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1/37

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 37Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro/Picking Pattern]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------------------4---------2--------------------------------------------0----|
G|--1-----------1---------4---------2--------1-------------1--------1h2---------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------0------0---------0---------0----0----------0------0----0------0-------0--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
B|------------------------4---------2------------------------------0-------------------|
G|--1-----------1---------4---------2--------1-------------1--------1------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------0------0---------0---------0----0----------0------0-----------------------|
[Verse]
EWish I could write a song to keep me Aafloat for all my daysE  B  A  E  
EWish I could buy a plane and take me Aaway from this placeE  B  A  E  
BCause as crazy as Broadway looks tonight Id ratherA  
Try to see your faceE  B  A  E  
EOf all the parties here I still managAe to feel aloEneB  A  E  
AOf all the drinks Ive had it doesn’t stop from me being boredE  B  A  E  
[Chorus]
Cause im C#mfar away from where you are and Bdreamin’ when ill see you Eagain
AMichigaEn
BMichigaEn
AMichigaEn
[Verse]
ETime moves much faster here I can’t Asleep
Slow it downE  B  A  E  
ACoffee at 2 it wouldn’t do
Give me those great lake bluesE  B  A  E  
BBuildings high I can touch the sky but I wondeAr
If the sun shines brighEtB  A  E  
EYou are tonight
[Verse]
EHeard lots of stories from all my fAriends
From back homeE  B  A  E  
AThey say remember that time at 809
What a wild night
And I Just smileE  B  A  E  
C#mCause I know well Im busy moving on
The Bwind still blows the leaves back homeE  B  A  E  
EOooooooOooooo
EOooooooOooooo
[Verse]
ENow that the leave have changed Arealize
It’s a sure time nowE  B  A  E  
ACome pretty fast and ill pack my bags
And up into the air ill gEoB  A  E  
BThese clould’ll pass ill sit and laugh
And Ahope that Ive impressed my daEdB  A  E  
[verse]
ESaw that my sister calls aAlong with
Thirty texts from moEmB  A  E  
Through all Aquestions she'll have try not to fret
Cause shes the only mother that youll geEtB  A  E  
[Chorus]
And when those C#mcool north winds fill up my lungs
I Bsmile and I know Im homEe
AMichigaEn
BMichigaEn
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| h  Hammer-on
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Michigan

by Ryan DeMers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro/Picking Pattern]

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

B|------------------------4---------2--------------------------------------------0----|

G|--1-----------1---------4---------2--------1-------------1--------1h2---------------|

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

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

B|------------------------4---------2------------------------------0-------------------|

G|--1-----------1---------4---------2--------1-------------1--------1------------------|

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

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Verse]

E A E B A E

Wish I could write a song to keep me afloat for all my days

E A E B A E

Wish I could buy a plane and take me away from this place

B A

Cause as crazy as Broadway looks tonight Id rather

E B A E

Try to see your face

E A E B A E

Of all the parties here I still manage to feel alone

A E B A E

Of all the drinks Ive had it doesn’t stop from me being bored

[Chorus]

C#m B E

Cause im far away from where you are and dreamin’ when ill see you again

A E

Michigan

B E

Michigan

A E

Michigan

[Verse]

E A

Time moves much faster here I can’t sleep

E B A E

Slow it down

Coffee at 2 it wouldn’t do

E B A E

Give me those great lake blues

B A

Buildings high I can touch the sky but I wonder

E B A E

If the sun shines bright

You are tonight

[Verse]

E A

Heard lots of stories from all my friends

E B A E

From back home

They say remember that time at 809

What a wild night

E B A E

And I Just smile

C#m

Cause I know well Im busy moving on

B E B A E

The wind still blows the leaves back home

OooooooOooooo

[Verse]

E A

Now that the leave have changed realize

E B A E

It’s a sure time now

Come pretty fast and ill pack my bags

E B A E

And up into the air ill go

These clould’ll pass ill sit and laugh

A E B A E

And hope that Ive impressed my dad

[verse]

E A

Saw that my sister calls along with

E B A E

Thirty texts from mom

Through all questions she'll have try not to fret

E B A E

Cause shes the only mother that youll get

[Chorus]

C#m

And when those cool north winds fill up my lungs

B E

I smile and I know Im home

A E

Michigan

B E

Michigan

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| h Hammer-on

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