Dam Would Break
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Dam Would Break Acústico Ao vivo Cifra por Glen Phillips
Live acoustic
This is for a specific live acoustic performance with capo on 5th fret (video referenced in tab). I show what I believe to be the generally correct strumming pattern and the outro is different. I show each measure of Am in the intro: Am Am Dm G (vs. Am Dm G). In the rest of the song I show the verse chord progression as Am Am Dm G (vs Am Dm G Am).
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
5th traste
I based this on eltakko's work.
This is based on one of Glen Phillips' many live streams on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/77Rz1e2fb6Q?feature=share&t=1579
In this livestream he sings the line "And if my mind could only..." twice. I replaced
the first occurence of
that line with "And if my lips..." in this tab to match the original lyrics. The other
lyrics match what
Glen sings in this performance.
[Intro]
Am Am Dm G (x2)
[Verse]
Am Am Dm G
Is it this place that makes me fall from
Am Am Dm G
you? Forget the words that once rang so true.
Am Am Dm G
Did we expect that life was ever
Am Am Dm G
fair, my god? I sowed a field of rose and reaped a whipping rod.
F F G Em
And everything I've held too tight inside could make a part of me
F F G Em
die. And if my lips could only speak the name, the dam would break.
Am Am Dm G
[Verse]
Am Am Dm G
What is this ice that gathers round my
Am Am Dm G
heart? To stop the flood of warmth before it even
Am Am Dm G
starts. It would make me blind to what I thought would
Am Am Dm G
always be. The only constant in the world for me.
F F G Em
And every hour of every day I need to fight from pulling
F F G Em
away. And if my mind could only loose the chain, the dam would break.
Am Am Dm G
Am Am F G
F F G Em
For all the things I hid away
F F G Em
And all the words I could not say, the dam would break.
Am Am Dm G
Am Am F G
[Outro]
Strum each chord once and let ring.
Am Dm G
Am F G
Am
How to play Dam Would Break
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 Am. 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.