Tabbed by MattyD :)
Verse 1:
Am
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---| x3 (first time intro)
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--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
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Everybody’s back in town
Give me the armour and let me prepare
Am Am/F# Am/G
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---| x6 (end of V1 - continue into V2)
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--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|
-----------|-----------|--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--|
It can be easy or difficult to steer
The heart and breath stops death, cheats death; its clear
Verse 2:
Time and tide wait for no man
Slowly realise as fast as you can
Thought I saw a glimpse of how you were at five
Ain't it strange how these things take you by surprise?
Chorus 1:
Am E/G#
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--1-1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|----------|
--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--1-1-1-1-| X2 (Bass guitar walks A G F E)
--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|
--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-|
----------|----------|----------|--4-4-4-4-|
We are drifting on a deep sea
And I can't navigate the stars like my father
Am Am/G Am/F E Am
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---0--0--0-|--1--------|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----1--1---|--2--------|
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--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|-----------|--0--------|
-----------|--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--|--0--0--0--|-----------|
Oh we're drifting out to sea into deep water. If we're scared it puts us under
Am Am/F# Am/G
---3---------------|-----------|-----------|
-----3-1-3-0-1-----|-----------|-----------|
---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-| x2
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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----------|-----------|
-------------------|--2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3--|
Verse 3:
Am Am/F# Am/G
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---| x4
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--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|
-----------|-----------|--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--|
The more you talk the less you mean
You told me that when I was just seventeen
When it sinks in you will not always be here
Funny how all your small worries disappear
Chorus 2:
Am E/G#
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--1-1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|--1-1-1-1-|----------|
--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--1-1-1-1-| X2 (Bass guitar walks A G F E)
--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-|
--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-|
----------|----------|----------|--4-4-4-4-|
We are drifting on a deep sea
And I can't navigate the stars like my father
Am Am/G Am/F E
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---0--0--0-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----1--1---| x6 (leads into bridge)
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--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|-----------|
-----------|--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--|--0--0--0--|
Oh we're drifting out to sea into deep water x5
If we're scared it puts us under
Bridge:
B/D# D A/C# C G/B Bb A
---7--7--7-|---5--5--5-|---5--5--5-|—--3--3--3-|---3--3--3-|---1--1--1-|---0--0--0-|
----7--7---|----7--7---|----5--5---|—---5--5---|----3--3---|----3--3---|----2--2---|
-----8--8--|-----7--7--|-----6--6--|-----5--5--|-----4--4--|-----3--3--|-----2--2--|
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--6--------|--5--------|--4--------|--3--------|--2--------|--1--------|--0--------|
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E B/D# D A/C# C G/B Bb A
—--7--7--7-|---7--7--7-|---5--5--5-|---5--5--5-|—--3--3--3-|---3--3--3-|---1--1--1-|---0--0--0-|
—---9--9---|----7--7---|----7--7---|----5--5---|—---5--5---|----3--3---|----3--3---|----2--2---|
-----9--9--|-----8--8--|-----7--7--|-----6--6--|-----5--5--|-----4--4--|-----3--3--|-----2--2--| x2
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--7--------|--6--------|--5--------|--4--------|--3--------|--2--------|--1--------|--0--------|
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If you're thinking what you know is true then tell them. Let them notice.
If your time comes, ask the question: were you tender to those you hold dear?
E/G# G D/F# F E
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---5--5--5-|---3--3--3-|---3--3--3-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|--0--------|
----4--4---|----4--4---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|--1--------|
-----6--6--|-----5--5--|-----4--4--|-----3--3--|-----3--3--|--2--------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--2--------|
--4--------|--3--------|--2--------|--1--------|--1--------|--0--------|
Oooo...
Chorus 3:
Am Am/G Am/F E
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---0--0--0-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----1--1---| x2
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--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|-----------|
-----------|--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--|--0--0--0--|
We are drifting on a deep sea
And I can't navigate the stars like my father
Am Am/F# Am/G
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---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|---1--1--1-|
----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---|----2--2---| x4 (one open pluck on the A string to finish)
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--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|-----------|-----------|
-----------|-----------|--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--|
Oh we're drifting out to sea into deep water x4
