Rudder
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Intro F#m D Bm F#m
D
Time goes by
Bm F#m
I'm trying to get out of the shore
D
I said that I'd dive
Bm F#m
Don't even get my lies anymore
D Bm
And I swear this keeps sending shivers down my spine
F#m
Because the fear of dying is tearing me apart
D
And there's no way to stop the race
Bm
You cannot sabotage
F#m
No one has ever done
F#m
The flaws will stand out tonight
F#m
Cause she plays
C#
She plays
D
And her dad is telling her to stay
F#m
Wide awake
C#
Wide awake
D
Going carefully is a mistake
A
If you want us to drive around
C#
While singing through your town
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by your side
D A
If you wanna tell different stories
C#
We haven't lived
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by your side
D A
I know that you've been through a lot
C#
But don't let this perform
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by yourside
D A
I know that you've been through a lot
C#
But don't let this perform
F#m E
Yeah, I'll be by yourside
D
"Time goes by"
Bm F#m
Easily getting ill on this discourse
D
Definitely the same clock
Bm F#m
But what about the walls they're trapped on?
D Bm
And I swear this keeps sending shivers down my spine
F#m
Because the fear of dying is tearing me apart
D
And there's no way to stop the race
Bm
You cannot sabotage
F#m
No one has ever done
F#m
The flaws will stand out tonight
F#m
Cause she plays
C#
She plays
D
And her dad is telling her to stay
F#m
Wide awake
C#
Wide awake
F#m
Going carefully is a mistake
A
If you want us to drive around
C#
While singing through your town
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by your side
D A
If you wanna tell different stories
C#
We haven't lived
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by your side
D A
I know that you've been through a lot
C#
But don't let this perform
F#m E
Yeah I'll be by yourside
D A
I know that you've been through a lot
C#
But don't let this perform
F#m E
Yeah, I'll be by yourside
( D C# F#m )
( F#m A D )
F#m
Cause she plays
A
She plays
D F#m
Going carefully is a mistake
How to play Rudder
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. 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.