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Liza

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Emily Jane White: Liza
This song uses the same picking throughout, only breaking for the part of the song 
in which she strums
e|-----------------------|        e|----------------------|
B|--------a-------a------|        B|----------------------|
G|----m-------m----------|   or   G|--------a-------a-----|
D|------i-------i--------|        D|----m-------m---------|
A|--p-------p------------|        A|------i-------i-------|
E|-----------------------|        E|--p-------p-----------|
Intro:
 B/  D#m(walkdown being [A|6-5-2] or [E|11-10-7]) x2  
C#m  G  F#  B  G  B  G
Verse:
BOh I woke up toD#mday
Band the red sky had D#mwarned me away
BOh I woke up toD#mday
Band I thought that death had D#mswept me away
and I said BHey
Hey D#mLiza
Where Bhave you been?
Where have you D#mbeen?
I'll C#msee you
I'll Gsee F#you aBgainG  B  G  B  G  
Oh the dragging of her feet
loud music for the ghosts in the street
and in silence she did weep
to the rustle of her minds in defeat
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Strumming begins
Oh I woke up today
and the gray sky painted a smile on your face
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Return to picking
Oh I woke up today
and the red sky had warned me away
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again

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Liza

by Emily Jane White

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

C#m

Emily Jane White: Liza

This song uses the same picking throughout, only breaking for the part of the song

in which she strums

e|-----------------------| e|----------------------|

B|--------a-------a------| B|----------------------|

G|----m-------m----------| or G|--------a-------a-----|

D|------i-------i--------| D|----m-------m---------|

A|--p-------p------------| A|------i-------i-------|

E|-----------------------| E|--p-------p-----------|

Intro:

B D#m

/ (walkdown being [A|6-5-2] or [E|11-10-7]) x2

C#m G F# B G B G

Verse:

B D#m

Oh I woke up today

B D#m

and the red sky had warned me away

B D#m

Oh I woke up today

B D#m

and I thought that death had swept me away

and I said Hey

D#m

Hey Liza

Where have you been?

D#m

Where have you been?

C#m

I'll see you

G F# B G B G B G

I'll see you again

Oh the dragging of her feet

loud music for the ghosts in the street

and in silence she did weep

to the rustle of her minds in defeat

and I said Hey

Hey Liza

Where have you been?

I'll see you

I'll see you again

Strumming begins

Oh I woke up today

and the gray sky painted a smile on your face

Oh I woke up today

and I thought that death had swept me away

and I said Hey

Hey Liza

Where have you been?

I'll see you

I'll see you again

Return to picking

Oh I woke up today

and the red sky had warned me away

Oh I woke up today

and I thought that death had swept me away

and I said Hey

Hey Liza

Where have you been?

I'll see you

I'll see you again

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