage and conDtrol
but you start by letting Emgo   GOhD  
[Chords]
   Em(2)  Em9    G6
e|--0------0-----x-----|
B|--0------0-----x-----|
G|--0------0-----4-----|
D|--5------4-----2-----|
A|--2------2-----5-----|
E|--0------0-----3-----|
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release

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Courage And Control

by Brandon Boyd

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Em9

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Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1st fret)

[verse]

The boulevard is bustling

A vast and wrinkled muslin

Is all over my eyes

Em G D

and I know I don't belong

There is a noise inside of me

That bustles asymmetrically

Oh how am I to balance

Em G D

Those sounds into a song?

G Gmaj7 G6

It's time to let your hair down

Gmaj7 Em9 Em

Em(2)

and give yourself permission

G D

it takes courage and control

Em G D

but you start by letting go Oh

[verse 2]

The city's an analogy

For things building inside of me

There's chaos and there's discourse

Em G D

Still we move along

The chaos sings of symmetry

and all her words are poetry

and that's the kind of city

Em G D

which I want to belong mmm

G Gmaj7 G6

It's time to let your hair down

Gmaj7 Em9 Em

Em(2)

and give yourself permission

G D

it takes courage and control

Em G D Em

but you start by letting go Oh ooh

[refrain]

D A D Em

Oh I think, I feel, I see

D A D Em

Oh that this place is not me

D A D Em

I want to be alone, but be wild and free

D A D

Oh he who asks receives

G Gmaj7 G6

It's time to let your hair down

Gmaj7 Em9 Em

Em(2)

and give yourself permission

G D

it takes courage and control

Em G D

but you start by letting go Oh

G Gmaj7 G6

It's time to let your hair down

Gmaj7 Em9 Em

Em(2)

and give yourself permission

G D

Oh it takes courage and control

Em G D

but you start by letting go Oh

[Chords]

Em(2) Em9 G6

e|--0------0-----x-----|

B|--0------0-----x-----|

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

D|--5------4-----2-----|

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

E|--0------0-----3-----|

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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