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The Penalty by Beirut
The Penalty
Tuning: Standard, Capo on 3rd fret
intro/verse:
e|---0-2h-------------9--------------4------4-5h--------------2--------------|
B|---3----------------5--------------5------5-----------------3--------------|
G|---2----------------6--------------6------6-----------------2--------------|
D|---0----------------7--------------6------6-----------------0--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Like an ancient day and I'm on trial
Let them seize the way, this once was an island
chorus:
e|---4----------------5------------------2--------------------5--------------|
B|---5----------------5------------------3--------------------5--------------|
G|---4----------------6------------------2--------------------6--------------|
D|--(2)---------------7------------------0--------------------7--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I could not stay for I believed them
Left for the lights always in season
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version 2
F C Em F C Em F
C Em F
Like an ancient day and I'm on trial
C Em F
Let them seize the way, this once was an island
G C F C
And I could not stay for I believed them
G C F C F C Em F C Em F
Left for the lights always in season
Impassable night in a crowd of homesick
Fully grown children, you'll leave the lights
Your family may not wait, Sir, keep on believing
Our parents rue the day, they find us kneeling
G C F C
Let them think what they may, for they've good reason
G C F C G C F C G C F C
Left for the lights always in season
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version 3
Intro
C Em D Dsus4 C (2x)
C Em D C
Like an ancient day and I'm on trial
C Em D C
Let them seize the way, this once was an island
D G C G
And I could not stay for I believed them
D G C G
Left for the lights always in season
C Em D Dsus4 C (2x)
C Em D C
Impossible night in a crowd of homesick
C Em D C
Fully grown children, you'll leave the lights
D G C G
Your family may not wait, Sir, keep on breathing
D G C G
Our parents rue the day, they find us kneeling
D G C G
Let them think what they may, for they've good reason
D G C G
Left for the lights always in season
D G C G (2x)
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