Axe To Grind
Bastille
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Tom : F#m
F#m C#m7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7
[Verse]
(Rationale)
A
Long-lost opinions
Dmaj7
All the words you can't redeem
A F#m
Don't come round here
D A
And be a slave to old ideas
F#m
Scream hallelujah
A
If it's a thing that helps you breathe
Your iron rule has often
F#m C#m D F#m
Had me on my knees
C#m Dmaj7 A C#m D
[Chorus 2x]
(Bastille)
F#m
You'd better sharpen up, you'd better sharpen up 'cause
C#m D
All you have's your axe to grind
A
Grind, grind
C#m D
Round here
[Verse]
(Bastille)
F#m
Breaking the silence
C#m D
Like I'm bursting at the seams
A F#m
So many stifled thoughts
C#m D
And long-forgotten dreams
A
Scream hallelujah
D
I can almost taste reprieve
A
Your iron rule has often
D
Had me on my knees
F#m C#m Dmaj7 A C#m D
[Chorus 2x]
[Bridge 2x]
(Rationale & Bastille)
F#m
Keep on talking to yourself
C#m D
Cause no one needs to hear the words you reel off
A
Keep on talking to yourself
C#m D
Cause you're gonna have to swing that axe round here
[Chorus 2x]
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Detected progression: F#m → C#m7 → Dmaj7 → Amaj7 → C#m7 → Dmaj7 → A → Dmaj7
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