Tangible Things
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CAPO: 2nd Fret
Intro: C G C G
A long time ago it was just a game
A masquerade where you give up your name
C
And then lose your way back home
G C
Vibrating snowmaker
G
Will it ever snow in Waco
D Em D C
Plants and trees and flesh and blood and bone
G D
Statues of the ancestors nobody's known
[Refrão] C G
All those tangible things
C G
All these breakable things
D Em G C
Strip them away, only the love remains
F G
Well, I'm setting my sights for the things that don't break
Em D G C
A place that won't change like the weather
G C
Victim of gravity
G
Oh, how I would happily
D Em D C
Give my life to something that lasted forever
[Refrão] G
Not those tangible things
C G
Those breakable things
D Em G C
Strip them away, only the love remains
G
Oh oh, these ? that shakedown
Where dreams live or die
You can plough it and sow it
You never will hold it
C
Still everyone gives it a try
G
Bikers from Waco
C G
Wa-ave through my window
D Em D C
Jeans and braids and girls holding on from behind
G D
Searching for something lost in the shadows of mind
[Refrão] C G
Lost in the tangible things
C G
Those breakable things
D Em G C
Strip them away, only the love remains
G
A long time ago it was just a game
A masquerade where you give up your name
C
And then lose your way back home
G C
Vibrating snowmaker
G
Will it ever snow in Waco
D Em D C
Plants and trees and flesh and blood and bone
How to play Tangible Things
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.