Riff Before Work
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Intro
D Em Bm
[Refrão]
D Em Bm
Our embraces
D A
Last for ages
Em Bm
Never let me go
Won't you
D A Em Bm
Tie my laces
D A
Pulling faces
Em Bm
While you walk me home
[Verso 1]
D A Em Bm
I'll take the risk
D A Em Bm
I trust the story of us
D A Em Bm
Who's writing this?
D A Em Bm
All I know is I love us
[Refrão]
D Em Bm
Our embraces
D A
Last for ages
Em Bm
Never let me go
Won't you
D A Em Bm
Tie my laces
D A
Pulling faces
Em Bm
While you walk me home, oh
[Verso 2]
D A
It started, it ended
Em Bm
Unfollowed, unfriended
D A
That stranger, my favourite
Em Bm
We don't speak, I can't explain it
D A
Then one day your number
Em Bm
Woke us up from our slumber
D A
We sat up, remembered
Em G
In fact, we never ended
D A Em Bm
D A Em Bm
D A
[Ponte]
Em Bm
Maybe love is punctuated
D A Em Bm
By our fears and bad memories
D A Em
But It's just much less complicated
Bm
Than we think or
D A Em Bm
Than we make it out to be
[Refrão]
D Em Bm
Our embraces
D A
Last for ages
Em Bm
Never let me go
Won't you
D A Em Bm
Tie my laces
D A
Pulling faces
Em Bm
While you walk me home, oh
Outro
D A Em Bm
Our heart races
(You and me again, again, again, never seem to separate)
D A
Goodness gracious
(Maybe coming to an end, an end)
Em Bm
When you move towards me
(Then we come around again)
D A Em Bm
All situations
(You and me again, again, again, never seem to separate)
D
Communication
(Maybe coming to an end, an end)
A Em Bm
I feel you adore me
(Then we come around again)
How to play Riff Before Work
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 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.