Allie
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Intro: Em
Em G D F#m
Allie, what would you do?
C Em
When there's bombs in the middle east, you want to hurt yourself
A Em
When there's knives in the city streets, you want to end yourself
D C G B
When there's fun in your mother's house, you want to cry yourself to sleep
Em G D F#m
Allie, what would you do?
C Em
With your fears, because they're adding one by one
A Em
And your mountains are obscured behind the sun
D Em G C
And the person that you could be is crumbling into dust
G C
You're in the mess 'cause you thought
G
You'd be someone else
Am Em
'Cause the tricks in your head are a lie
Am Em
Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie
D
Yeah, the tricks in your head are
Am Em
Tricks in your head are a lie
Em G D F#m
Allie, hand on your head
C Em
And a prayer from the soon-to-be-closing library
A Em
And if you looked from here, you would surely see
D Em G C
There's a softness in your heart, there's a poetry to come
G C
You bought that gun 'cause you thought
G
You'd be someone else
Am Em
'Cause the tricks in your head are a lie
Am Em
Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie
D
Yeah, the tricks in your head are a
Am Em
The tricks in your head are a lie
(arpeggio)
D C
You made a list of all your heroes
D C
And you thought about what they went through
Am G
Yeah, you thought about what they went through
F Em D
It's much darker, much harder, than anything that happened to you
Solo (same rhythm as first verse):
Em, G, D, F#m, C, Em, A, Em, D, C, G, B
Em G D F#m
Allie, what would you do?
C Em
When your seven-year plan happens to someone else
A Em
And the people in your life you would happily shelf
D Em G C
When day falls night, you are truly on your own
G C
You're in this place 'cause you thought
G
You'd be someone else
Am Em
But the tricks in your head are a lie
Am Em
Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie
D
Yeah, the tricks in your head are a
Am Em
Tricks in your head are a lie
Repeat Chorus once more for the outro.
How to play Allie
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.