Chords for Missy Higgins - They weren't there
Tempo:
140.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Abm
Gb
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[B] You breathed infinity into my world And time was lost up in a cloud [Abm] and in a whirl
[E] We dug a hole in the cool gray earth [B] And lay there for the night
And you said, [Abm]
wait [E] for me, we'll fly the wind We'll [Bm] grow old and you'll be [E] surrounded
[Gb] But without a [B] bit of now [Abm] My world is at your feet
I [E] was lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and now [Gb] I've drowned
[Abm] So now I [E] will be waiting for [B] the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I [E] was wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of [B] any bindings from the world outside [Gb] that room
[Eb] They [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led through [E] fields of naked land
Where [B] any preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away So I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say [E]
no
[B]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
You [B] saw it and I was lost in you [Abm] Weeks could have passed for all I knew
[E] You were the blanket of the overworld So [Bm] I couldn't say, I wouldn't say [B] no
And they all [Abm] said, you're too [E] young to even know Just don't let it [B] grow and you'll be
[Em] Strung [Gb] up without a bit [B] of now My [Abm] world is at your feet
I was [E] lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and [Gb] now I've drowned
[Abm] So now I [E] will be waiting [B] for the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I was [E] wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of any [B] bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
And they [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where any [B] preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away
But [Gm] they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare
Of any [B] bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
And [Abm] they weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where [B] any preconceived ideas were [Gb] blown away So I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say,
[E] no
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
[B] You breathed infinity into my world And time was lost up in a cloud [Abm] and in a whirl
[E] We dug a hole in the cool gray earth [B] And lay there for the night
And you said, [Abm]
wait [E] for me, we'll fly the wind We'll [Bm] grow old and you'll be [E] surrounded
[Gb] But without a [B] bit of now [Abm] My world is at your feet
I [E] was lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and now [Gb] I've drowned
[Abm] So now I [E] will be waiting for [B] the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I [E] was wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of [B] any bindings from the world outside [Gb] that room
[Eb] They [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led through [E] fields of naked land
Where [B] any preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away So I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say [E]
no
[B]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb]
You [B] saw it and I was lost in you [Abm] Weeks could have passed for all I knew
[E] You were the blanket of the overworld So [Bm] I couldn't say, I wouldn't say [B] no
And they all [Abm] said, you're too [E] young to even know Just don't let it [B] grow and you'll be
[Em] Strung [Gb] up without a bit [B] of now My [Abm] world is at your feet
I was [E] lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and [Gb] now I've drowned
[Abm] So now I [E] will be waiting [B] for the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I was [E] wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of any [B] bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
And they [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where any [B] preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away
But [Gm] they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare
Of any [B] bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
And [Abm] they weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where [B] any preconceived ideas were [Gb] blown away So I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say,
[E] no
Key:
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Gb
Bm
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Abm
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] You breathed infinity into my world And time was lost up in a cloud [Abm] and in a whirl
[E] We dug a hole in the cool gray earth [B] And lay there for _ the _ night
_ And you _ said, _ _ _ _ [Abm]
wait [E] for me, we'll fly the wind We'll [Bm] grow old and you'll be [E] surrounded
[Gb] But without a [B] bit of _ now _ [Abm] My world is at your feet
I [E] was lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and now [Gb] I've drowned
_ [Abm] _ So _ _ now I [E] will _ be waiting for [B] the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I [E] was wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of [B] any bindings from the world outside [Gb] that room _ _ _ _
[Eb] They [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led through [E] fields of naked land
Where [B] any _ preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away So _ I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say _ _ [E] _
no _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [B] saw it and I was lost in you _ [Abm] Weeks could have passed for all I knew
[E] You were the blanket of the overworld So [Bm] I couldn't say, I wouldn't say [B] no
_ And they all [Abm] said, _ _ _ _ you're too [E] young to even know Just don't let it [B] grow and you'll be
[Em] Strung [Gb] up without a bit [B] of _ _ now My [Abm] world is at your feet
I was [E] lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and [Gb] now I've drowned _
[Abm] _ _ So _ _ now I [E] will _ be waiting [B] for the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I was [E] wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of any [B] _ bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
_ And _ they [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where any [B] _ _ preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] _ _ away
_ But [Gm] they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare
Of any [B] _ bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
_ And _ [Abm] they weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where [B] any _ preconceived _ ideas were [Gb] blown away _ So I [Abm] couldn't _ _ [Ebm] say, _
[E] _ no _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] You breathed infinity into my world And time was lost up in a cloud [Abm] and in a whirl
[E] We dug a hole in the cool gray earth [B] And lay there for _ the _ night
_ And you _ said, _ _ _ _ [Abm]
wait [E] for me, we'll fly the wind We'll [Bm] grow old and you'll be [E] surrounded
[Gb] But without a [B] bit of _ now _ [Abm] My world is at your feet
I [E] was lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and now [Gb] I've drowned
_ [Abm] _ So _ _ now I [E] will _ be waiting for [B] the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I [E] was wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of [B] any bindings from the world outside [Gb] that room _ _ _ _
[Eb] They [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led through [E] fields of naked land
Where [B] any _ preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] away So _ I [Abm] couldn't [Ebm] say _ _ [E] _
no _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [B] saw it and I was lost in you _ [Abm] Weeks could have passed for all I knew
[E] You were the blanket of the overworld So [Bm] I couldn't say, I wouldn't say [B] no
_ And they all [Abm] said, _ _ _ _ you're too [E] young to even know Just don't let it [B] grow and you'll be
[Em] Strung [Gb] up without a bit [B] of _ _ now My [Abm] world is at your feet
I was [E] lost and I was found But I was [B] alive and [Gb] now I've drowned _
[Abm] _ _ So _ _ now I [E] will _ be waiting [B] for the world to hear my song
So they [Gb] can tell me I was [E] wrong [Gb] But they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair
And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare Of any [B] _ bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
_ And _ they [Abm] weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where any [B] _ _ preconceived ideas are blown [Gb] _ _ away
_ But [Gm] they [Abm] weren't there beneath your stair And they [E] weren't stripped till they were bare
Of any [B] _ bindings from the world outside that [Gb] room
_ And _ [Abm] they weren't taken by the hand Led [E] through fields of naked land
Where [B] any _ preconceived _ ideas were [Gb] blown away _ So I [Abm] couldn't _ _ [Ebm] say, _
[E] _ no _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _