Laurel Wreath
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Intro
Em C G D
verse 1
Em C G
Is it the withering of tired leaves
D Em C G D
All so neatly woven around that laurel wreath?
Em C G
Or the collapsing of a history
D Em C G D
Of victories getting lapped now by all my towering defeats?
Em C G
To be a champion in your eyes
D Em C G D
Someone that you might be proud to stand beside
Em C G
But I bribed the judge and poisoned the field
D Em C G
Medals and trophies are only all that I could steal
Pre-Chorus
D C G
But you found me in the morning, December in my eyes
D Bm C
Falling apart, bloodshot, outside Craigmaddie Hospital
C D
As you fly by on the 93, what are the odds?
Bm C
I don't know, impossible
C D Bm
Got your call, I needed it more than I could let on to you
C
I could let on to anyone
C D
Could hear it in the corners of all of my words
Bm G
In the silence you heard all that's unspoken
[Refrão]G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D
Lonely alone
G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D
Lonely alone
verse 2
Em C G
As all my statues start crumbling
D Em C G D
I don't really know what it is that I'm offering
Em C G
All I've got here is raining leaves
D Em C G
All once so neatly woven round that laurel wreath
Pre-Chorus
D C G
But you found me in the morning, December in my eyes
D Bm C
Falling apart, bloodshot, outside Craigmaddie Hospital
C D
As you fly by on the 93, what are the odds?
Bm C
I don't know, impossible
C D Bm
Got your call, I needed it more than I could let on to you
C
I could let on to anyone
C D
Could hear it in the corners of all of my words
Bm G
In the silence you heard all that's unspoken
[Refrão]G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D
Lonely alone
G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D D C
Lonely alone, lonely alone
Interlude
C D Bm C D Bm
[Refrão]G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D
Lonely alone
G C G D
You don't have to be lonely alone
Bm Em
I could be there in a heartbeat
C G D D G
Lonely alone, lonely alone
Outro
C G D Bm Em C G D G
How to play Laurel Wreath
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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.