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E5/A - -024--
E5/Ab - 4-24--
E5/Gb - 2-24--
Intro
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E5/Ab
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E5/Ab
[Verso 1]
E5/A E5/Ab
Shoot it through the moon my babe
E5/Gb E5/Ab
Gutter's yours to own
E5/A E5/Ab
Frightened by the past I bet
E5/Gb E5/Ab
I was just the same
E5/A E5/Ab
Summer's on the blink, my babe
E5/Gb E5/Ab
Robbed before it's stage
E5/A E5/Ab
Just like you at 21
E5/Gb E5/Ab
Scarred by the terrain
[Pré-Refrão]
E5/A E5/Ab
And when I go away
E5/Gb E5/Ab
Go off like a rocket
E5/A E5/Ab
I suppose for me it's different
E5/Gb
I admit it
E5/Ab E5/A
I'll regret it when I'm old
Interlude
E5/Ab E5/Gb E
[Refrão]
Gbm
Different beasts
Abm
With different beats
A E
But movements all the same
Gbm Abm
Blinded by a bin bag faith
A E
That isn't worth the waste
Gbm Abm
Different rules for different fools
A E
If it's good enough for them
Gbm Abm
Then it's good to go
Interlude
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E5/Ab
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E5/Ab
[Verso 2]
E5/A E5/Ab
Children of a lesser gob
E5/Gb E5/Ab
Struggled for a place
E5/A E5/Ab
I was there at 21's
E5/Gb E5/Ab
You were in my days
E5/A E5/Ab
And oh I know it's there
E5/Gb E
Eating at my conscience
Gbm Abm
You were good enough to be there
A
But you weren't enough
E Gbm Abm
So I guess you had to go away
A E
I left you back at 21's
Gbm Abm
Now you're just a memory
A E
I tap into when my bin bag faith
Gbm Abm
Is blown away
A E
Spin me like a 45
Outro
Gbm Abm A E
Gbm Abm A E
Gbm Abm A E
Gbm Abm
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E5
E5/Gb E5/Ab E5/Gb E
E5/A E5/Ab E5/Gb E
How to play 21s
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E5/A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.