Birthright
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
BPM: 167
Single released: 25 Aug 2023
Note: * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.
[Chords]
[D/F# 2x0232]
Capo: No
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
D/F# C
Give your blood to the landscape
D/F# G
Dip your toes in the water,
D/F# C
Getting wet in the same place,
D/F# G
Where you grew and you taught her,
D/F# C D/F#
To move so she’d never cause a bruise,
G D/F# C D/F#
Where had reflecting light really got her?
[Verse 2]
G D/F# C
Catch your breath in the cold caves,
D/F# G
Breaking bones in the harbour,
D/F# C
Watch your hair as it cascades,
D/F# G
To the floor of the barber,
D/F# C D/F#
Who knew you don’t even have to choose,
G D/F# C D/F#
You can be both a friend and a father.
[Pre-Chorus]
C
It is difficult,
Em D/F#
Don’t know if I remember it all,
C
It is visual,
Em D/F#
With all the pictures on the wall.
[Chorus]
G
And I need a little more,
D/F#
A little time to work out,
C D/F#
What I make of this,
D/F#
I might need,
G
A little more,
D/F#
A little time to figure out,
C D/F#
If I’m made for this,
C D/F# G
And if I could listen more then I’d talk a little less,
G D/F# Em*
‘Cause I’m bored of this,
C D/F# G
So maybe I should give it a miss.
[Interlude]
G D/F# C D/F#
G D/F# C D/F#
[Verse 3]
G D/F# C
Feel the grass under bare feet,
D/F# G
And your heart beating faster,
D/F# C
Changing clothes in the backstreets,
D/F# G
Always ends in disaster,
D/F# C D/F#
It’s true if you come home with dirty shoes,
G D/F# Cadd9 D/F#
You will never get a “happy ever after”.
[Verse 4]
G D/F# Cadd9
Cross your arms in the back seat,
D/F# G
As the belt’s getting tighter,
D/F# Cadd9
Falling hard on the concrete,
D/F# G
Never much of a fighter,
D/F# Cadd9 D/F#
You go first and the words only get worse,
G D/F# Cadd9 D/F#
But they dull as the weight gets lighter.
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9
It is difficult,
Em D/F#
Don’t know if I remember it all,
Cadd9
It is visual,
Em D/F#
With all the pictures on the wall.
[Chorus]
G
And I need a little more,
D/F#
A little time to work out,
C D/F#
What I make of this,
D/F#
I might need,
G
A little more,
D/F#
A little time to figure out,
C D/F#
If I’m made for this,
C D/F# G
And if I could listen more then I’d talk a little less,
G D/F# Em*
‘Cause I’m bored of this,
C D/F# G D/F# Cadd9 D/F#
So maybe I should give it a miss.
[Outro]
C D/F# G
And if I could listen more then I’d talk a little less,
G D/F# Em*
But I can’t help it,
C D/F# G
So maybe I should give it a miss.
How to play Birthright
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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.