Bent Strings
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Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--7-----------8-----8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------|
D|(8)---8---------8--8--8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------|
A|--------8--6-5--6--6--6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then: A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Soak up all the strain and cast out all your old complaints.
A#5 A#5/A
She didn't work this hard to give up and let death stake a claim.
G5 D#5
20 years, 1 month and 27 days.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Is this all she gets?
A#5 A#5/A
A striking realisation that the cross she had to bear wasn't half as
G5 D#5
heavy as the burden that now hangs around her neck.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5
What is there to say? Another fumbled consolation cuts the air
D#5
but seems to fail in every way.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
You can't sum up in two lines the cost to a mother that outlives her child, so why bother.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Is this all she gets?
A#5 A#5/A
A solemn promise that times a great healer,
G5 D#5
from someone that could never understand quite how much that she needs her.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-----8---------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
D|---8-8-------8-------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
A|---6-6---------8-6---6---66666666--6~--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM......
A#5 A#5/A
I guess it takes less time to formulate the answers to
G5 D#5
all the questions why than it does to understand them.
A#5 A#5/A
I'm not talking about experts, medicine or science,
G5 D#5
there's folly in believing these things will ever satisfy her
A#5 A#5/A
when memories of a body strapped with wires leaves her lost.
G5 D#5
I want to scream until my lungs bleed "I'm glad your son died on the cross",
A#5 A#5/A
but i bite my lip and hold my tongue because everybody
G5 D#5
needs a safety net and i think she chose the right one.
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End on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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How to play Bent Strings
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 B. 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.