Metaphors
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Hello, this is my first tab! I really adore this song and band. I kept checking if
there'd be a tab for it on here but there never was so I tried to figure it out on my own.
I'm not 100% sure if this is correct but I think it's accurate for the most part.
Corrections and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Intro
D
Verse
D
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah, ay ah
D
I?ll be waiting out here,
Waiting at your door
If you want it I could try and get you little, little more
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah, ay ah
D
I?ll break a promise that I made to you yesterday
I?ll never hide from you or ever try to run-run away
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
G F#m Em
Verse
D
I wrote a letter when I met her and tore out the page
I threw it in a box and threw it somewhere far, far away
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
D
You tell me secrets and you tell me that you want some more
It's not up to me to try and help you settle, settle score
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
G F#m Em x2
[Refrão]D
I could take you out in the afternoon
Darts the shots as we swing to the contour
G
I know-oh-oh-oh it's a metaphor,
I know-oh-oh-oh we're still unsure,
D
Light a fire in our lifeboat
Just to keep warm but we won?t stay afloat
G
I know-oh-oh-oh it's a metaphor,
I know-oh-oh-oh we're still unsure,
G F#m Em
Verse
D
Sit-sat at home expecting I?ll be driving round
I came to pick you up so you can try and let me, let me down
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
D
It's so annoying how you hated, put yourself in pain
It's disappointing cause it's just a made-up little, little game
F#m
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
Ah, oh, oh, oh ay ah
G F#m Em x2
[Refrão]D
I could take you out in the afternoon
Darts the shots as we swing to the contour
G
I know-oh-oh-oh it's a metaphor,
I know-oh-oh-oh we're still unsure,
D
Light a fire in our lifeboat
Just to keep warm but we won?t stay afloat
G
I know-oh-oh-oh it's a metaphor,
I know-oh-oh-oh we're still unsure
G F#m Emx4
End on Em
How to play Metaphors
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.