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Verse Picking Pattern Cmaj7 Riff* G** e|------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------0---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0---------|--------0------------------|---------------0---------------| D|--2----------------------x2:-|--2-----------3/5---4---2--|---------0-----------0----x2:-| A|--3---3---3---3---3---3-------|--3---3---3----------------|---2---------------------------| E|------------------------------|---------------------------|---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| *When playing the riff you play one bar of the Cmaj7 pattern then the riff after **G is sometimes played with a hammer on from open to 2nd fret Chorus Chords C E Ebmaj7 G e|--0-------0-------0-------x-| B|--1-------0-------3-------0-| G|--0-------0-------0-------0-| D|--2-------2-------4-------0-| A|--3-------2-------5-------2-| E|--x-------0-------x-------3-| Verse 1: Cmaj7 You've known God since you were a child G Read your Bible, and you prayed every night Cmaj7 Sunday mornings were made for revival G So it still feels like you're gods child Cmaj7 Riff G Verse 2: Cmaj7 And They go to church to find their worth G But you let numbers define yours Cmaj7 So you leave marks all on your arms G One for each flaw that you find In God's desire Cmaj7 riff G in you Pre-Chorus/Verse 3: Cmaj7 And they say we're not perfect, make us feel worthless G For all the things we've done and the wrongs we've done Cmaj7 They make it a game of wrong and rights G We're damned to hell if we don't play right Strummed e|--0---0---0---x----------| B|--0---0---0---0----------| G|--0---0---0---0----------| D|--5---4---2---0----------| A|--7---5---3---2----------| E|--0---0---0---3----------| Chorus: C Em And the more strings that you pick, the more anxious you get Ebmaj7 Are getting worn out C Em And those words that you sing are the way that you bleed Emaj7 You're bleeding out C Em And you hate who you are even worse who you're not Emaj7 So you write this song C Em And beautiful poetry so they'll see something lovely Emaj7 G Instead of broken things ************************************ | h Hammer-on | / Slide up ************************************
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