Five Little Secrets Chords & Tabs
This version is for those of you without a Capo. I personally play it with a Capo on
5th, as it's way easier, but this is the way Ben plays. If you're using a capo, then -
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|-6-| |-1-|
|-7-| |-2-|
|-7-| |-2-|
|-5-| becomes |-0-|
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and so on. Enjoy!
Intro
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pause for a sec after the last note. Verse is mostly the same as the Intro
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So he knows something you don't, Five little secrets whispered oh
and you had something to say, but the people were all peasants so you walked a-
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-way from this avalanche and left me for dead,
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they were all messages and this is what they said
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I don't think you're ready yet
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verse again, it's the same except for ^^^^ that bar.
She thinks i'm drunk but i'm not, there are just so many reasons we can't get caught,
and the sound of the shot is the sound of our heartstrings pulling taught
oh it's scandalous these, tales of woe
these are the memories and this is how they go
I don't think we're in control,
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but it's okay
chorus
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cause no ones going to listen to a word that you say
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_marwood/five_little_secrets_tab.html ]
they read your body language and think everythings okay
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now the pennys dropped, the past is slain,
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the rhythm of your pulse triggers action in your brain
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so even as I talk to you these memories will fade,
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spirited away in a slick dawn raid
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but I never met a man who regrets the way he felt
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when your eyes first met and your heart began to melt
Bridge - listen to the song while following this bit to get it, I couldn't come up with
a decent way to tab it since it's a bit stop/start. It's played twice.
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if only your eyes replaced the fear
and not the memory of the past few years
la da da dum la la la laaaaaa (oh Ben)
Verse
and now everythings fine, only happy endings all the time
and we're getting you help, and everyone we know is doing well until
the curtain drops and it's all a show
these are professionals and this is all they know
I don't think we're in control
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but it's okay
chorus
cause no ones going to listen to a word that you say
they read your body language and think everythings okay
now the pennys dropped, the past is slain,
the rhythm of your pulse triggers action in your brain
so even as I talk to you these memories will fade,
spirited away in a slick dawn raid
but I never met a man who regrets the way he felt
when your eyes first met and your heart began to melt
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It's a great song and pretty easy to play once it clicks in your head. Sorry if the tab
was a little hard to follow, but with all the sections and slight variations I wanted to
make sure I got it all.
