Saccharine
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(Verse)
B5 G5
Lie in a hedgrow
A5 F#5
I have grown bigger than
B5 G5
Two timing a talk show
A5 F#5
We pitch the perfect plan
B5 G5
Like leather and concrete
A5 F#5
Find strength in sterile eyes
B5 G5
Downtown where the tracks meet
A5 F#5
Rain bleeds from swollen skies
(Chorus)
B5 D5 A5
And we're all trapped inside this maze
B5
Caught breaking sweats while counting days
D5 A5
Struck down behind the wreckage
F#5 B5
Of our less than perfect ways
D5 A5
The brave ones die with no regrets
B5
She wants the one she never gets
D5 A5
Until its over
(INTERLUDE)
B5 G5 A5 F#5
B5 G5 A5 A5
(Verse)
B5 G5
Stabbing their backs now
A5 F#5
Frail lies make perfect sense
B5 G5
Caught grazing the cash cow
A5 F#5
With a straight faced innocence
B5 G5
Still rising above this
A5 F#5
You'll go on like your taught
B5 G5
Such incredible likeness
A5
F#5
and lack of thought
And we've got it
(Chorus)
B5 D5 A5
And we're all trapped inside this maze
B5
Caught breaking sweats while counting days
D5 A5
Struck down behind the wreckage
F#5 B5
Of our less than perfect ways
D5 A5
The brave ones die with no regrets
B5
She wants the one she never gets
D5 A5
Until its over
B5 B5
(BUILD-UP)
B5 A5 G5 G5
B5 A5 G5 G5
(BRIDGE)
B5 A5
Slow mold pathetic lies
G5
Stripped clean and sterilized
B5 A5
We all go under the knife
G5
with the game show anesthesia
(OUTRO)
B5 A5 G5
B5 A5 G5
anesthesia
B5
How to play Saccharine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B5. 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.