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Want Chords by The Temper Trap

Want chords by The Temper Trap

Guitar chords with lyrics

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                             WANT - The Temper Trap
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Tabbed by:ndermawan
E-mail:ndermawan@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Re-listening to the album (on deluxe edition only) and loving this one!
Simple song but sounds really great.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZ7vI2AFwo



Chords Used:
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
    A / A  C#m / C#m  D
e|--0---5---4----9--------|
B|--2---5---5----9----7---|
G|--2---6---6----9----7---|
D|--2---7---6----11---7---|
A|--0---7---4----11---5---|
E|------5--------9--------|


Intro: Synth sound
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A A


Verse: Lead guitar part (below) starts at line 3 during the verse
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A                C#m    D             A
I want to be the one to set your eyes alight
A                C#m    D             A
I want to be the one you treasure deep inside
A                C#m    D             A
I want to be the one to make you laugh each time
A                C#m      D                   A
I want to be the only one you come home to at night


e|--12~-----10~-----9~--10~-------|----------9~------10~-----------|
B|----------------------------10~-|--10~---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------9~---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
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A
Steady my heart
A                C#m                    D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A                  C#m                 D          A       A
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide


Verse 2: Lead guitar part + corresponding start lyrics below
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A                C#m  D             A
I want to be the one in my father's eyes
A                C#m                   D            A
To make him look upon my life, tell me everything's alright
A                C#m  D             A
I want to be the one in my mother's arms
A                C#m        D              A
No matter how far I may be, home is by her side


tell me...          in my...         I may...home is....
e|--12~--10~--9~--|--10~--12~------|--9~-----9~--10~-------|
B|----------------|----------------|--10~-------------10~--|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|



Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
-------
A
Steady my heart
A                C#m                    D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A                  C#m                 D
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide


Bridge:
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             A
I want to be where you are
   A                 C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are

A
Where you are
   A                 C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are



-solo/instrumental see below-
A A C#m D X2



A
Where you are
   A                 C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are

A
Where you are
   A                 C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D                 A
Where you are


Outro:
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    A                 C#m     D               A
The things I know are mine, I give them up for you
    A          C#m             D              A
For all I ever wanted, was for you to want me too



Appendix:
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Solo:
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e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------3 bars of 10th fret-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-9-7-9--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| X2
                (no slide up from 5 during 2nd repeat)



Xylophoney part @ Verse 2: First line only (the rest you can pretty much improv)
--------------------------                   as long as it has 9 10 & 12 in it

e|--9----9----9-12-9----|--9----9-12-9----9----|--9-12-9----9----9-12-|--9----9----9-10-9----|
B|----10---10--------10-|----10--------10---10-|---------10---10------|----10---10--------10-|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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