
The Ballad Of Yaya
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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Tom : Em
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
block out the sun, Yaya, parachute princess
F E7 F G A
the movie is over lay that dirt on me
CHORUS 1
C#m D A
jump the deck Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
F#m D A E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
C#m D A
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
[Refrão]
F#m A G
yeah you're not the only one
D E
running for the sun, Yaya
G D E E7
running for the sun, Yaya
[Próxima Parte]
BRIDGE
Am G F E E7
oh you're looking tall, quite a big fall
VERSE 2
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya, just a cinema mindfuck
F E7
the martyrdom dumb dumbs
(cadence shifts 3 frets lower)
A C#7 F#m F#m/E B
wake up the sun, Yaya, suffer in meaning
D Db7 D E F#
the movie is over lay that dirt on me
CHORUS 2
Bbm B F#
jump the deck Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
(cadence back to normal)
F#m D A E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
(as chorus 1)
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
howl at the moon Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
INTERLUDE (same as bridge)
Am G F
oh we're living hard
Am G F
all our lives are dreams
Am G F E E7
coo to kumbaya when you scream
A G F
oh the ground is cold when it
D C F
splits the body round and round you go
A G F
oh its understood, it's going to be
D7 E7 A
hard
INSTRUMENTAL PART
C E7 Am G D C E7 Am G F F# G G# A G F Em
resurrection love
D C Bm G F
Yaya proves her love
OUTRO (same as verse)
C E7 Am Am/G D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya suffering papa
F E7 A
the movie is over
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