The Metre chords by Powderfinger

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Verse 1:
D MajorD      C#C#    F# minorF#m
Blow the candles out
    BB        D MajorD
Raise a glass to the night
      C#C#     F# minorF#m
Let all the tension out
      BB        D MajorD
You've been wound up so tight
    C#C#     F# minorF#m   BB        D MajorD
It's a tender trap to plan ahead all the time
    C#C#     F# minorF#m      BB
If you measure the world by what you leave behind

Link:
D MajorD C#C# D MajorD

Chorus:
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
D MajorD
There's a sunset on the road
A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Reappearing as we go

Verse 2:
D MajorD C#C# F# minorF#m BB (x2)
D MajorD    C#C#       F# minorF#m
Keep the glass topped up
     BB      D MajorD
It's not over just yet
     C#C#     F# minorF#m
Lock the social bluff
  BB         D MajorD
Celebrate your success
     C#C#     F# minorF#m
Turn the sunlight out
    BB        D MajorD
Find a place in the shade
    C#C#     F# minorF#m     BB
If you measure the world by the mark that you've made

Link:
D MajorD C#C# D MajorD

Chorus:
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
D MajorD
There's a sunset on the road
A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Reappearing as we go

Instrumental:
D MajorD C#C# F# minorF#m BB (x7)
D MajorD   C#C#     F# minorF#m      BB
If you measure the world by what you leave behind

Link:
D MajorD C#C# D MajorD

Chorus:
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
        A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Welcome to the saving grace
D MajorD
Theres a sunset on the road
A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m G# minorG#m
Reappearing as we go
A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m G# minorG#m
Reappearing as we go
A augmentedA      G# minorG#m  F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m
Reappearing as we go

Outro:
     A augmentedA        G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
Theres a sunset on the road
A augmentedA       G# minorG#m   F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA
Welcome to the saving grace

Other versions of The Metre

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