Chords with lyrics
Please don't send me away
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(c)1999 Matthew Jay - Album Draw
EMI records
http://www.matthewjay.com
Transcribed by Edward Jay - [email protected]
December 2001
Intro
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Instrument:
Finger picked nylon-strung guitar.
(The guitar used on this track was actually the same one
made specially for Matthew by his father.)
E MajorE||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :|| x2
BB||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :||
G+G||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - :||
D MajorD||- - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - |- 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 -(1):||
A augmentedA||- 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 1 |1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - :||
E MajorE||1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :||
Verse 1
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Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.bass played with pick and muted with the wrist.
3.Shaker playing semiquavers.
Both bass and guitar play a similar rythme figure:
||:* - + - + - - * - + - - + - + - :||
(accents '*'=strong '+'=firm '-'=subtle)
AGuitar |
FF (splang) - - - - - |
Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
Tell me now what have you done,
AGuitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
To justify your life my son?
AGuitar |
DmDm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - 
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 |
Bass |D MajorD - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Did you help your brothers when they were down?
AGuitar |
A minorAm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A augmentedA - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
And when the bullets flew did you stick around?
Verse 2
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Electric guitar with chorus takes over the strumming
Rythme changes slightly to:
||:* - - - * - - * - * - - - * - - :||
EGuitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
I had no words, I never spoke,
EGuitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
If had said one thing, you wouldn't know.
EGuitar |DmDm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |
Bass |D MajorD - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
I did no harm, I hurt no one,
EGuitar |A minorAm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A augmentedA - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Why you ask me now? My chance has gone.
Chorus
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Acoustic guitar takes over strumming again.
Full rotary organ plays as one with acoustic guitar, played by Edward.
Shaker holds the tempo with tamborine on the off beat.
Guitar |
Am7Am7 - - 
D7D7 - - - - |G+G - - 
B minorBm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A augmentedA - - D MajorD - - - - |G+G - - B minorBm - - - - |
Please don't.. send me away....
Guitar |Am7Am7 - - D7D7 - - - - |
C majorC - - C majorC - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A augmentedA - - D MajorD - - - - |C majorC - - C majorC - - BB - |
I want.. to come in.
Guitar |Am7Am7 - - D7D7 - - - - |G+G - - B minorBm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A augmentedA - - D MajorD - - - - |G+G - - B minorBm - - - - |
If you .. give me today
Guitar |Am7Am7 - - D7D7 - - - - |Cmin- - - - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A augmentedA - - D MajorD - - - - |C majorC - - - - - - - |
I.. will try again.
Verse 3
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Cue gritty drum pattern with gramaphone crackle in background.
Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.muted bass played with pick
3.chorus guitar playing the chord of FF all the way through (quietly, though)
Guitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
Childhood gave you all the breaks
Guitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
But all you did was take and take..
Guitar |DmDm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 |
Bass |D MajorD - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
You say you did no harm, but you did no good
Guitar |A minorAm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A augmentedA - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
You never sought redemption, I think you should.
Verse 4
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Electric guitar with chorus takes over strumming from acoustic guitar as
verse 2
EGuitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
I realise my selfish love
EGuitar |FF - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |FF - - - - - - - |FF - - - - - - - |
Has always got me through by just enough
EGuitar |DmDm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |
Bass |D MajorD - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
I never thought this day would come
EGuitar |A minorAm - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A augmentedA - - - - - - - |Bb majorBb - - - - - - - |
When the demons of my soul will be undone.
Chorus2
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As Chorus1
Instrumental
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The wierd noises in this section actually come from a
guitar solo played by Matthew played in reverse, slowed down and cut up.
EGuitar ||:D - - 
E minor 7Em7 - - - - |G+G - - 
Asus4Asus4 - - - -
:||x2
+Bass
Coda
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EGuitar |D MajorD - - E minor 7Em7 - - - - |G+G - - Asus4Asus4 - - - -
|
+Bass Look up and see the angels, The gates have opened up for you
EGuitar |D MajorD - - E minor 7Em7 - - - - |G+G - - Asus4Asus4 - - - -
||:D - - E minor 7Em7 - - - - :|| till fade...
+Bass I hope you're mind is peaceful and love is everything
you do..
