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Act Of Contrition chords by Bright Eyes

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Difficulty: Intermediate

Bright Eyes - "Act of Contrition"

The chords used in this song are relative to a capo on the 1st fret:

......C....Csus2/B...Am.......F.......G.......
e|----0-------0-------0-------1-------3------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-------1-------1-------1-------3------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-------0-------2-------3-------0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----3-------2-------0-------0-------2------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----x-------x-------x-------x-------3------|

The following pattern is played 4 times for the intro and also forms the main theme of
song; the bass notes being plucked with the thumb and the highest four strings are strummed;

.....C..........Csus2/B....Am..........................
e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1------------------|  INTRO:
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3p2h3p2h3p2-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---3----------2----------0--------------------------|    3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|    is copied
                                                         throughout the
                                                            WHOLE song.
This main theme is the repeated through the verse...

                 Chord diagramC majorC   Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm
The air was all dust
3p2h3p2h3p2  Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm    3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramA augmentedA night so untamed
     Chord diagramC majorC         Csus2/B    Chord diagramA minorAm        3p2h3p2h3p2
  Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm
The ground opened up and swallowed, all of the rain
      3p2h3p2h3p2     Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm
And it swallowed you too...
     3p2h3p2h3p2  Chord diagramC majorC   Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
Into distance unknown


         Chord diagramC majorC          Csus2/B       Chord diagramA minorAm (let ring)
  Chord diagramFF
As they sat down for dinner they waited for you to get home
                 Chord diagramG+G
Yeah, they set a...place for you.
    Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  (let ring)
           Chord diagramG+G
So don't...be....lieve everything that you read, in that...diary of
  Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
yours.
Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2   Chord diagramC majorC
  Chord diagramA minorAm
                 And this...  ner - vous - ness,
   3p2h3p2h3p2   Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B     Chord diagramA minorAm   3p2h3p2h3p2
It isn't...     all  your   fault
               Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B   Chord diagramA minorAm          3p2h3p2h3p2
It's just these sha - king  hands won't do

        Chord diagramC majorC       Csus2/B    Chord diagramA minorAm   3p2h3p2h3p2
what I want them  ...  to.

        Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B    Chord diagramA minorAm   3p2h3p2h3p2
And I've tried    to guess  what  it,
Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm     3p2h3p2h3p2
 Is  you  thought about


      Chord diagramC majorC        Csus2/B        Chord diagramA minorAm (let ring)
     Chord diagramFF
That act of contrition that rolled off our tongues as you wept.
             Chord diagramG+G
What are you...crying for?
      Chord diagramC majorC   Csus2/B Chord diagramA minorAm  (let ring)   Chord diagramFF
Just dust...my   heart and you will find
                   Chord diagramG+G
There are no fingers printed there
         Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B    Chord diagramA minorAm (let ring)   Chord diagramFF
Just the un...touched...place that lies inside
         Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm
3p2h3p2h3p2
Of every...lonely boy...tonight.

***If you have one, start randomly tapping a type-writer until end***

Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramC majorC    Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3 - 2 - 0

.....C..........Csus2/B....Am..................F.......
e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----------1------|
Chord diagramBB|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1-----------1------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2-----------2------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3--2--0--3------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---3----------2----------0-------------------0------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------x------|

Chord diagramFF  (4 bars)
                                                         Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramG+G  (3 bars, and on the offbeat before the 4th bar:  "And all.....", so that you
on "all" with the Chord diagramG+G chord, signifying that "all" is the 4th bar

     Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm (let ring)
  Chord diagramFF
And all this o... pen ...air has caused me to choke
        Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B
 3p2h3p2h3p2
On your...new-found hope...for me.
Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2
Chord diagramC majorC  Csus2/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  3p2h3p2h3p2...3p2h3p2h3p2...3p2h3p2h3p2...3p2h3p2h3p2.

Let that last note ring out and that's it.

THE END.

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