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Spring Awakening

Left Behind by Spring Awakening

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Tuning: Open C (C G C G C E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
C|-2--4--5--9-|-2--4--5--12-|-2--4--5--9-|-7-9-4-5-0-------------|
G|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0---0-5-0-2-------|
G|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0---0---0---------|
C|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---------------------|
G|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---------------------|
C|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---------------------|

Verse:
C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------|
C|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---------------|
G|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 You fold his hands and smooth his tie you gently lift his chin

C|-------0----------0-----|-------0-----------0------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------|
C|---4-----4----4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-----4----------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-0----------0-----------|-0-----------0------------------------|
 Were you really so blind and unkind to him?
C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
C|---6-----6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-----6---------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------------------|
 Can’t help the itch to touch, to kiss, to hold him once again

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----5-----5-7-----------------------|
C|---7-----7-----7-----7---|---4-----4---7-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-2-----------5---------------------0-|
C|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------------------|
 Now, to close his eyes, never open them?                      A

C|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-7-----5-----5-----4---|-2-----4-----5-----4-------------------|
C|-5-----4-----3-----2---|-3-----2-----4-----2-------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------|
C|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
 Shadow passed. A shadow passed, yearning, yearning

C|-------2-----------2-----|-------5---0-------5---0-------------|
G|-------------------------|-------4---0-------4---0-------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----5-----------5-------------------|
C|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---4-----------4---------------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------------------|
 For the fool it called a home

C|-------5---0(let ring)-----------------------------------------|
G|-------4---0(let ring)-----------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------|
C|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---------------|
G|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 All things he never did are

C|-------0----------0-----|-------0-----------0------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------|
C|---4-----4----4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-----4----------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-0----------0-----------|-0-----------0------------------------|
 Left behind; all the things his

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
C|---6-----6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-----6---------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------------------|
 Mama wished he’d bear in mind

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----5-----5-7-----------------------|
C|---7-----7-----7-----7---|---4-----4---7-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-2-----------5-----------------------|
C|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------------------|
 And all his dad ever hoped he’d know

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-------------------------|
C|---4-----4-----4-----4---|---7-----7---7-----------------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-5-----------5-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------5-----------------------|
 Ooh

The rest of the part is the same until

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----5-----5-----7-----7-------------|
C|---7-----7-----7-----7---|---4-----4-----7-----7---------------|
G|-------------------------|-2-----------5-----------------------|
C|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------------------|
 And how his dad had hoped he’d grow

And then the rest of the chorus is the same

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----7-----7-------------------------|
C|---4-----4-----4-----4---|---7-----7---7-----------------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-5-----------5-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------5-----------------------|
 Ooh (play three times)

C|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-7-----5-----5-----4---|-2-----4-----5-----4-------------------|
C|-5-----4-----3-----2---|-3-----2-----4-----2-------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------|
C|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
 A shadow passed. A shadow passed, yearning, yearning

C|-------2-----------2-----|-------5---0-------5---0-------------|
G|-------------------------|-------4---0-------4---0-------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----5-----------5-------------------|
C|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---4-----------4---------------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------------------|
 For the fool it called a home

C|-------5---0-------5---0-|-------5---0-------5---0-------------|
G|-------4---0-------4---0-|-------4---0-------4---0-------------|
G|-----5-----------5-------|-----5-----------5-------------------|
C|---4-----------4---------|---4-----------4---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------------------|
 
C|-------5---0(let ring)-----------------------------------------|
G|-------4---0(let ring)-----------------------------------------|
G|-----5---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|

C|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------|
C|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---1-----1-----1-----1---------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 And it whistles through the ghosts

C|-------5---0-------5---0-|-------5---0-------------------------|
G|-------4---0-------4---0-|-------4---0-------------------------|
G|-----5-----------5-------|-----5-------------------------------|
C|---4-----------4---------|---4---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------------------------------|
 Still left behind

C|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------|
C|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---1-----1-----1-----1---------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 It whistles through the ghosts

C|-------5---0-------5---0-|-------5---0-------------------------|
G|-------4---0-------4---0-|-------4---0-------------------------|
G|-----5-----------5-------|-----5-------------------------------|
C|---4-----------4---------|---4---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------------------------------|
 Still left behind

C|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-------------|
C|---6-----6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-----6---------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------------------|
 (play twice) It whistles through the ghosts still left behind

Outro:
C|-------0-----------0-----|-0-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-6-(strum)---------------------------|
C|---6-----6-----6-----6---|-6-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-4-----------------------------------|
C|-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------------------------------|

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