Against History
Artist: Dan Wilson
Song: Against History
Album: Free Life
Intro/verse chords:
A: (x07650)
G: (x05430)
D: (x04230)
Other chords:
Bm/A: (x04432)
Asus: (x07750)
INTRO
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8 bars of melody, then 8 bars of strumming.
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3-|
G|6-------7-------|6-------7-------|4-------6-------|4-------6-------|
D|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5-|
G|2-------4-------|2-------4-------|6-------7-------|6-------7-------|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
| D / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
VERSE 1
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| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
Give in In to the blue sky In to the...
| D / / / | D / / / | A / Asus / | A / Asus / |
...gold eye of what is possible
| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
Give in One in a million You be the...
| D / / / | D / / / | A / Asus / | A / Asus / |
...engine of what is possible
PRECHORUS
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| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
When tomorrow comes we'll be there after all
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
All the oracles are fading
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
When our odysseys are hanging on the wall
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
And our yesterdays parading
CHORUS
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| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
It doesn't have to be the way it's always been
| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / | A / Asus / | A / Asus / |
We'll never let it be that way again (w/intro lick)
VERSE 2
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| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
Sell off all of your old lives all of the...
| D / / / | D / / / | A / Asus / | A / Asus / |
...cold lies and get impossible
| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
Sell off all of the no ones we'll never...
| D / / / | D / / / | A / Asus / | A / Asus / |
...be dones and get impossible
PRECHORUS
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| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
When tomorrow comes we'll say it after all
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
All the monitors are ringing
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
When the cold day dawns we'll be there on the lawn
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
Now another world's beginning
CHORUS
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| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
It doesn't have to be the way it's always been
| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / |
We're never gonna be the same as them
BRIDGE
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| Dm / / / | Dm / / / |
And all of the days of my...
| Bb / / / | Bb / / / |
...life unwind like the towers of a...
| F / / / | F / / / |
...telephone line alongside the...
| C / / / | C / / / |
...interstate
| Dm / / / | Dm / / / |
And either direction is...
| Bb / / / | Bb / / / |
...far from home The stars make a line leading...
| F / / / | F / / / |
...from the road And I am an arrow that...
| C / / / | G / / / |
...knows where to go
GUITAR SOLO
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Chords:
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
| E / / / | E / / / | D / / / | A / / / |
| A / / / |
Solo (with slide):
e|--------12------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------12--|-14-----5-------|-------------7--|
G|-13-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-9--------------|----------------|-----8---7------|----------------|
G|--------4-------|------------6---|-7----------7---|-9--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-2--------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
CHORUS
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| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
It doesn't have to be the way it's always been
| E / / / | E / / / | Bm / / / | Bm / Bm/A / |
It's you and me against history
| G / / / | D / / / |
We're never gonna be the same as them
OUTRO
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| A / / / | A / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
(w/intro melody)
| D / / / | D / / / | A Asus | A Asus |
| A |
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