Verse 1: (distorted)
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d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----------|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0----------|
Holding my breath as I walk to your garden…
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------|
…everything seems so abandoned
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0----------|
Roses have grown just as high as a mountain…
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5--5--5--5-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-(3)(3)(3)(3)----------|
…fireflies glow in the dark
Chorus: (acoustic)
C G
Don’t let go_____ now
Am (G) F
Somebody is lying
Verse 2: (distorted again)
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-|
Everyone came to the final revival…
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
…it’s been a year since we’ve been here
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-|
The spell has been cast to welcome the arrival…
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5--5--5--5--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-(3)(3)(3)(3)-|
…the phantom of silence is near
Chorus: (acoustic)
C G
Don’t let go_____ now
Am (G) F
Your garden is dying
C G
These wounds won’t_____ heal
Am (G) F
Somebody is lying
Bridge: (distortion)
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)-|
Break the of emptiness…
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
…and thousand years of loneliness
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)-|
Bless the path of righteousness…
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
…And walk the trails of holiness
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|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Your garden is dying
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|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Somebody is lying
Chorus: (distorted this time)
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|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
Don’t let go_______
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
…now
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|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------|
Your garden is dying
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|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
These wounds won’t_______
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
…heal
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|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Somebody is lying
Chorus: (distorted)
This is where the chords move up a few bars
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
Don’t let go_____
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
…now
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|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
The garden is dying
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
These wounds won’t_____
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
…heal
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|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Somebody is lying
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
Aah-aah-aah_____
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
…aah
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|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
The garden is dying
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|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
Aah-aah-aah_____
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
…aah
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|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Somebody is lying
(This part goes back to acoustic guitar, for this it’s actually better to play bar
but power chords are okay if you are a beginner. A good strumming method for this is to
use a flat thumb and brush down every chord):
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
|(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
Aah-aah-aah_____
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
|(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)(7)-
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
…aah
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-|
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-|
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(7)(7)(7)(7)-(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)-|
|10-10-10-10---8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|10-10-10-10---8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
One of us is lying
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
|(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)(6)-
Aah-aah-aah_____
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-|
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)-(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)(8)-|
|(8)(8)(8)(8)-(7)(7)(7)(7)-(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)-|
|10-10-10-10---8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|10-10-10-10---8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|-8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Aah__________________________________
PLAY TOO ..