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A Word Becomes A Sound by Kate Bollinger
A Word Becomes A Sound
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
[Intro]
Em Em7 Am7 Dmaj7 Bm Bm7
[note: the outro vocal directions are loosely based on her humming at the end, you can change the sounds,
or not sing at all if you want, or just skip to the ending chords.]
Em7 A7
Again, again
Dmaj7 Bm7
I'm frightened by the thought of you
Em7 A7
Again, again
Dmaj7 Bm7
But then you go away, and by that I'm frightened too
Em7 A7
Again, again
Amaj7 Dmaj7 Bm7
A word, only a sound if you misuse it
Em7 A7
Again, again
Dmaj7 Bm7
I'll be made a clown if I abuse it
Em7 A7 Amaj7
Get so blue when I'm next to you
Dmaj7 Bm7 B7
Oh what is it I've done that I don't understand?
Em7 A7
With the guessin' I'm through
Dmaj7
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
Bm7 B7 Em7
I don't think about it so much anymore
A7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Bm
I do, I do, I do
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
I don't, I don't, I don't
I, I
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7
A word only a sound if you let it
Bm7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Things become only their name, so instead it, eh, eh, eh
Cmaj7 Dmaj7
Takes it's new life, you never meant to give it wings that way
Bm7 A7 Dmaj7
Watch it take flight and then land in another day, eh, eh,
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7
eh, eh
Em7 Amaj7
Get so blue when I'm next to you
Dmaj7 Bm7
Oh, what is it I've done that I don't understand
Em7 A7
With the guessin' I'm through
Dmaj7
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
Bm7 Em7
I don't think about it so much anymore
A Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7
I do, I do, I do
A Amaj7 Dmaj7
I don't, I don't, I don't
Bm7
I, I
[outro]
Em7 A7
oooh, do
Dmaj7
dee dah da
Bm7
doo doo
B7
dee dah do do
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
doo eee ooh dee dah da doo
Bm7 B7
doo doo
Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Quarter Note = 99 bpm
Time Signature = 4/4 (common time)
Each bar is equivalent to 4 measures (ex. Intro is 1 bar but 4 measures, Verse 1 is 4 bars but 16 measures).
Chords (E-A-D-G-B-e):
Emin9 (X-7-5-7-7-X)
A13 (5-X-5-6-7-X) or (X-0-5-6-7-X)
D (X-5-7-7-7-X)
Dmaj7 (X-5-7-6-7-X)
Bmin7 (7-X-7-7-7-X)
B7(b13) (7-X-7-8-8-X)
[ I tabbed this song with a D major, however I also like the sound of a Dmaj7. ]
[Intro]
Emin9 A13 D Bmin7 B7(b13)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
G|---7-7----7-7----7----6-6----6-6----6----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
D|---5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7|
A|-7------7------7-----------------------5------5------5---------------------|
E|--------------------5------5------5-----------------------7------7------7--|
[Verse 1]
Again, again... thought...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
G|---7-7----7-7----7----6-6----6-6----6----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
D|---5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7|
A|-7------7------7-----------------------5------5------5---------------------|
E|--------------------5------5------5-----------------------7------7------7--|
Again, again... away...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
G|---7-7----7-7----7----6-6----6-6----6----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
D|---5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7|
A|-7------7------7-----------------------5------5------5---------------------|
E|--------------------5------5------5-----------------------7------7------7--|
Again, again... sound...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
G|---7-7----7-7----7----6-6----6-6----6----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
D|---5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7|
A|-7------7------7-----------------------5------5------5---------------------|
E|--------------------5------5------5-----------------------7------7------7--|
Again, again... clown...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
G|---7-7----7-7----7----6-6----6-6----6----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----8|
D|---5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-7----7|
A|-7------7------7-----------------------5------5------5---------------------|
E|--------------------5------5------5-----------------------7------7------7--|
{ This is currently a work-in-progress, sorry ! }
[Chorus 1]
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[Post-Chorus 1]
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[Verse 2]
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus 2]
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[Post-Chorus 2]
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[Outro]
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Again, again
I'm frightened by the thought of you
Again, again
But then you go away, and by that I'm frightened too
Again, again
A word, only a sound if you misuse it
Again, again
I'll be made a clown if I abuse it
Get so blue when I'm next to you
Oh what is it I've done that I don't understand?
With the guessin' I'm through
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
I don't think about it so much anymore
I do, I do, I do
I don't, I don't, I don't
I, I
A word only a sound if you let it
Things become only their name, so instead it, eh, eh, eh
Takes it's new life, you never meant to give it wings that way
Watch it take flight and then land in another day, eh, eh, eh, eh
Get so blue when I'm next to you
Oh, what is it I've done that I don't understand
With the guessin' I'm through
I've been wrong before, I don't mind
I don't think about it so much anymore
I do, I do, I do
I don't, I don't, I don't
I, I
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