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THE ILIAD - Tapes 'N Tapes
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One of my faves off their album, along with 'Insistor'. If you like, plz rate!
Tuning: Standard
Chords in verses:
e|--4-----2-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-----2-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-----3-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-----4-----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----4-----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----2-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|
chords in chorus:
e|--4-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-----2------4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-----3------4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-----4------4----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----4------2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO:- [ - - )
VERSE 1
Will you love me like a sailor
who loves the seven seas?
And when my bones get older,
will you drag me to my knees?
Like a drunken pirate shipwreck
on the golden caskets worn,
It's the time when we're together.
It's the time that keeps me young.
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CHORUS
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The burning size
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of sirens lies.
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The burning size
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of sirens lies.
[w/ - - ]
Show me
Show me
Show me
VERSE 2
When you go by the ocean,
will you look to the sea?
Always keep an eye for my coffin
and the birds that set me free?
The burning size of sirens lies.
At least we tried to make it.
At least we tried to make it.
At least we tried to make it.
At least we tried
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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