Cool song, B-side to the Speed of Sound single and latest addition to my drunken
set. It's not too difficult, but there's no tabs anywhere! This sounds okay to me, so enjoy!
Listen to the song for rhythm.
Standard Tuning : EADGBE
INTRO: C, G, Am, Fmaj7, G, Am7 x2
Fmaj7, G Am7
VERSE:
C G C G
How tides control the sea, and what becomes of me
Fmaj7 G Am
How little things can slip out of your hands
C G C G
How often people change, no two remain the same
Fmaj7 G Am
Why things don't always turn out as you plan
Fmaj7 G Am
These are things that I don't understand
Fmaj7 G Am
Yeah, these are things that I don't understand
CHORUS:
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Fmaj7 G
I can't, and I cant decide
Am Fmaj7
Wrong, all my wrong from right
Fmaj7 G
Day, all my day for night
Am Fmaj7
Dark, all my dark for light
Fmaj7 G C B
I live, but I love this life
INTERLUDE : C, G, Am, Fmaj7, G, Am7x2 Fmaj7, G Am7
VERSE:
C G C G
How infinite is space, and who decides your fate
Fmaj G Am
Why everything will dissolve into sand
C G C G
How to avoid defeat, when truth and fiction meet
Fmaj7 G Am
Why nothing ever turns out how you planned
Fmaj7 G Am
These are things that I don't understand
Fmaj7 G Am
Yeah, these are things that I don't understand
CHORUS:
Fmaj7 G
I can't, and I cant decide
Am Fmaj7
Wrong, all my wrong from right
Fmaj7 G
Day, all my day for night
Am Fmaj7
Dark, all my dark for light
Fmaj7 G Am
I live, but I love this life
OUTRO:
C, G, Am, Fmaj7, G, Am7 x2
G, Am7
Fmaj7, G, Am7 x2
Have fun, and good luck!