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Eminor

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1/80

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 80Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 5th fret
INTRO:
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--3----------------------------------------3----------3-----------------------|
--4p-2p0-------0---------------------------0-0--------0-0---------------------|
----------0/2/4-4p-2p0------0-----------0-----0-----0----0--------------------|
-----------------------0/2/3--3/2/0-2-----------------------------------------|
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EmI Only had One MGinute LEmeft on my calling Gcard
EmI was half way around the wGorld and it waDs raining really hard
EmI only had a couplGe of aspirin aEmnd a half a can Gof beer
EmSo I swallowed it down for cGourage but it wDas still pretty hard to hear
EmCause I only had GThree words EmThat I wanted tGo tell you
EmBut it would be Geasier if you weDre here and I could smell you
Chorus:
CWords are faDllin' out I know
GTheG/F#y drift they pasEms they melt like snow
CAnd I know I Dmay be a flake, I GscG/F#rape my knees anEmd make mistakes
CAnd I may lose bDut mostly win, GSomeG/F#times I get sEmoaked in sin
CBut I fall rigDht back into Emyour arms again
Intro
EmSo I ordered four GPints of GuinesEms and I set them on Ga trunk
EmI had a long conGversaaion witDh a hopeless drunk
EmAnd I only had fGive tickets Emand six new Gfriends
EmOne of them Had Ga hissy fit and dDrove off in her Mercedes Benz
Chorus
e|----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------3---|
B|-3/1/0-1/0------|-----------------|--------------|----------3---|
G|-4/2/0-2/0------|-0---------------|--------------|----0---------|
D|-0---------0/2/4|---4/2/0-2/0-----|--0-----------|------0-------|
A|----------------|-------------0/2/|3---3/2/0-2/0-|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------|2/3-----3-----|
Intro
EmSo we played seven Gcard studEm, and I had a royaGl flush
EmAnd I took out yGour picture aDnd I started to blush
EmCause I only haGd eight livEmes, most cats goGt nine
EmSo I skipped out on buGngee jumping, JDust this time (just this time)
EmBecause I only had Gten chanceEms, to say I Glove you
Chorus
Outro:
   C        D        G                  C
e|-----G0-3|-2-3-5-2|-3---0--|---------|-----0-3|-2-3-5-2|-3---0--|--------|
B|-1-3----|-3------|-3-3---0|-2---0---|-1-3----|-3------|-3-3---0|-2---0--|
G|-0------|-2------|-0------|---0---0-|-0------|-2------|-0------|---0--0-|
D|-2------|-0------|-0------|---------|-2------|-0------|-0------|--------|
A|-3------|--------|-2------|---------|-3------|--------|-2------|--------|
E|--------|--------|-3------|---------|--------|--------|-3------|--------|
e|C--------|D-------0/2/0/2/0/2/0/2/0/2/0/G-3|
B|-1-3-1-0|-3----------------------------3|
G|-0------|-2-2--------------------------0|
D|-2------|-0---0------------------------0|
A|-3------|------------------------------2|
E|--------|------------------------------3|

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Ten Chances

by Steve Poltz

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Capo on 5th fret

INTRO:

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

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

--4p-2p0-------0---------------------------0-0--------0-0---------------------|

----------0/2/4-4p-2p0------0-----------0-----0-----0----0--------------------|

-----------------------0/2/3--3/2/0-2-----------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------3--------2/3---------------------------|

Em G Em G

I Only had One Minute Left on my calling card

Em G D

I was half way around the world and it was raining really hard

Em G Em G

I only had a couple of aspirin and a half a can of beer

Em G D

So I swallowed it down for courage but it was still pretty hard to hear

Em G Em G

Cause I only had Three words That I wanted to tell you

Em G D

But it would be easier if you were here and I could smell you

Chorus:

C D

Words are fallin' out I know

G G/F# Em

They drift they pass they melt like snow

C D G G/F# Em

And I know I may be a flake, I scrape my knees and make mistakes

C D G G/F# Em

And I may lose but mostly win, Sometimes I get soaked in sin

C D Em

But I fall right back into your arms again

Intro

Em G Em G

So I ordered four Pints of Guiness and I set them on a trunk

Em G D

I had a long conversaaion with a hopeless drunk

Em G Em G

And I only had five tickets and six new friends

Em G D

One of them Had a hissy fit and drove off in her Mercedes Benz

Chorus

e|----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------3---|

B|-3/1/0-1/0------|-----------------|--------------|----------3---|

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

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

A|----------------|-------------0/2/|3---3/2/0-2/0-|--------------|

E|----------------|-----------------|--------------|2/3-----3-----|

Intro

Em G Em G

So we played seven card stud, and I had a royal flush

Em G D

And I took out your picture and I started to blush

Em G Em G

Cause I only had eight lives, most cats got nine

Em G D

So I skipped out on bungee jumping, Just this time (just this time)

Em G Em G

Because I only had ten chances, to say I love you

Chorus

Outro:

C D G C

e|-----0-3|-2-3-5-2|-3---0--|---------|-----0-3|-2-3-5-2|-3---0--|--------|

B|-1-3----|-3------|-3-3---0|-2---0---|-1-3----|-3------|-3-3---0|-2---0--|

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

D|-2------|-0------|-0------|---------|-2------|-0------|-0------|--------|

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

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

C D G

e|--------|-------0/2/0/2/0/2/0/2/0/2/0/-3|

B|-1-3-1-0|-3----------------------------3|

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

D|-2------|-0---0------------------------0|

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

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

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