Purpose Chords by 311

Tempo:
158.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

A

B

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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311 - Purpose chords
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[G#] [E]
I believe in [C#] your purpose, [G#m] baby, [B] coming up to the surface [C#m] and [E] maybe I'll never [F#m] see you again.
[B] Then again, [F#m]
who [E] knows?
Take me with her, there's no [G#m] shiver, still got [F#m] all the things [E] that I wanna give her.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [G#m] yeah, yeah.
[F#m]
[E] What is smoke [A] going?
[G#m] [D#] [B] Something's [A] showing, [E] yeah, [F#m]
[C#m] [D#] [F#m] yeah.
[F#] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [F#]
[E] I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
No, I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
[A] I said no, [E] I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said no, I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
[A] They say [E] cluster screens, that will [A] blind the [E] dawn.
I believe in your purpose, [A] baby, [E] coming up to the surface and [A] maybe I'll [E] never see you again.
[F#] Then
[A] again,
[E] [F#] who knows?
Take [A] me with her, there's no shiver, still got all [E] the things that I wanna give [F#]
[A] her.
[E]
[F#] Yeah, yeah, [C#] [B] yeah,
[E] yeah.
I believe in [F#m] your purpose, baby, coming up to the surface and maybe I'll never see you again.
I believe in your purpose, [G#m] baby, coming up to [F#m] the surface and [E] maybe I'll never [F#m] see you [G#m] again.
Then [F#m] again, who knows?
[E] Make me [F#m] quiver, there's no [G#m] shiver, still got all the [F#m] things [E] that I wanna give her.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [G#m] yeah, yeah.
[F#m]
[E] Love is Slow [F#m] going!
[G#m] Soft [F#m] and showing!
[C#] [E] Yeah!
[F#m]
[C#] [G#m] [F#m]
I [A#] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[E] don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a [A] bomb.
[E] I said-
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear [B] a bomb.
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
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To learn 311 - Purpose chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G#m, F#m, G#m, F#m, E, F#, A, E, A, B and A of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 79 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 158. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C# Minor.

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[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ I believe in [C#] your purpose, [G#m] baby, _ [B] coming up to the surface [C#m] and [E] maybe I'll never [F#m] see you again.
[B] _ Then again, [F#m] _
who [E] knows?
_ Take me with her, there's no [G#m] shiver, still got [F#m] all the things [E] that I wanna give her.
_ [F#m] Yeah, yeah, [G#m] yeah, yeah.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ What is smoke [A] going?
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [D#] _ [B] Something's [A] showing, _ [E] _ yeah, _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] [F#m] yeah. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
No, I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
[A] I said no, [E] I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said no, I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
[A] They say [E] cluster _ _ screens, that will [A] blind the [E] dawn.
I believe in your purpose, [A] baby, [E] coming up to the surface _ and [A] maybe I'll [E] never _ _ _ _ see you again.
[F#] _ _ _ Then _
_ [A] _ _ _ again, _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ who knows?
Take [A] me with her, _ _ _ _ there's no shiver, still got all [E] the things that I wanna give _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ her.
_ [E] _ _
_ [F#] Yeah, _ _ _ _ yeah, [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] yeah, _
_ _ [E] yeah.
I believe in [F#m] your purpose, baby, coming up to the surface and maybe I'll never see you again.
I believe in your purpose, [G#m] baby, _ coming up to [F#m] the surface and [E] maybe I'll never [F#m] see you [G#m] again.
Then [F#m] again, who knows?
[E] _ Make me [F#m] quiver, there's no [G#m] shiver, _ still got all the [F#m] things [E] that I wanna give her.
_ [F#m] Yeah, yeah, [G#m] yeah, yeah.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ Love is_ Slow [F#m] going!
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Soft [F#m] and showing!
[C#] _ _ [E] Yeah!
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
I _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said_
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a [A] bomb.
_ [E] I said-
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear a bomb.
I said_
I don't think you're dead, no one can wear [B] a bomb. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Nicholas Hexum.

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