Allostatic Load
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste: Sem capotraste
Allostatic Load by Fail Better, Heal Faster
F#
Waking up sweating and sobbing not
BM7
knowing who I am
F#/A# G#m7/B
For a second or two
F#
Visited all through the night by
BM7
the ghosts of my dead friends
F#/Bb G#m
Or at least dead to me
F#
Vulnerability, death to humanity
F#/D# F#/D F#/D# F#/D
Rollin’ around in the tears dripping down
G# C#
from the loved ones that I’ve hurt
C#/B
And accountability, what does that really mean
B/G# C#/A# B/G# C#/A
When you have grown and you know all the things
Bm
you did wrong
F#/D# F#/D F#/C# F#/C
We’ve gotta do better than putting’ in effort
G#m A#m C#
We’ve gotta unlearn all our faults
F#/D# F#/D F#/C# F#/C
Because hate is exhausting when we could be fostering
G#m A#m Bm
Nurturing love for each other
F#9 B6 F#9 B6
Because we get hurt to help others
F#9 B6 F#9 B6
And we hurt others to get help
F#9 B6 F#9 B6
We fail better the more we heal
F#9 B6 F#9 B6
And we heal faster the more we fail
F# A#m/F G#m/E D#m
My skull and the side of the janitor’s door are
G# C# C#7
becoming close friends lately
F# A#m/F G#m/E D#m
Because if I lose a tooth does it count as abuse if
B C#
the punches came from me
F# A#m G#m D#m
So I’ll do my best just to stay off of trestle
G# C#
It feels like there’s much more to be
F# A#m G#m D#m B
And if I'm an abuser, then I’m still a human first
C# Bdim/G# Bm/G#
Or at least that’s what my higher self makes me believe
Bm6 Bm7
Bdim/G# Bm/G# Bm6 Bm7
Bdim/G# Bm/G# Bm6 Bm7
When sorry starts sounding less like an apology
Bdim/G# Bm/G# Bm6 Bm7
And starts sounding more like a reflex
D#m7 D
Then we’ve got a lot of work left to do
How to play Allostatic Load
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.