Asylum
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D# / D#7+ / Cm / C9 / G# // Bb //
D# D#7+ Cm C9
Contained in my cotton crip
G# Bb
When I feel no turbulence
D# D#7+ Cm C9 G#
The ocean sleeps upon a shelf
G# Bb
and it feeds my apathy
D# D#7+ Cm
But i can feel it in the night
C9 G#
Like rain upon my skin inside a winter
B
But you began to splinter
Gm D# Gm F D#
If I decide to recognize my tho___rns
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no violence
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
So tilt the water 'til it turns me around to my own asylum
G# Gm Bb Fm D#
Dry in the day and fading away in the night
D# / D#7+ / Cm / C9 / G# // Gm //
D# D#7+ Cm C9
I feel the sun before it's light
G# Bb
And it fades away into the night
D# D#7+ Cm C9
I was afraid, I feed myself
G# Bb
I clive the shelf and kill the shame
D# D#7+ Cm
But I can feel it in the night
C9 G#
Collect the rocks and throw them over bodys
B
To shake the muddy waters
Gm D# Gm F D#
And clear myself from hiding every tho___rn
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no violence
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
So tilt the water 'til it turns me around to my own asylum
G# Gm Bb Fm
Dry in the day and fading away
D# E
B Bb F#
And we grow, before we go over the window
D Gm D Gm D F# B
You're just a fool for him, for him, for him
B F#
B F#
F# C#
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
'Cause every time I see your face in a cloud I feel no violence
G# Gm Bb Fm F# D#
So tilt the water 'til it turns me around to my own asylum
G# Gm Bb Fm
Dry in the day and fading away
G# Gm Bb Fm
Dry in the day and fading away
G# Gm Bb Fm G#
Dry in the day and fading away in the night
D# / D#7+ / Cm / C9 / G# // Bb / B Bb
D# / D#7+ / Cm / C9 / G# // Gm //
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How to play Asylum
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 D#. 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.