The Pugilist
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Intro:
C#m B F# (x2)
C#m
Sorry I broke it, never forgive me
B
You're love is the hopeless light that I need
C#m
To remind me I'm living and that I still need it
B
You pulled me together with blood and soft stitches
E
You're proof that I'm breathing
F#
And that I still need to be loved
B
and to hear you whisper to me
Abm
you're enough
F#
you're enough
E
you're enough
(continue to play E)
C#m
Well I'm a self-centered writer loving myself
B
to sin, stay away from me don't find a way to
C#m
get in, I care only for art and career
B
So scared of death that I try to leave part
E
of me here
I am lonely
F#
Lonely in the fact that I need to be loved
B
And told I am deserving
Abm F# E
We let us be, just to be
E
Isn't that all we should need
F#
We should need
E
We should need
C#m
But the truth is I need you
To tell me I'm worthy
B
Of all this great living
That I've been doing
C#m
And I'm sick of the silence
B
Greets me when i go to bed
And the waking in a cold sweat
E
After all I'm an artist
F#
And I've still got songs in me yet
And I'm frightened
Abm
Frightened to death you'll forget
F#
Don't forget
E
Don't forget me
E
I guess that's the most
F#
Honest thing I've written yet
So here goes
(Ebm) B
Forgive me I'll sing it again
F#
Don't forget
E
Don't forget me
C#m
Don't forget me
B
Don't forget me
Bbm
Don't forget me
C#m
Don't forget me
B
Don't forget me
F#
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
C#m
Don't forget me
Ebm
Don't forget me
C#m
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
B
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
Ebm
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
Don't forget me
C#m
Don't forget
B
Don't forget
F#
Don't forget
Don't forget
C#m B F#
I still have art in me yet
How to play The Pugilist
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#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.