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You Be The Anchor That Keeps My Feet On The Ground by Mayday Parade
You Be The Anchor That Keeps My Feet On The Ground
Tuning: Standard or Dropped D
Intro/Verse 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0------0----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0----|
D|-(3)-3---3-3---3-3---3/-4--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---3-3---3-3---3-3|
A|----3-----3-----3------4----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------3-----3-----3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
D|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3/-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0----------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-2h3------0----0-0-0-0-0/5p4-----|
D|-3---3--3---3----3-3--3--------3-3--3-3-3---3-----------| (Repeat)
A|-3---3--3---3----3-3--3-------3--3-3—-3-3---3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
First Part 2nd Part
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---0-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2h3h4h5-5-4-2---2h3h4h5-5-4-2-|-44444/66666-44444/66666------------|
D|-3-----------------3---------------|-44444/66666-44444/66666-44444------|
A|-3-----------------3---------------|-22222/44444-22222/44444-44444------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------22222------|
Repeat a few times then play this til chorus
Chorus 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----6-----4--3--3-----6-----6-----6---8----|
G|----7-7---7-7---5-5--4--4---7-7---7-7---7-9-9-----|
D|---7---7-7---75---5--4--4-7---7-7---7-7---9------|Repeat
A|--0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-444444---------444444-------------4444444-------------------------------|
D|-444444-4444444-444444-444444/6666-4444444-4444444-3-------333333333333--|
A|-222222-4444444-222222-444444/6666-2222222-4444444-3-------333333333333--|
E|--------2222222--------222222/4444---------2222222-1-------111111111111--|
. .
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-44444444444/666666666-3/5/7/9-4444444444444-3/5/7/9-66666666-44444444---|
A|-44444444444/666666666-3/5/7/9-4444444444444-3/5/7/9-66666666-44444444---|
E|-22222222222/444444444-1/3/5/7-2222222222222—1/3/5/7-44444444-22222222---|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3/5/7/9-6666666-44444444-3/5/7/9----------------------------------------|
A|-3/5/7/9-6666666-44444444-3/5/7/9----------------------------------------|
E|-1/3/5/7-4444444-22222222-1/3/5/7----------------------------------------|
Final Chorus
e|-10------10-------|
B|---9-9-7---9-9-7--|
G|----8-8-----8-8---|
D|------------------|(Repeat til end)
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| () Ghost Note
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Cadd9
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E ---|---|-x-|---|---| Gsus2
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E ---|---|-x-|---|---| Em/D
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Dsus4
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E ---|---|---|---|---| D#maj7
3 fr.
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A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|---|---|-o-|---| A7sus4
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Tuning: Standard
Chords Used-
Cadd9 G Gsus2 Em/D Dsus4 D#maj7-5 A7sus4
|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|
|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---0---|
|---x---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---0---|---1---|---2---|
|---3---|---x---|---0---|---2---|---x---|---x---|---x---|
|---x---|---3---|---2---|---0---|---x---|---x---|---x---|
Intro-
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------0------0-----------------------|
G|----0--------0-----------0--------0------0------0----0----0-----------|
D|--0---0----0---0-------0---0----0----------------------0--------------|
A|3--------3--------3/10--------9------7------7------5---------0-2-3----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1-
Cadd9 G Gsus2 Em/D
And honestly, I have been begging for answers
Dsus4 Cadd9
That you and only you can give to me
G Gsus2 Em/D
A voice crying loud I've been crying for days now
Dsus4 Cadd9
And as I start to run, I stop to breathe
(And I was nearly scared to death)
G Gsus2
And I was nearly scared to death
Em/D
(Why you left in paragraphs)
Dsus4
Why you left in paragraphs
Cadd9
(The words were nearly over us)
G Gsus2
The words were nearly over us
Em/D Dsus4
You stop and turn and grab your bags
Chorus 1-
G
And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Cadd9
sunsets and silhouette dreams
Gsus2 Em/D
All my sand castles fall
Gsus2 G
like the ashes of cigarettes
Cadd9 Gsus2
And every waves drags me to sea
G
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Cadd9
"Is everyone here make-believe?"
Gsus2 Em/D
With a tear in His voice
Gsus2 G
He said, "Son, that's the question."
Cadd9
Does this deafening silence
Dsus4
mean nothing to no one but me?
e|x------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---3---------------3------------------3-------------3-------------|
G|0-0---0---------0--------0---------0-------0-------0---------0-----|
D|0-------0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----------2h4---0---|
A|x------------------------------3-----------------3-----------------|
E|3-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3----------3-------3-------------3----------------3---------|
G|---0-----0--------0-0-----0-0-------0------0---------0-----0----0~-|
D|---0-0---0-0--------0-------0-----0---0------0---0h4---4-----4-----|
A|--------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E|0--------------2--------3------------------------------------------|
e|x------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---3---------------3------------------3-------------3-------------|
G|0-0---0---------0--------0---------0-------0-------0---------0-----|
D|0-------0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----------2h4---0---|
A|x------------------------------3-----------------3-----------------|
E|3-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3----------3-------3-------------3------3~---|
G|---0-----0--------0-0-----0-0-------0------0---0~---|
D|---0-0---0-0--------0-------0-----0---0------0-x----|
A|--------------------------------3--------------3~---|
E|0--------------2--------3---------------------------|
Interlude- Cadd9
e|3~------3----------------------3~---------------|
B|3~------0h1/3------------------3~---------------|
G|0~------0-----------0----------0~-------0-------|
D|x-------x-------2h4---0-------------2h4---0-----|
A|3~------3---------------3-------------------3---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2- (Play the above interlude lead for the first half of the Verse 2)
Cadd9
As hours move to minutes
And minutes take longer to break
I will be desperately awaiting
But my tongue won't fall apart
And we've been sitting here for hours
All alone and in the dark
Cadd9 G Gsus2
So let me think of to word it
Em/D Dsus4
Is it too soon to say 'perfect'?
Cadd9 G Gsus2
If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere
Em/D
I'm sure everything would find me
Dsus4
All that's left is just to sing
Chorus 2-
G
And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Em/D
sunsets and silhouette dreams
Cadd9
All my sand castles fall
Gsus2
like the ashes of cigarettes
Dsus4 Em/D Gsus2
And every waves drags me to sea
G
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Em/D
"Is everyone here make-believe?"
Cadd9
With a tear in His voice
He said, "Son, that's the question."
Dsus4
Does this deafening silence
mean nothing to no one but me?
Bridge-
Cadd9 G
And you'll sing to me sweet until then
Cadd9 G
I may never sail Virginia again
Cadd9 Dsus4
Alas this current moves slow for me
D#maj7-5 A7sus4 Cadd9
this much you must know... we'll meet again
Cadd9
And I'll, I'll have you know I'm scared to death
Cadd9
Tell me once again that you
Em/D Gsus2
will love me till the death
G
And should I die, you swear
Dsus4 Cadd9
that you will come for me
Em/D Gsus2 G Dsus4
As I fade away, you reach out your arms
Cadd9
(And please don't let me go)
Em/D Gsus2 G Dsus4 Cadd9
And please don't let me go
Cadd9
(And please don't let me go)
Em/D Gsus2 G Dsus4 Cadd9
And please don't let me go
e|3~---3~-----------------|
B|3~---3~-----------------|
G|0~---2~-----------------|
D|2~---0~-----------------|
A|2~---0~-----------------|
E|0~---2~---3-2-3-5-3-2---|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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