Eight Letters
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Capo 1
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Intro
C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G6 G6/9
e|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0------0-----0---|
B|------------1-----------1-------------------------------3------------3-----2-|
G|------0-----------0----------2------2----2------2---0-----0---2--0-----0-----|
D|--------2-----------2-----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------------|
A|-3------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C C
e|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
B|------------1-----------1-|
G|------0-----------0-------|
D|--------2-----------2-----|
A|-3------------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse
C C
We became the parade on the streets that we once cleaned
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Expendable soldiers smiling at anything
G6 G C
Raised on a feeling our lives will have meaning eventually
Verse
C C
We were once the answer and then you discover
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Your actually just one thing after another and
G6 G C
What was the question and why was the lesson so deafening
[Refrão]
C
This all that matters now
G/B F
And that was all that happened anyhow
G C
You can look back but don't stare
G/B F
Maybe I can love you out of there
G F C F C
And when I went away what I forgot to say was
F C
All I have to say
F G C
Eight letter three words one meaning
Verse
C C
And outside forces didn't make it easy
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
so I thought I'd go before you leave me
G6 G C
Self preservation was no explanation for anything
Verse
C C
Oh but the truth is more than we'll ever comprehend
Fmaj7 Fmaj7
I've just started to understand my friend
G6 G C
all of that distance cause I fell in love with the enemy
[Refrão]
C
This all that matters now
G/B F
And that was all that happened anyhow
G C
You can look back but don't stare
G/B F
Maybe I can love you out of there
G F C F C
And when I went away what I forgot to say was
F C
All I have to say
F G C C
Eight letter three words one meaning
F C F C
And when I went away what I forgot to say was
F C
All I have to say
F G C
Eight letter three words one meaning
Hook
C C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7
G6 G6 G6/9 C C
Bridge
C G/B F
At last we meet on no man's land
G C
footprints in the sand
G/B F G
We meet on no man's land at last
Outro
F C F C
And when I went away what I forgot to say was
F C
All I have to say
F G C C
Eight letter three words one meaning
F C F C
And when I went away what I forgot to say was
F C
All I have to say
F G C C
Eight letter three words one meaning
F C F
One meaning,
C F C
just one meaning
F G C
How to play Eight Letters
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 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.