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Standard tuning
capo 5
Em C G
so easily I forgot lifting
Em C G
the sandbox in Arizona and catching
Em C G
the geckos and keeping them as pets
Em C G
in a halloween candy's jack-o-lantern
Am G
their tails would fall clear from their bodies
Am
and we'd shriek and we'd run from them
Em C G
keep on playing
Em C G
playing
Em C G
my sister
Em C G
she is with me
Em C G
even when we are apart
Em C G
we were wading through the water
Em C G
flashlights flickering in the dark
Am G
climbing the laundry post in the tomato garden
Am G
spying on the neighbors swimming
Em C G
laughing
Em C G
we were laughing
Em C G
that night
Em C G
in Maine I met my best friend
Em C G
talking til 7am
Em C G
realizing we were both afraid of the notion
Em C G
of having our brains be in the body of a whale
Am G
in the ocean deep where the light don't reach
Am
and I loved him instantly
Em C G
I knew we would keep talking
Em C G
talking
Em C G
on that drive
Em C G
up the winding mountain roads
Em C G
from Hudson to Vermont in the season's first
Em C G
snow, the boys asleep in the back of the car
Em C G
we were in the front we were singing along
Am G
to every word of the songs that helped make us who we are
Am
at the top of our lungs
Em C G
singing
Em C G
singing
Em C G
my mother
Em C G
my mother she keeps a journal
Em C G
of her childhood memories as they return
Em C G
my favorite's the story recounting when she
Em C G
saw an eagle with a fish in its mouth
Em C G
she was ten and she wrote it down
Em C G
there's a sweetness in us that lives long past the dust
Em C G
on our eyes once our eyes finally close
Em C G (x2)
How to play Ten
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 Em. 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.