You As You Were
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Capo 2
E
When you fall at the rocks
At the bend at the river
Abm
With the blood from your nose
Running hard on your fingers
B A
And through the rest of your life
E Abm B A
E
The electric charge
Of a change in the weather
Abm
You were touching my arm
You were holding a feather
B A
And then I opened my eyes
C#m
As the World goes racing, suddenly changed
B
As the shock of the axe, it leaves you trembling
C#m
Like a busting shell in the small of your back
B
Or a job that's hard on the cast of your little lie
And an animal life was surging away
E
And you were back on the road
Through the worst of the Winter
Abm
Through the Valley of Lies
Passing through like an arrow
E
Oh , if your vision collapsed
And a storm from the river
Abm
Like a golden medalion
Clutching tight in your fingers
B
But on the slope of the edge
A
Will you recover your life
E
You could stand on the back of a shuddering beam
Abm
With a pistol firing shots into the air
E
You could run in the blood of the Sun's hard rays
Abm
You could drive the mountains down into the bay
B
Or go back to the East where it's all so civilized
A
Where I was born to the life
E
But I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
Abm
I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
I am leaving the life
B A E
I am leaving
How to play You As You Were
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 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.