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Clean Slate

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M Ward - Clean Slate
These chords are very simplistic so please do submit a better version if you have an idea of how they go.
Tuning D# 
Riff: (all played alongside plucking along the E A D strings chords)
  G                                              Em   C
E|---------------------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------------3-----3-0h3-3-0h3—--3p0------------|
G|---2-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2---2p0-------------------2----------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------2----2--|
A|-2----------------------------------------------2----3--|
E|-3----------------------------------------------0----0--|
   G
E|---3-2p0---------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----1—0h1-1—0h1--0------------------|
G|-----------2p0----------------2-0--------------|
D|-0--------------------------------2-0------0---|
A|-2------------------------------------0h2--2---|
E|-3-----------------------------------------3---|
G
When I was a younger man I thought 
            C                    D6
the pain of defeat would last forever 
    G
But now I don't know what it 
      C               D6         Em      C
would take to make my heart back down
        Em                         C
Cause I only have to wait a little while 
       D6  G
                              (Riff)
Before I get my clean slate    
     G
Then somewhere in another place,
                 C          D6
Who knows? Could be another lifetime
G
Everything we gave away
C                          D6        Em   C
Returns like a seed from a fugitive tree
        Em                         C
And you only have to wait a little while 
       D6  G
                              (Riff)
Before you find the truth    
        Em                         C
Yeah I only had to wait a little while (x3)
       D6    G
Before I got my clean slate    
Enjoy folks!

Clean Slate chords and lyrics

Free chords for Clean Slate by M. Ward. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

M Ward - Clean Slate
These chords are very simplistic so please do submit a better version if you have an idea of how they go.
Enjoy folks!

Clean Slate Chords by M. Ward

Learn how to play Clean Slate by M. Ward with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Clean Slate chords”, “Clean Slate guitar chords”, or “M. Ward Clean Slate chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Clean Slate chords and for experienced players who want accurate Clean Slate lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, E, A, G, Em, C.

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The chords for "Clean Slate" show the original chord names (including D, E, A, G, Em, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.