Bloodstream
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Intro: E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
E A
Remembering
D A/C#
Running through my yard
E A D A/C#
Like a wild stream
E A D
Just a little kid blood
A/C# E A D A/C#
Flowing into my rosy cheeks
E A D
Now a river runs red from
A/C# E A D A/C#
My knuckles into the sink
E A
And there's a pale girl
D A/C#
Staring through the mirror at
E A
Me Maybe it's just a dream
D A/C#
Wish I could go back to sleep
( E A D A/C# )
( E A D A/C# )
E A D
Hydrangeas blooming of the
A/C# E A D A/C#
Branches of park trees
E A
It's a half-hearted calm
D
The way I've felt since
A/C# E A D A/C#
I was thirteen
E A
Cause I may not feel it now
D A/C#
Covered up the wounds with my
E A D A/C#
Long sleeves
E A
But I know it's waiting there
D A/C#
Swimming through my bloodstream
E A
And it's gonna come for me
D A/C#
Yeah it's gonna come for me
( E A D A/C# )
( E A D A/C# )
D C#m
What did you have that
F#m A
I didn't? and why am I
A/C# D C#m
So blue? someone's talking
F#m
In my forehead that says
A A/C# D
I'll never be like you
C#m F#m
Happiness is like a firefly
A D
On summer evenings feel it
C#m F#m
Slipping through my fingers
A
But I can't catch it in
D D
My hands catch it in my
( E A D A/C# )
( E A D A/C# )
E A D
Old memories ribbons running
A/C# E A D A/C#
Down from my bare knees
E A D
I ran too fast fell down
A/C# E A D A/C#
On my face in the concrete
E A
I guess the lesson's learned
D A/C#
I've barely left my room in
E A D A/C#
The past week
E A D
And I've got my guard up trying
A/C#
All the time to stay clean
E A
But I don't feel anything
D A/C#
I don't feel anything
( E A D A/C# )
( E A D A/C# )
D C#m
What did you have that I
F#m A A/C# D
Didn't? and why am I so fucked?
C#m
There's someone talking in my
F#m A
Forehead that says I'll never
A/C# D A/C#
Be e----nough and happiness
F#m A
Is like a firefly on summer
D C#m
Evenings feel it slipping
F#m
Through my fingers but I
A
Can't catch it in my
D
Hands catch it in my
Final: E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
E A D A/C#
How to play Bloodstream
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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.