Only Yourself
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DbCapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
C G
[Verse 1]
C
No choice for the feeling but to fester
F C Dm
No chance I could cover it with my shell
Dm
No shade at the center of the center
G
You think you're someone
Em E7 Am
Who thinks he's somebody else
[Chorus]
F
But you're only yourself
C G
You're only yourself
Am F
You're only yourself
C G C G
You're only yourself
[Verse 2]
C
The death march of complexity and context
F Am Dm
High art how we cannibalized ourselves
Dm
The real threat oils up and shovels popcorn
G
You swear it's someone
Em E7 Am
Turns out it's somebody else
[Chorus]
F
But you're only yourself
C G
You're only yourself
Am F
You're only yourself
C G F
You're only yourself
[Bridge]
Am
Come on inside
Em F
Sleep in my skull
C
Hole in my head
G F
And I never feel full
Am
The weight of the world
Em F
Is a nursery rhyme:
Em E7 Am
"We've got nothing but time"
[Solo]
F C G
Am F C G
F Am
[Verse 3]
C
Full stop at the genesis of language
F Am Dm
No words for the bottomless depths we felt
Dm
Black bark chokes the forest of our knowledge
G
I can't be someone
Em E7 Am
I can't be somebody else
[Chorus]
F
I'm only myself
C G
I'm only myself
Am F
I'm only myself
C G
I'm only myself
Am F
I'm only myself
C G
I'm only myself
Am F
I'm only myself
C G F
I'm only myself
[Outro]
G C
How to play Only Yourself
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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.