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The Thames by Starsailor
The Thames
intro:Em,Esus4,Em,A.
Em Esus4 Em
is love.....just a big mistake....just a risk that we all take
A
trying to keep the blues away
Em Esus4 Em
is love......just a means to an end.......back when you my girfriend
A
had someone i can defend
C G
i,ll sit by the riverside counting all ways to make you stay
C D
when i think of you and i...i know i,ll be back with you someday
Em Esus4 Em
is love just a big mistake........just a choice we have to make
A
trying to keep the blues away
C G
i,ll sit by the riverside counting all the ways to make you stay
C D
when i think of you and i....i know i,ll be back with you someday
Em
ooooh the birds and the bee,s....the leaves on the tree,s
Esus4
die all at once now that your gone
Em A
i now that i will be back in your arms once again
C G
i,ll sit by the riverside counting all the ways to make you safe
C D
when i think of you and i....i know i,ll be back with you someday
Em Esus4 Em
is love just a big mistake.....jusy a risk that we all take
A
trying to keep the blues away
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version 2
** DROPPED D TUNING **
Underlying Riff (Played With Reverb and Dirty Dist, Very Sloppily)
(Barred E chord strummed in Background)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2--3432-0-2--3430-|
A|---------------------2--2320-2--2320--------------------|
D|-0-2--4542-0-2--4542------------------------------------|
(Played when going back to verse)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---2-------0------2----------|
D|--2--2---2---2---2--2--------|
A|0------0-------0------0------|
D|-----------------------54202-|
(Played when transfering to chorus)
E|-------------------------0---|
B|------------------------0----|
G|---2-------0------2----------|
D|--2--2---2---2---2--2--------|
A|0------0-------0------0------|
D|-----------------------------|
1st >Is love, just a big mistake?
1st >Just a risk that we all take?
1st >Trying to keep all the blues away...
2nd >Is love, just a means to an end?
2nd >Back when you were my girlfriend,
2nd >Had someone I could defend...
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CHORUS(Chords are strummed by one acoustic guitar, and picked by another)
\ = Switch between
C \ C/D G \ G7sus4
I'll sit by the riverside, counting all the ways to make you stay...
C \ C/D D \ Gsus2
But when I think of you and I, I know I'll be back with you someday...
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VERSE (Back to Underlying Riff)
3rd >Is love, just a big mistake?
3rd >Just a choice we have to make?
3rd >Trying to keep the blues away...
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REPEAT CHORUS
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VERSE
(Picked quietly)
Low D|--2----| 4th > All the birds and the bees, and the leaves on the trees
A|--2----| 4th > Die all at once, now that you're gone
D|--2----| 4th > I know that I will be back in your arms once again
(Strummed)
Em
5th > All the birds and the bees, and the leaves on the trees
Asus2
5th > Die all at once, now that you're gone
Em A Asus4 A
5th > I know that I will be back in your arms once again
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT VERSE 1, End.
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