Sad Legacy Chords by Eric Johnson

Tempo:
144.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Eb

C

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Johnson - Sad Legacy chords
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[C] [Fm]
[Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] So
[C] [Ab] such thing as [Bb] freedom
[Cm] without [Ab] some
[Eb] response or [Bb] melody
[Cm] All [Ab] this shock and [Bb] surprise,
[Cm] even [Ab] throwing out [Bb] a new way that was coming back at [C] us
[Eb] Wouldn't you like to see a [Bb] change?
[Ab] Are you [Eb] willing [C] to bleed?
[Eb] Stopping the screens and guns and veins
[Bb] [Ab] My life has thrown [C] them away
We [Eb] were the innocent students
[Bb] By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we made
[C] Children [Eb] learn from what excites [Bb] us
[Ab] This [Eb] is the same [C] legacy
[Ab]
[Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[C] Do you [Cm] live [Ab] with the
[Bb] connections?
[Cm]
In [Ab] the polarity [Bb] we've been
[C] Worshipped [Ab] for giving wrong [Bb] directions
[Cm] We [Ab] keep feeding it
[Bb] I was thinking something but I'm really doing nothing
[C] Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see a [Bb] change?
[Ab] Are you willing [C] to bleed?
Stopping [Eb] the screens and guns and [Bb] veins
[Ab] My life [Eb] has thrown [C] them away
We were [Eb] the innocent [Bb] students
By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we [C] made
Children [Eb] learn from what [Bb] excites us
[Ab] This is [Cm] the same legacy
[Ab]
This is the same
[Bb] [F] legacy
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Ab]
[Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] Now
[Ab]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb]
[C] the [Eb] way that you see a [Bb] change
[Ab] Are you [Eb] willing [C] to bleed?
Stopping [Eb] the screens and guns and [Bb] veins
[Ab] My life has thrown [C] them away
We were [Eb] the innocent students
[Bb] By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we made
[C] Children [Ab] learn [Eb] from what excites [Bb] us
[Ab] This is [Cm] the same [C] legacy
Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see a [Bb] change?
[Ab] Lord, but we've [Eb] just [C] gotta bleed
Stopping [Eb] the screens and [Bb] guns and veins
[Ab] My life [Eb] has thrown them [C] away
We were [Eb] the innocent [Bb] students
By all [Ab] of those we made
[C] Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see [Bb] a change?
[Ab] [Eb] [C]
[Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Eric Johnson - Sad Legacy chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, C, Eb, C, Eb, Bb, Ab and Eb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 72 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 145 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ So _
[C] _ _ _ [Ab] such thing as [Bb] freedom _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ without [Ab] _ some _
[Eb] response or [Bb] melody _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ All [Ab] this shock and [Bb] _ surprise, _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ even [Ab] _ throwing out [Bb] a new way that was coming back at [C] us
_ _ [Eb] Wouldn't you like to see a [Bb] change?
_ [Ab] Are you [Eb] willing [C] to bleed?
_ [Eb] Stopping the screens and guns and veins
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] My life has thrown [C] them away
We [Eb] were the innocent students
[Bb] By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we made
[C] _ _ Children [Eb] learn from what excites [Bb] us
_ [Ab] This [Eb] is the same [C] legacy
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] Do you [Cm] live [Ab] with the _
[Bb] _ connections?
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ In [Ab] the _ polarity [Bb] we've been _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Worshipped _ [Ab] for giving wrong [Bb] _ directions _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ We [Ab] keep feeding it
[Bb] I was thinking something but I'm really doing nothing
[C] _ _ Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see a [Bb] change?
_ [Ab] Are you willing [C] to bleed?
Stopping [Eb] the screens and guns and [Bb] veins
_ [Ab] My life [Eb] has thrown [C] them away
We were [Eb] the innocent [Bb] students
By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we [C] made
_ Children [Eb] learn from what [Bb] excites us
_ [Ab] This is [Cm] the same legacy
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
This is the same _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] legacy _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Now _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ the [Eb] way that you see a [Bb] change
[Ab] Are you [Eb] willing [C] to bleed?
Stopping [Eb] the screens and guns and [Bb] veins
_ [Ab] My life has thrown [C] them away
We were [Eb] the innocent students
[Bb] By all [Ab] of those [Eb] we made _
[C] _ _ Children [Ab] learn [Eb] from what excites [Bb] _ us
[Ab] This is [Cm] the same [C] legacy
Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see a [Bb] change?
_ [Ab] Lord, but we've [Eb] just [C] gotta bleed
Stopping [Eb] the screens and [Bb] guns and veins
_ [Ab] My life [Eb] has thrown them [C] away
We were [Eb] the innocent [Bb] students
By all [Ab] of those we made
[C] _ _ Wouldn't [Eb] you like to see [Bb] a change?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was featured on the Bloom album.

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