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Short Note - Matt Finish
suits a 12 string guitar
Dmaj9  Amaj9  x 4
[Verse 1]
  Dmaj9Just a short note       Amaj9    Dmaj9you'll find the key insideAmaj9  
  Dmaj9There's no one home tonight  Amaj9but come in any-Dmaj9wayAmaj9  
  Dmaj9Shallow Amaj9sea      Dmaj9calm but not asleep  Amaj9you're gonna
  Dmaj9Wade into the deepAmaj9__ tomorrow's years a-Dmaj9wayAmaj9  
[Verse 2]
  Dmaj9And now I Amaj9know     Dmaj9why darkness makes me smile  Amaj9the
Dmaj9Night will have its child  Amaj9and the wind will
Dmaj9Wind away  Amaj9the wind will Dmaj9wind away yeahAmaj9__ until you're
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Telling your friends we Gadd9died laughing Asus2still        A5    Asus2but the
Fmaj7Vessel that you G6fill  Gadd9/Awill be your own
       Dmaj9         Amaj9    Dmaj9Wade into the deepAmaj9  
  Dmaj9How much can you seeAmaj9__ before we're Dmaj9all the sameAmaj9  
[Verse 3]
  Dmaj9Those words I wrote       Amaj9    Dmaj9I see my errors nowAmaj9  
  Dmaj9There's too much when and how  Amaj9but you blow it any-Dmaj9wayAmaj9  
  Dmaj9The shallow Amaj9sea      Dmaj9calm but not asleep  Amaj9you're gonna
  Dmaj9Wade into the deepAmaj9__ tomorrow's years Dmaj9away everyday every-Amaj9day everyday
[Verse 4]
  Dmaj9And now I know       Amaj9    Dmaj9darkness makes me smile  Amaj9the
Dmaj9Night will have its child  Amaj9and we'll all just
Dmaj9Blow away  Amaj9just watch us Dmaj9blow away yeahAmaj9__ until you're
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Telling your friends we Gadd9died laughing Asus2still        A5    Asus2but the
Fmaj7Vessel that you G6fill         Gadd9/A     D/Awill be your
Dmaj9Own____Amaj9__       Dmaj9wade into the deepAmaj9  
  Dmaj9How much can you seeAmaj9__ before we'reDmaj9__ all the sameAmaj9__ show me
  Dmaj9    Amaj9X4

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Short Note

by Matt Finish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj9

Amaj9

Fmaj7

Gadd9

Asus2

Gadd9/A

D/A

Short Note - Matt Finish

suits a 12 string guitar

Dmaj9 Amaj9 x 4

[Verse 1]

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Just a short note you'll find the key inside

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

There's no one home tonight but come in any-way

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Shallow sea calm but not asleep you're gonna

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Wade into the deep__ tomorrow's years a-way

[Verse 2]

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

And now I know why darkness makes me smile the

Dmaj9 Amaj9

Night will have its child and the wind will

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Wind away the wind will wind away yeah__ until you're

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Gadd9 Asus2 A5 Asus2

Telling your friends we died laughing still but the

Fmaj7 G6 Gadd9/A

Vessel that you fill will be your own

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Wade into the deep

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

How much can you see__ before we're all the same

[Verse 3]

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Those words I wrote I see my errors now

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

There's too much when and how but you blow it any-way

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

The shallow sea calm but not asleep you're gonna

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Wade into the deep__ tomorrow's years away everyday every-day everyday

[Verse 4]

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

And now I know darkness makes me smile the

Dmaj9 Amaj9

Night will have its child and we'll all just

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Blow away just watch us blow away yeah__ until you're

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Gadd9 Asus2 A5 Asus2

Telling your friends we died laughing still but the

Fmaj7 G6 Gadd9/A D/A

Vessel that you fill will be your

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

Own______ wade into the deep

Dmaj9 Amaj9 Dmaj9 Amaj9

How much can you see__ before we're__ all the same__ show me

Dmaj9 Amaj9

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