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capo 2nd FRET
 
If the intro doesn't make sense send me and email and ill send you a recording of what
it should sound like
 
Intro/Verse:
 
Intro/Verse:
 
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Em D G C B7
|---0---0--- 3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-3b----h1---0h1p1-----------0-----0------1-----1-----------------0------------|
|-----------h2-----------------------------------------0h2p2p0----0h2--------------|
|-2----------------------------------------------0h2--------------0h1--0h1p10------| x2
|-2------------------------2--------0h2---------------------------0h---------------|
|-0-----------------------0-3---3------------0-------------------------------------|
 
This part is pretty loose and bluesy and no means right, but its what I can get and play
that sounds okay.
 
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INTRO Solo
Strum B7 chord
 
|-----9b-9b---------------------------------0----0---0--------|
|--9/10b-10b--8b-8b-6b-6b-6/8---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7b------0h2--2/4---4/2-----2--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------1-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------2-|
|---0----------0-----0----------0------0----------------------|
 
Verse:
Em D
Howl for my homeland
C B7
Wherever that was
Em D
And howl for the homage
C B7
That's been gone and lost
 
BREAK:
C G
To the passing and temporal
C G
The eons gone by
C G
There's nothing to praise
C G
Not in earth, sea or sky
B7
Or was what is holy's been shot
Em
And in time to know
C
The rest will soon follow
G B7
All the rest will soon go
 
[Refrão] C G
Stay in the light, Joe
C Em
Stay with yourself
C G
Put up a fight
C B7
Don't rest on the shelf
 
Instrumental: C G C Em C G B7
 
B7 Walk down to Em into the verse
Hold B7 Chord shape
 
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|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---2---2---2-----------|
|-----------------2-----|
|-2---0-----------2-----|
|---------3---2---------|
 
Verse:
Em D
Growl at the pedestal
C B7
Growl at the pinch
Em D
The last of the ports
C B7
Has broken the winch
 
BREAK:
C G
Oh, the legacy is gone
C G
And the people who knew
C G
Have lost their minds
C G
Or left, there's a few
B7
Who are choking on what
Em
And the will to hold on
C
With their principles pinned
G B7
To the courts of above
 
[Refrão] C G
Stay in the light, Joe
C Em
Stay with yourself
C G
Put up a fight
C B7
Don't rest on the shelf
 
Instrumental: C G C Em C G B7 - 2x's
 
B7 Walk down to Em
Hold B7 Chord shape
 
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|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|---2---2---2-----------|
|-----------------2-----|
|-2---0-----------2-----|
|---------3---2---------|
 
Verse:
Em D
Me and the teardrop
C B7
Me and the mountain
Em D
Oh, me and the check
C B7
And to meet my accountant
 
BREAK:
C G
Oh, me and the wolf
C G
Who was eating my heart
C G
And me and my friends
C G
Who laugh in the dark
B7
Oh, and you and yours two
Em
And you and yours three
C
And you and yours ever
B7 with walk down
And ever be free
 
[Refrão] C G
Stay in the light, Joe
C Em
Stay with yourself
C G
Put up a fight
C B7
Don't rest on the shelf

How to play Howl

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 Em. 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.

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