
On My Sleeve
Creed
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Tom : G
(intro)
Em9 C7M
C|---------------0-----------|------------------------|
G|------------------3--------|-------------0----------|
E|------------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
B|---------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
F|------2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
C|---0-----------------------|------------------------|
G D7M
--------------------------|---------------0----------|
-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
-------0---------------0--|------------0-------------|
----------0---------0-----|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
Em9 C7M
--------------0-----------|------------------------|
-----------------3--------|-------------0----------|
-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
-----2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
--0-----------------------|------------------------|
G D7M
--------------------------|---------------0--3-\-2-----|
-------------1p--0--------|---------3------------------|
-------0---------------0--|------------0---------------|
----------0---------0-----|----------------------------|
--------------------------|--3/5-----------------------|
--3-----------------------|----------------------------|
(verse 2x)
|---------------0-----------|------------------------|
|------------------3--------|-------------0----------|
|*-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
|*--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
|------2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
|---0-----------------------|------------------------|
The eyes around me are so cold
|--------------------------|---------------0----------|
|-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
|-------0---------------0--|------------0-------------|
|----------0---------0-----|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------0-----------|------------------------|
|-----------------3--------|-------------0----------|
|-----------0--------0-----|-------0-------------0--|
|--------4--------------4--|----------4-------------|
|-----2--------------------|--3---------------3-----|
|--0-----------------------|------------------------|
With every chance they steal my soul...
|--------------------------|---------------0----------|
|-------------1p--0--------|---------3--------5--3----|
|-------0---------------0--|------------0------------*|
|----------0---------0-----|-------------------------*|
|--------------------------|--3/5---------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
(*repeat x2)
C7M
|-----------------------0--|--------------------------|
|-----------------0--------|-----0--------------------|
|--------------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-----------2--------------|
|--3-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
Can you fix
Em9
|-----------------------0--|-------------------------|
|--------------3-----------|-----3-------------------|
|-----------------0--------|--------0-----0----------|
|--------------------4-----|-----------4-------------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-------------------0--2--|
|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
what's made to be broken
C7M Dsus/F#
|-----------------------0--|-----------------------|--3----------------|
|-----------------0--------|-----0-----------------|--3----------------|
|--------------0-----0-----|--------0--------------|--2----------------|
|-------0h--2--------------|-----------2-----------|--0----------------|
|--3-----------------------|-----------------------|--0----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|--2----------------|
I can't fix what's mean't to be
(refrão)
E3 Csus G
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---9-----------------------|------------------------|---4-----------------------|
|---9-----------------------|---12-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---7-----------------------|---10-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---7-----------------------|---8--------------------|---3-----------------------|
My Heart is tattooed on my sleeve
D/F#
C3
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|---5----------------------------|
|---4--------------------|---5----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3----------------------------|
|---2--------------------|---3-------------------0--3--2--|
...hiding, no It only hurts to breathe
E3 Csus G
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------9-------------|------------------------|---4-----------------------|
|-------------9-------------|---12-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|-------------7-------------|---10-------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---0---------7-------------|---8--------------------|---3-----------------------|
My Heart is tattooed on my sleeve
D/F#
C3
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---4--------------------|---5-----------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------|
|---2--------------------|---3-----------------------|
...blinding, no It only hurts to breathe*
(repeat verse)
(refrão)
*(Last Part of Chorus 2 - transition to bridge)
C3 D
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------|-/-9-7-5--------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------|---------9-7-5--------------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---------------9-7-5--------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---------------------8-7-5--|
it only hurts it only hurts... to breathe
(bridge)
Em
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------12--12--12--11---11---------------|-----12--12--12--11---11---------------|
|------x---x---x---x----x----------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------10--10--10--9----9----------------|-----10--10--10--9----9----------------|
|--0------------------------(15)\--0--3--|-0-------------------------------0--2--|
I shout out Can you hear me?
G D/F#
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------17--17--17--16--16--16------------|-----17--17--17--16--16--16------------|
|------x---x---x---x---x---x-------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------15--15--15--14--14--14------------|-----15--15--15--14--14--14------------|
|--3-------------------------------0--3--|-2-------------------------------------|
Mistakes have cost me years
Em
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------12--12--12--11---11---------------|-----12--12--12--11---11---------------|
|------x---x---x---x----x----------------|-----x---x---x---x----x----------------|
|------10--10--10--9----9----------------|-----10--10--10--9----9----------------|
|--0------------------------(15)\--0--3--|-0-------------------------------0--2--|
Do they cost you? Are you like me?
G
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------17--17--17--16--16--16------------|
|------x---x---x---x---x---x-------------|
|------15--15--15--14--14--14------------|
|--3-------------------------------0--3--|
Tell
D/F#
|-------------------------------------------------------|----|
|------------------/-13-12-10---------------------------|----|
|-----17--17--17--------------12-11-9-------------------|----|
|-----x---x---x------------------------12-10-9----------|----|
|-----15--15--15--------------------------------12-10-9-|-7--|
|-2-----------------------------------------------------|-0--|
me please... ( ^ Chorus Starts
on this note)
(refrão)
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Detected progression: Em9 → C7M → G → D7M → Em9 → C7M → G → D7M
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