Stall Me
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E
Fall to your knees
A B
and kiss the ring, the crowd's rejoice in
E
All of my dreams
A B
Wake up to despise, A world I once loved
C#m D F#m E
Why would you bring me in if you knew what you'd become?
F#m E A
So curse everyone, and everything
B
Even the Sun
E C#m
Stall me, Stall me, I'm all in
A B
Stall me, call me up, or break me in
E C#m A
A dark room in the wallflower garden of the party
B E
She's got four on the floor
C#m A B (pause)
She's waiting to kick start me, so just stall me
Interlude: E C#m A B
E C#m
I had a rosy dream
A B E
You gave up on you and I gave up on me, well
C#m C
Love came along and said "leave them be"
E C#m
We were wrecked on every rock you tasted
A B
Light cork, my pretty little angel
E C B
I'm singing to empty bottles everywhere, everywhere
E C#m
Stall me, Stall me, I'm all in
A B
Stall me, call me up, or break me in
E C#m A
A dark room in the wallflower garden of the party
B E
She's got four on the floor
C#m A B
She's waiting to kick start me, so just stall me
C#m A F#m
She counts on stars, astrology
Abm
My moods are mercurial
C#m A F#m
But I'm no mercury
Abm A
Don't hold your breath
B C#m
Baptised in, the river of you
B A C#m C
Hold on to, the moon, it's just, a slither of you
E C#m
Stall me, Stall me, I'm all in
A B
Stall me, call me up, or break me in
E C#m A
A dark room in the wallflower garden of the party
B E
She's got four on the floor
C#m A
She's waiting to kick start me
B E C#m
She said she's got more where that came from
A B (pause) E
To spark me, so just stall me!
How to play Stall Me
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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.