A Century Is All We Need
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 2nd traste
Tuning: D#-A-D-F-A#-e
capo on 2nd fret
Tabbed from this video of Meredith teaching the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5z3hF3BWz0&list=PLkYpuUmQCAj_Yjci2nkCgn2OlstosZVFh&index=4&ab_channel=G%26TH
[Verse 1]
Give it like it's meant for me
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
Little piece of ecstasy
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
A second is a century
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
And a century is all we need
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
[Chorus]
e |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------|------------------------7-------------7----|
F |--5-----4--|--2----0--------0---0-----0---0---0--------|
D |-----0-----|----0----0--3\5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--| (x3)
A |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|--4-----4--|--2---------0------------------------------|
e |---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------0---------------------0------------------------|
D |-----0---0---5----5--3-----0---0---5----5--3----0---0----5-----|
A |--3----3----------------3----3----------------3---3---3--------|
D#|--4----------0----------4----------0----------4----------4-----|
[Verse 2]
Wildflower my face of love
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
Stand and watch the water fall
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
Think of days we newly call
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
The days when we still had it all
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
A#|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
F |-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
D |--5----5---|--3----3---|--3----3---|--5----5----5----5---5-----|
A |-----5---5-|-----5---5-|-----1---1-|-----1----1----1---1----1--|
D#|--4--------|--4--------|--2--------|--0------------------------|
[Chorus]
It don't mean much now maybe,
e |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------|------------------------7-------------7----|
F |--5-----4--|--2----0--------0---0-----0---0---0--------|
D |-----0-----|----0----0--3\5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
A |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|--4-----4--|--2---------0------------------------------|
To someone looking up
e |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------|------------------------7-------------7----|
F |--5-----4--|--2----0--------0---0-----0---0---0--------|
D |-----0-----|----0----0--3\5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
A |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|--4-----4--|--2---------0------------------------------|
You told me once but baby
e |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------|------------------------7-------------7----|
F |--5-----4--|--2----0--------0---0-----0---0---0--------|
D |-----0-----|----0----0--3\5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
A |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|--4-----4--|--2---------0------------------------------|
I cant figure it out, I cant figure it out, no
e |----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------0---------------------0-----------------5-|
D |-----0---0---5----5--3-----0---0---5----5--3----0---0-----|
A |--3----3----------------3----3----------------3---3-------|
D#|--4----------0----------4----------0----------4---------4-|
[End Tag]
e |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------|------------------------7-------------7----|
F |--5-----4--|--2----0--------0---0-----0---0---0--------|
D |-----0-----|----0----0--3\5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
A |-----------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|--4-----4--|--2---------0------------------------------|
e |----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------0---------------------0-------------------|
D |-----0---0---5----5--3-----0---0---5----5--3----0---0---5-|
A |--3----3----------------3----3----------------3---3-------|
D#|--4----------0----------4----------0----------4---------4-|
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