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Meaning-meaningless chords by Ron Pope

Chords with lyrics

This is the riff that plays during the intro, and the break between the chorus and verse 2 (for this
break, just play the first line).
Listen out to the song for timing, but it's basically just on the offbeat.

e|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-------0---------2---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---4-2-0---4-2-0-4---4-0-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------2-0-0-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0---------2-----0-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----4-2-0-4---4-0---4-2-0-2-0-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

********************************

Intro

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramG+G

Verse 1

        Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
In the sweet embrace of twilight
        Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramG+G
Just before the night time came
         Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
All her children in the front yard
           Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
There was laughter on the breeze
        Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
Then a call came from her father
        Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramG+G
In his house halfway 'cross town
         Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
He said "Love, I hate to tell you,
          Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramD MajorD
But your mother, she's gone now."

Chorus

     Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG+G
And time, moving quickly before our eyes
    Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Oh why do these moments seem to fly?
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramG+G


Verse 2

        Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
So she tries to tell her husband
        Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
But she cannnot make a sound
        Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA
And he hears through all the silence
      Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramG+G
So before she hits the ground
         Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramA augmentedA
He says "Baby, are you with me "
        Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramG+G
And she opens up her eyes
         Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
And she says "I lost my mother,"
        Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD
And a piece of her heart dies

Chorus

   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG+G
And time, moving quickly before our eyes
    Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Oh why do these moments seem to fly?
   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG+G
And time, moving quickly before our eyes
    Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Oh why do these moments seem to fly?
        Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramG+G
I am trapped and wondering why ...


Bridge

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramG+G x 4
Chord diagramG+G

Verse 3

         Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
Now it's late and she is restless
        Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramG+G
All her girls are tucked in bed
        Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
She is searching for a meaning
         Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramG+G
When all words feel meaningless
        Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
And the hardest part of losing
        Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG+G
Is the memory of the win
        Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
And the hardest part of letting go
            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD
Is when you know you never can
          Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
Yeah, the hardest part of letting go
            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramD MajorD
Is when you know you never can

Chorus

   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG+G
And time, moving quickly before our eyes
    Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Oh why do these moments seem to fly?
   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG+G
And time, moving quickly before our eyes
    Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Oh why do these moments seem to fly?
        Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramG+G
I am trapped and wondering why ...
        Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramG+G
Moving quickly before our eyes

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramG+G x2
Chord diagramD MajorD

**********************

This is the guitar riff for the bridge - again, listen to the song for the rhythm.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---------0------------------0-------0-------0----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------2---------2---0--------------2-2---2-2-------2--0-----------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4---------4-------4-2-0-----4---------------4------4-2-0-2-4----4-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---------0------------------0----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------2---------2---0--------------2--------------0---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4---------4-------4-2-0------4-----4------4------4-2-0--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff for the outro (very similar to first line of bridge)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---------0------------------0-------0-------0----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------2---------2---0--------------2-2---2-2-------2--0---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4---------4-------4-2-0------4---------------4------4-2-0---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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