Adam uses a strange tuning for this song. Makes it super easy to play though. One of their best.
Drop your 3rd string down to F#. Drop your 6th to B.
How he plays the chords:
Em7: 020xxx
Em: 022xxx
A7: 002020
E: 022100
Intro: Em7Em x4
Verse 1:
Em7EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7
I steal a look between the blinds
EmEm7A7
I unwind
Em7EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7
She sleeps in comfort in my arms
EmEm7A7Em7EmEm7Em
She is plain, but she is mine
Em7EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7
Our child is silent but awake
EmEm7A7Em7EmEm7
I run my hand through his hair
EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7
I teach him manners and how to stick up
EmEm7A7Em7EmEm7
For himself when things get bad
EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7EmEm7
I tell him, "Son, never throw the first punch,
EmEm7A7Em7EmEm7
And if you must fight, make it clean"
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Chorus:
EEm7A7
Shiola, Shiola, will all be forgiven?
EEm7A7E
Shiola, Shiola, am I strong enough to start again alone?
Em7A7E
The taste of home is filling up my mouth
Em7A7E
Is it wrong to love a family of ghosts?
Em7A7E
Her door is open, the windows are all up
Em7A7Em7EmEm7
She says, "Come inside"
Verse 2:
EmEm7EmEm7
I live alone, more or less
EmEm7A7Em7EmEm7
I summon wife, child, and happiness
EEm7A7
Build them up from the dirt and clay
EEm7A7
I have to believe that all will be forgiven
Chorus:
EEm7A7
Shiola, Shiola, will all be forgiven?
EEm7A7EEm7
Shiola, Shiola, am I strong enough to start again alone?
A7
My heart is overflowing
EEm7A7E
Shiola, Shiola, the love and anger coiled into one
Em7A7E
They take and take, but never get their fill
Em7A7E
I try and try, but fail against my will
Em7A7E
I wait and wait, for that hand to sweep me up
Em7A7
And take me down the road home
Outro:Em7Em x3
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