Admiration
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Intro: G A Em F (2x)
Verse 1:
G A Em
Could you move in slow motion?
F G A Em F
Everything goes by so fast
G A Em
Just slow down a little
F G A Em F
Save the best part for last
Verse 2:
G A Em
You speak in riddles
F G A Em F
Your intentions turn me on
G A Em
I'm your's forever
F G A Em F
Will you love me when I'm gone?
Chorus 1:
G A
When I'm gone!
Em F
You're an unfenced fire!
G A
(When I'm gone)
Em F
Over walls we've trampled!
G A
(When I'm gone)
Em F
It's you I admire!
G A
(When I'm gone)
Em F
My living example
Post-Chorus: G A Em F
Verse 3:
G A Em
Your eyes are so empty
F G A Em F
scattered ocean far away
G A Em
Any minute now keeping
F G A Em F
Both poets and priests at bay
Verse 4:
G A
Don't get ahead of me
Em F
Could we just this
G A Em F
once see eye to eye?
G A Em
Could you want perhaps me?
F G
Ask me how it
A Em F
feels to vie
Chorus 2:
G A
To vie!
Em F
You're an unfenced fire!
G A
(to vie)
Em F
Over walls we trampled!
G A
(to vie)
Em F
It's you I admire!
G A
(to vie)
Em F
My living example
Bridge:
C G
It's a photograph
Am F
discovered a decade after
C G
It's a cannon blast
Am F
disguised as a firecracker
C G
It's enough to bring a
Am F
brick wall to its knees
C G Am F
And sing please
(Repeat Verse 1)
Chorus 3:
G A
For last
Em F
You're an unfenced fire!
G A
For last
Em F
Over walls we trampled!
G A
For last
Em F
It's you I admire!
G A
For last
Em F
My living example
Outro:
G A Em F G A Em F
My living example
G A Em F
It's you I admire!!
G A Em F
My living example
How to play Admiration
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 G. 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.