Red Shirt
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Intro: A D A D A D A D
verse 1:
A D
You hold up one hand
F#m
Everyone waits
E
Until we can move again
A D
The burden of command
F#m
Stands you up straight
G
Something to prove again
D
Blood in your eyes
Bm
Screams on the radio
A D
They say, "Get out of there!"
Bm
We aren't finished yet
E D
You tell them to grow a pair
[Refrão]
A E
They said this air would be breathable
F#m D
Get in, get out again, and no one gets hurt
A E
Something is pulling me up the hill
D
I look down in my red shirt
Bm A
I look down in my red shirt
D A D A D A D
verse 2:
A D
This familiar place
F#m
Sun in my eyes
E
Right where I'm supposed to be
A D
I can read your face
F#m
I'm not surprised
G
You move in close to me
D
Then you decide
Bm
Now I'm remembering
A D
I've seen this one before
Bm
I can't stop watching it
E D
So what am I running for?
[Refrão]
A E
They said this air would be breathable
F#m D
Get in, get out again, and no one gets hurt
A E
You nod to me and point up the hill
D
I look down in my red shirt
Bm F#m E D
I look down in my red shirt
F#m E D
At my red shirt
verse 3:
A D
I don't hear the sound
F#m
Everything slows
E
All of it falls away
A D
They don't turn around
F#m
Everyone knows
G
It won't be them today
D
Instead it was me
Bm
Go down dramatically
A D
Stretching it out a bit
Bm
Still no one notices
E D
When they write me out of it
[Refrão]
A E
They said this air would be breathable
F#m D
I see the naked sky and I taste the dirt
A E
Dark at the edges and closing in
D
I look down in my red shirt
Bm A
I look down in my red shirt
D A D A D A
How to play Red Shirt
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.