Near Death Experience Experience
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Near Death Experience Experience
Andrew Bird
e|--3--2--0-----0----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-----4--2-----2--1-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------1--------3-----3--2--0-----0----------|
D|-----------------------------------3-----------0-----4--2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-2-----4-----4--3--1-----1-----3-----3--2--0-----0--4--2-----2-----------0--2--3-------|
A|----------4-----------1-----------3-----------0-----------2-----0--2--4----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: Dm A Bb F
Dm A Bb F
Used to be like toffee in a kitten's teeth
Dm A
Used to build air raid shelters out of sticks and leaves
Bb F
And spend the whole day underneath
Dm A
Used to be like copper
Bb F
Pliable but strong
Dm A
Used to smile and nod and say you're right be polite
Bb Fmaj7
When you know that everybody's wrong
Bb Fmaj7
Know that everybody's wrong
Bb E
Know that everybody's wrong
Dm A
So you dare the plane to crash
Bb F
Redeem the miles for cash when it starts to dive
Dm A
And we'll dance like cancer survivors
Bb F
Like you're grateful simply to be alive
Dm A
Dare the plane to crash
Bb F
Redeem the miles for cash
Dm A
And we'll dance like cancer survivors
Bb E
Like the prognosis was that you should've died
Dm A Bb F
Dm A
No there's nothing wrong
Bb F
There's nothing wrong when it starts to dive
Dm A
And we'll dance like cancer survivors
Bb F
Like we're grateful simply to be alive
Dm A
No there's nothing wrong
Bb F
There's nothing wrong when it starts to dive
Dm A
And we'll dance like cancer survivors
Dm A Bb F
How to play Near Death Experience Experience
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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.