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On The Wall
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[Intro]
B E(x4)
[Verse 1]
BUnlike the Emole, BI'm not in a Ehole
BAnd I can't Esee anywayB E
BJust like a Edoll, BI'm one foot Etall
BBut dolls can't Esee anywayB E
BThe frozen Estare, Bthe clothes and Ehair
BThese make me Etaste like a BmanE
BTied to a Edoor, Bchained to a Efloor
BAn hourgElass grain of BsandE
[Chorus]
BLife in a Esack
BIs coming Eback
BI'm like the Eclock
BI'm like the Eclock
BI'm like the Eclock
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
[Main Riff]
E |B-----------------|-E-----------------|-B--------------|E-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Verse 2]
BSwim in the Esea, Bswim inside Eme
BBut you can't Eswim far awBayE
BI never Egrew, Bcovered up by Eyou
BAnd nothing Egrows anyBwayE
AnyBwayE
AnyBwayE
AnyBwayE
[Main Riff]
E |B-----------------|-E-----------------|-B--------------|E-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Chorus]
BLife in a Esack
BIs coming Eback
BI'm like the Eclock
BI'm like the Eclock
BI'm like the Eclock
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
On the BwallE
[Main Riff]
E |B-----------------|-E-----------------|-B--------------|E-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Begin the next Riff]
E |-B-2-----2--2--2--2----------|--E-----------------------|
B |--------------------5-------|--------------------5----|
G |----------------------------|--4-----4--4-----4-------|
D |----------------------------|-------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-------------------------| (x8)
[Main Riff]
N.C.
E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
B
[Verse 3]
BJust like a doll, EI'm one foot tall
BBut dolls can't see anyEway
BThe frozen stare, Ethe clothes and hair
BThese make me taste like a Eman
BTied to a door, Echained to a floor
BAn hourglass grain of Esand
[Chorus]
BLife in a sack
EIs coming back
BI'm like the clock
EI'm like the clock
BI'm like the clock
On the Ewall
On the Bwall
On the Bwall
N.C.
On the wall
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On The Wall
by Chromatics
Chords in this song · guitar
B
E
[Intro]
B E
(x4)
[Verse 1]
B E B E
Unlike the mole, I'm not in a hole
B E B E
And I can't see anyway
B E B E
Just like a doll, I'm one foot tall
B E B E
But dolls can't see anyway
B E B E
The frozen stare, the clothes and hair
B E B E
These make me taste like a man
B E B E
Tied to a door, chained to a floor
B E B E
An hourglass grain of sand
[Chorus]
B E
Life in a sack
B E
Is coming back
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
[Main Riff]
B E B E
E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Verse 2]
B E B E
Swim in the sea, swim inside me
B E B E
But you can't swim far away
B E B E
I never grew, covered up by you
B E B E
And nothing grows anyway
B E
Anyway
B E
Anyway
B E
Anyway
[Main Riff]
B E B E
E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Chorus]
B E
Life in a sack
B E
Is coming back
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
I'm like the clock
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
B E
On the wall
[Main Riff]
B E B E
E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
[Begin the next Riff]
B E
E |--2-----2--2--2--2----------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------5-------|--------------------5----|
G |----------------------------|--4-----4--4-----4-------|
D |----------------------------|-------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-------------------------| (x8)
[Main Riff]
N.C.
E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
B |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
G |-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|------4--------|-----------|
A |-------2--2---2--|--------2--2---2--|-4h6------4/6--|-4\2--2----|
E |--2h4------------|-2h4--------------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
B
[Verse 3]
B E
Just like a doll, I'm one foot tall
B E
But dolls can't see anyway
B E
The frozen stare, the clothes and hair
B E
These make me taste like a man
B E
Tied to a door, chained to a floor
B E
An hourglass grain of sand
[Chorus]
B
Life in a sack
E
Is coming back
B
I'm like the clock
E
I'm like the clock
B
I'm like the clock
E
On the wall
B
On the wall
B
On the wall
N.C.
On the wall
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| / Slide up
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| h Hammer-on
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