Lifeguard
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
7th traste
Acoustic version of 'Lifeguard' by Nahko of Nahko and Medicine for the People.
Album: Take Your Power Back
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-swBfNKrGs8&ab_channel=NahkoAndMedicineForThePeople
Am (002210)
C/G (332010)
Fmaj7 (X33210)
Cadd9 (X20010)
G (320033)
Dm (XX0231)
[Intro]
Am C/G
N.C N.C
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
I hold my breath
Am C/G
I hold my breath
Fmaj7
For humanity's sake
C/G
For the way we hold the space
Fmaj7
For every color, every race
C/G
Or political taste
Fmaj7
I've my head above the water
C/G
I've my arms limp at my side
Fmaj7
What a habit, what a waste
C/G
To take take take
G
Take more than you need
Fmaj7
An unconscious thing
G
Many have been silenced but I have come to sing
[Chorus]
Am C/G
La de di di di di...
Dm Am G
La de di di di di...
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
Soon to exhale
Am C/G
Soon to set sail
Fmaj7
There are men who cast their nets
C/G
In search of purpose and respect
Fmaj7
Coming back with emptiness
C/G
Forgetting all their privileges
Fmaj7
I watch them pass on the sidewalk
C/G
I drink my coffee write my thoughts
Fmaj7
Check the weather check my watch
C/G
Waiting for the sun to drop
G
So I can start a fire
Fmaj7
And signal all the plain
G
The world's about to shift again and we'll never be the same
[Chorus]
Am C/G
La de di di di di...
Dm Am G
La de di di di di...
Am C/G
La de di di di di...
Dm Am G
La de di di di di...
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 G
We oughta take things
C/G Cadd9 Am
Far more personal
Fmaj7 G
What do we stand for
C/G Cadd9 Am
And is it salvageable?
Fmaj7 G
Ouuuuuh ouuuuh
[Chorus]
Am C/G
La de di di di di...
Dm Am G
La de di di di di...
Am C/G
La de di di di di...
Dm Am G
La de di di di di...
[Outro]
Am
N.C
How to play Lifeguard
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The first identified chord is E. 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.