Navigating The Windward Passage
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Intro: E C#m A B C#m A (2x), B (2x)
verse 1:
E C#m
drinking deathwish
B A
nights can't save
E
this glasseyed
C#m
slackjaws
B A
scream from safe
E
homes i've got
C#m B
it wrong time
A
and again song
E
after song you've
C#m
got answers
B
killing to please
A
swooning disasters
Refrain 1:
C#m B
so inventory me drop
A
me in your fishbowl
C#m B
i'm dying to breathe
A
through your tight
B
pigeon hole a dead
A
man in dead dreams
[Refrão]
B
when i'm gone you
C#m
won't miss me
B
you're dying to
A E
fist me out of
C#m
the closet and
B A
into the fire
E C#m
out of these dumb
B
little quips
A
that inspire
E B
outright outrage
C#m A
enrages you now
E
you're lifeless
C#m B
and sticky kicking
A
dead cows fuck
E C#m A E C#m A B B
you sound
verse 2:
E
one shot
C#m
all wrong
B
one lie
A
all gone
E
cry for
C#m
yourselves
B
i'll die with
A
my own help
E
these words
C#m
are mine and
B
this grave that we
A
share time after
E
time chokes my
C#m
life out while
B
you ask yourselves
A
what i'm crying about
Refrain 2:
C#m
well these tears that
B A
are falling are wetting
C#m
deaf ears. you cry for
B A
your protests and say
C#m
i don't care i couldn't
B A
care less I don't have
C#m
so are you I couldn't
B
care less if you're
A
repulsed through
B
and through a dead
A
man in dead dreams
[Refrão]
B
when i'm gone you
C#m
won't miss me
B
you're dying to
A E
fist me out of
C#m
the closet and
B A
into the fire
E C#m
out of these dumb
B
little quips
A
that inspire
E B
outright outrage
C#m A
enrages you now
E
you're lifeless
C#m B
and sticky kicking
A
dead cows fuck
E B C#m A E B C#m A
you sound
Interlude: E C#m A B C#m A (2x)
Bridge: Slower beat
E B
when it's all said
A E
and done did you
B
really think that
A
you were the only
one? you were
C#m B
here before you
E
you'll be here
B A
when you're gone
A
another lemming
B A
humming protest song
Interlude: B C#m B A A
Chorus 3:
E C#m
out of the closet
B A
and into the fire
E C#m
out of these dumb
B
little quips
A
that inspire
E B
outright outrage
C#m A
enrages you now
E
you're lifeless
C#m B
and sticky kicking
A
dead cows fuck
E B C#m A
you sound
E B C#m A
fuck you sound
E B C#m A E B C#m A
fuck you sound
Outro: E C#m B A B E
How to play Navigating The Windward Passage
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What is the starting chord?
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.