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Cosmic Sign

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/49

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 49Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The intro pattern is also played throughout the verses.
[Intro]
e|C------------------G------------------D----2-----------2-Em----0-----------------|
B|----1-----------0-----0-----------0--3--------3-----------------------0-----|
G|----------0-----------------0-----------2--------2--------------0-----------|
D|----2--------2--------0--------0-----0-----0--------------2--------2--------|
A|-3-----3-----------------------------------------------------2--------------|
E|-------------------3-----3-----------------------------0--------------------|
e|C------------------G------------------D----2-----------0-----------2-----------|
B|----1-----------0-----0-----------0--3--------3-----------3-----------3-----|
G|----------0-----------------0-----------2--------2-----------2-----------2--|
D|----2--------2--------0--------0-----0-----0-----------0-----------0--------|
A|-3-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----3--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
CJust a Gboy
DLookin' Emfor some peace of Cmind
Just need a Gsec to catch my Dbreath
CStill a Gfool
DReachin' Emfor a cosmic Csign
Something to Gmake sense of this Dmess
[Chorus]
GYeah I feel asleep against the window Cdreaming about AlGaska
GAnd I woke up as the sun went down over COmaha, NebGraska
And I Cdon't C/Bknow Amwhere GI'm Emgoing
But I know where I've Dbeen
[Verse]
CJust a Gboy
DLivin' Emoff this borrowed Ctime
Just give me a Gsec to catch my Dbreath
CStill a Gfool
DWaitin' Emfor a cosmic Csign
Something to Gmake sense of this Dmess
[Chorus]
GBut I drank too much in Tuscon and I Csmoked too much in GDenver
GI slept beneath the northern lights and CI never felt Gbetter
And I Cdon't C/Bknow Amwhere GI'm Emgoing
But I know where I Dbeen
[Bridge]
C   G   D   Em
    C      G      DI don't know where I'm goin'
C   G   D   Em
C   G   D
[Chorus]
GI took a Greyhound bus from Texas Cto LouisiGana
GAnd I chased a girl I barely knew all Cthe way to AtlGanta
GI've seen a million people scream and Dshout about the Emend
Well I Cdon't C/Bknow Amwhere GI'm Emgoing
But I know where I Dbeen
[Outro]
CJust a Gboy
DLookin' Emfor some peace of Cmind
Just need a Gsec to catch my Dbreath
CStill a Gfool
DReachin' Emfor a cosmic Csign
Something to Gmake sense of this DmessG  

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Cosmic Sign

by Van William

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/B

The intro pattern is also played throughout the verses.

[Intro]

C G D Em

e|----------------------------------------2-----------2-----0-----------------|

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

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

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

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

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

C G D

e|----------------------------------------2-----------0-----------2-----------|

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

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

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

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

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

[Verse]

C G

Just a boy

D Em C

Lookin' for some peace of mind

G D

Just need a sec to catch my breath

C G

Still a fool

D Em C

Reachin' for a cosmic sign

G D

Something to make sense of this mess

[Chorus]

G C G

Yeah I feel asleep against the window dreaming about Alaska

G C G

And I woke up as the sun went down over Omaha, Nebraska

C C/B Am G Em

And I don't know where I'm going

But I know where I've been

[Verse]

C G

Just a boy

D Em C

Livin' off this borrowed time

G D

Just give me a sec to catch my breath

C G

Still a fool

D Em C

Waitin' for a cosmic sign

G D

Something to make sense of this mess

[Chorus]

G C G

But I drank too much in Tuscon and I smoked too much in Denver

G C G

I slept beneath the northern lights and I never felt better

C C/B Am G Em

And I don't know where I'm going

But I know where I been

[Bridge]

C G D Em

C G D

I don't know where I'm goin'

C G D Em

C G D

[Chorus]

G C G

I took a Greyhound bus from Texas to Louisiana

G C G

And I chased a girl I barely knew all the way to Atlanta

G D Em

I've seen a million people scream and shout about the end

C C/B Am G Em

Well I don't know where I'm going

But I know where I been

[Outro]

C G

Just a boy

D Em C

Lookin' for some peace of mind

G D

Just need a sec to catch my breath

C G

Still a fool

D Em C

Reachin' for a cosmic sign

G D G

Something to make sense of this mess

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