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Somewhere Unoccupied by Kevin Devine
Somewhere Unoccupied
Tuning: E A D G B E
LEGEND:
/ - back to back chords not tied together
~ - chords that are held out and/or tied into the next chord
, - breath mark, distinct pause between chords
[Intro]
Eb ~~ [x6 bars]
Dm ~ Bb / Eb [x4]
[Verse 1]
Eb Dm Bb / Eb
You got some bad news
Dm
You took it face first
Bb Eb
Like people often do
Dm Bb / Eb
No matter how advanced
Dm
An enlightened perspective's no
Bb Eb
Safeguard against
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb C
A real life
Bb C
With its nosedives
Bb C
Its gutter lows
Dm Bb
Its sunrise heights
[Chorus]
Bb Gm ~ F
I heard you say,
Cm Eb Bb
"I'm an acrobat
Gm ~ F
I cheated death
Cm Eb Bb
Now death is cheating back
Cm Dm Eb
I thought I might hide out
Bb
Become the empty sky
Gm
But I had to land
F
I couldn't find
Cm Eb
Somewhere unoccupied"
[Intro Riff]
Dm / Bb / Eb x2
[Verse 2]
Eb Dm Bb / Eb
You sang in ghost notes:
Dm
A second history
Bb Eb
A pool of broken code
Dm Bb / Eb
I felt the moment slide
Dm Eb F
You were bridging the halves of a great divide
[Chorus]
Bb Gm ~ F
I heard you say,
Cm Eb Bb
"If there's an architect
Gm ~ F
Let's see the plan
Cm Eb Bb
Let's see who gets it next
Cm Dm
I'm sure, sometimes,
Eb Bb
Except when I'm certain otherwise."
Gm F
I felt your hand fold into mine,
[Bridge - Arpeggiated Finger Style Optional]
Eb F Bb
And I was preoccupied
Eb
Felt fleeting & small
Eb F Bb
Completely surrounded by
Eb
The fates of us all
Cm F Bb
You were the troubled one
Eb
But you took me on
Eb F Bb
You carried me along
Gm ~ F
I heard you say,
[Chorus - LOUDLY, "chugga" pickup/grace F]
Cm Eb Bb
"Go be a welcome mat.
Gm ~ F
A sign of home;
Cm Eb Bb
An uncomplicated fact
Cm Dm
Outside yourself,
Eb Bb
The whole world is helping someone else.
Gm F
An act of grace, a clearing mind -
Cm Eb Bb ~ Cm ~ Dm ~ Eb ~
Somewhere unoccupied"
Eb Bb ~ Cm ~ Dm ~ Eb ~ [x3]
Somewhere unnoccupied [x3]
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Bb ~~~
...Somewhere unoccupied
F F Gm ~~~
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