Buffalo
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[Intro ]
C G C G
C Em D C
[Verso 1]
G
Most things in my life
D Em D C
Slowly coming apart so it seems
G
Still driving these broken down dreams
D
Doors falling off
Em D
And the engine wont start most
C G
time time time time time
D Em
You on my side move like a ghost
D C
And yet always the same
G
Are you a dream?
Bm D
Is this all a dream?
[Verso 2]
C G
I pack up and leave town
D Em D C
That's when things beging feeling like home 'cause
G
I was built for the unbroken plains
D Em D C
Baby I'm built like a buffa-lo
G
lo lo lo lo
D Em D C
Born to die out, born to live proud with a fire in my heart
G Bm D
Inside my heart, inside my heart
[Refrão]
G Bm Em
Time, it will make us hard
C
But I swear, I swear, I swear
G D
I will bend like a wire
G Bm Em
Time, it will make us cold
C D
But I know, I know, I know
G
How to build a fire
[Ponte]
C D
Standing on these dark shores
G Gb Em
And I blindly cast a line
C D G
Hoping, Oh God, maybe this time...
[Verso 3]
C G
Look back on this life
D Em D C
Moments like dross collect in a stream, yeah
G
I don't know what to say 'bout it all
D Em D C
Somehow I know, I know what to sing,
G
Sing, sing, sing, sing
D Em D C
So I sing to the walls, I sing to the street, and I sing to the sea
G D
'cause she's listening, she's listening
[Refrão]
G Bm Em
Time, it will make us hard
C
But I swear, I swear, I swear
G D
I will bend like a wire
G Bm Em
Time, it will make us cold
C D
But I know, I know, I know
G
How to build a fire
Outro
C D G Gb Em
Believe me when I say "we'll find our way"
C D G Gb Em
Hopein', oh God, maybe someday
C D
Oh God, maybe someday
C G C G
C Em D G
How to play Buffalo
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.