Bloodshot
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Jack's Mannequin
(From the 2008 Album THE GLASS PASSENGER)
[Intro]
Bm G Em Bm
G Em
[Verse 1]
Bm
She walks to the mailbox
Bm
Each morning at nine
G Bm
Every day she begins, she's always one day behind
G Em
At least when it comes to the mail
Bm
She sits on the balcony paying the bills
G Bm
Her letters just ashing her cigarettes onto the sill
D G
Every breath a little more pale
[Pre-Chorus]
A Bm
The hill still left to climb is just so
[Chorus]
G Em
High
D A
And I'm so tired
G
Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes
Em D A
The clouds are all on fire
G Em
It's just so high
D A
And I'm so tired
G
Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes
A Bm G Bm G Em
The clouds are all on
[Verse 2]
Bm
He sits in his basement
Bm
From midnight 'til four
G
Painting pictures that nobody sees
Bm
From his days in the war
G Em
Canvases bathed in bright red, red
Bm
He heats up the shower
Bm
He paces the hall
G
He'll scrub for an hour or more
Bm
But he won't get it all
F# G
Paint in his fingernail beds
[Pre-Chorus]
A Bm
The hill still left to climb is just so
[Chorus]
G Em
High
D A
And I'm so tired
G
Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes
Em D A
The clouds are all on fire
G Em
It's just so high
D A
And I'm so tired
A
Come on look up at
G
The bloodshot sky
A G D
The clouds are all on
[Post-Chorus]
A G D
Fire, the clouds are all on
A G A
Fire, the clouds are all on
[Interlude]
Bm G Bm A G Bm A G
Bm
[Bridge]
A G Bm
We wait in valleys while the clouds come in
A G
We see no shadows
A
'Cause a shadow's all there is
Bm
And we climb (And we climb)
A
And we climb (And we climb)
[Chorus]
G Em
But it's just so high
D A
And I'm so tired
G
Come on look me in my bloodshot eyes
Em D A
The clouds are all on fire
Em
It's just so high
D A
And I'm so tired
A
Come on look up at
G
The bloodshot sky
A G D
The clouds are all on
[Outro]
A G D
Fire, the clouds are all on
A G D
Fire, the clouds are all on, the clouds are all on
A G D
Fire, the clouds are all on
A G A Bm
Fire
How to play Bloodshot
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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.