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Quite easy song, but very beautiful.
Based on 3 chords. Yeah that's great songwriting!
Chords used:
C (3-3-2-0-1-0), E (0-2-2-1-0-0), Am (x-0-2-2-1-0)
(to go along with Guy Garvey's tuning you could alternatively try
barre chords when it opens up to the chorus, such as:
E (x-7-9-9-9-7) and Am (5-7-7-5-5-5)...even though you've probably
already known this)
Verse:
C
Lost in a lullaby
E
Side of the road
C
Melt in a memory
E
Slide in a solitude
C
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
E
Am I going anywhere
C E (empty tact)
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
Chorus
E
I blow you a kiss
Am
It should reach you tomorrow (it should reach you tomorrow)
E Am
As it flies from the other side of the world
E
From my room in my fugitive motel
Am
Somewhere in the dust bowl (somwhere in the dust bowl)
E Am
It flies from the other side of the world
Keep on with this pattern throughout the sequent verses and chorus.
Further Lyrics (taken from www.elbow.co.uk):
2nd Verse:
‘I’m tired’ I said
‘You always look tired’ she said
‘I’m admired’ I said
‘You always look tired’ she said
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
Am I going anywhere
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
Repeat Chorus
3rd Verse:
Curtains stay closed
But everyone knows
You hear through the walls in this place
Cigarette holes for every lost soul
To give up the ghost in this place
Give me strength
Give me wings
Repeat Chorus
Fade out
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