Chords for Xavier Rudd - Soften The Blow (Bing Lounge)

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_ _ _ _ I'm going to play this thing, this is called a Chaturangi style guitar.
_ It's an Indian slide guitar, 22 strings.
_ This was built by [F#] a friend of mine who's a luthier just outside of Melbourne.
It's a beautiful instrument.
It's made from blackwood, which is, these two guitars are blackwood.
[B] It's an Australian timber from the south.
And it's a beautiful, it's always got a beautiful tone.
I'm going to play this thing for you.
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That's the cold one, this is the [Bm] warm one.
_ _ _ Cold one's got honey, warm one doesn't. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] got honey, warm one doesn't.
And if you rise, I'll hold the ladder, help you [G] rise, I'll help you [Bm] rise.
And if you fall, I'll [A] lay myself down, I'll soften the [G] blow, soften the blow.
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And I'll hold you once [A] again, I [G] will hold you once again. _
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_ _ _ Candle burns to [A] the right now, and the [G] waxes melts [Bm] slowly down.
And if you rise, [A] I'll hold the ladder, [G] help you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, [A] I will lay myself down, [G] I will soften the blow, [Bm] soften the blow.
And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you [Bm] once again.
I will hold you [A] once again, [G] I will hold you [Bm] once again. _ _
There'll be [A] my shelter and [G] you'll run away.
[Bm] _ _ There'll be [A] my shelter and [G] you'll run [Bm] away.
_ _ There'll be my [A] shelter and [G] _
you'll run [Bm] away.
_ _ There'll be my [A] shelter and you'll [Em] run away.
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