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Bminor

90BPM

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 34Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

There are a couple of weird chords, so here are the shapes for them:
 Bm      F#m
e|-2-------2---|
B|-3-------0---|
G|-0-------2---|
D|-0-------0---|
A|-2-------0---|
E|---------2---|
Also, for the first two lines of each verse it seems like there's a hammer on when going to Bm on the A string
[Intro]
For this I keep my middle and ring fingers on the e and B strings and strum while hitting the other notes,
listen to the song to figure out the rhythm
[Intro]
e|------2-------------------------------2----2---2-----------|
B|------3-------------------------------3--3-------3---------|
G|------2-------------------------------2------2-------------|
D|--0-------4--2--4------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0h4--2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2--3----------------------|
(two repetitions of this)
[Verse]
DPlease wake Bmup
DPlease wake Bmup
DTouch my Bmskin and Ctell me where you've been
DYou brought me Bmin
DYou brought me Bmin
DSo touch my Bmskin and Ctell me where you've been
[Bridge]
You F#mshowed me Ghow
To F#mkeep Gmyself from Aburning Gout
[Chorus]
They found Dyou in the Amorning
The Gblood was on your shoulders
They found Dyou at the Acorner
Your Ghead was doubled over
And the Dblood of the Aman who killed my Gmother with his hands
Is in Dme
It's in Ame
In my Gveins
[Verse]
DPlease wake Bmup
DPlease wake Bmup
DTouch my Bmskin and Ctell me where you been
DYou brought me Bmin
DMy best Bmfriend
DSo touch my Bmskin and Ctell me where you been
[Bridge]
You F#mshowed me Ghow
To F#mhold my Gsin
And F#mkiss the Gbad ways Ai have Gbeen
[Chorus]
They found Dyou in the Amorning
The Gblood was on your shoulders
They found Dyou at the Acorner
Your Ghead was doubled over
And the Dblood of the Aman who's killing our Gmother with his hands
Is in Dme
It's in Ame
In my Gveins
It's in Dme
It's in Ame
In my Gveins
[Outro]
(Same as the intro, play it twice and let the last chord ring out)
e|------2-------------------------------2----2---2-----------|
B|------3-------------------------------3--3-------3---------|
G|------2-------------------------------2------2-------------|
D|--0-------4--2--4------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0h4--2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2--3----------------------|

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Shoulders

by Big Thief

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

There are a couple of weird chords, so here are the shapes for them:

Bm F#m

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

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

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

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

A|-2-------0---|

E|---------2---|

Also, for the first two lines of each verse it seems like there's a hammer on when going to Bm on the A string

[Intro]

For this I keep my middle and ring fingers on the e and B strings and strum while hitting the other notes,

listen to the song to figure out the rhythm

[Intro]

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

B|------3-------------------------------3--3-------3---------|

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

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

A|-------------------------0h4--2----------------------------|

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

(two repetitions of this)

[Verse]

D Bm

Please wake up

D Bm

Please wake up

D Bm C

Touch my skin and tell me where you've been

D Bm

You brought me in

D Bm

You brought me in

D Bm C

So touch my skin and tell me where you've been

[Bridge]

F#m G

You showed me how

F#m G A G

To keep myself from burning out

[Chorus]

D A

They found you in the morning

The blood was on your shoulders

D A

They found you at the corner

Your head was doubled over

D A G

And the blood of the man who killed my mother with his hands

Is in me

It's in me

In my veins

[Verse]

D Bm

Please wake up

D Bm

Please wake up

D Bm C

Touch my skin and tell me where you been

D Bm

You brought me in

D Bm

My best friend

D Bm C

So touch my skin and tell me where you been

[Bridge]

F#m G

You showed me how

F#m G

To hold my sin

F#m G A G

And kiss the bad ways i have been

[Chorus]

D A

They found you in the morning

The blood was on your shoulders

D A

They found you at the corner

Your head was doubled over

D A G

And the blood of the man who's killing our mother with his hands

Is in me

It's in me

In my veins

It's in me

In my veins

[Outro]

(Same as the intro, play it twice and let the last chord ring out)

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

B|------3-------------------------------3--3-------3---------|

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

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

A|-------------------------0h4--2----------------------------|

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

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