VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by ResonanceRover
To learn Bon Iver - re:stacks chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: Em, A, D, Em, D, F#m, A, E. To truly master the tempo, it's wise to start at 31 BPM before aiming for the song's 62 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D.
A _
Em _ _ _
A _ _ _
D _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
G _ .
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D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ _ _
F#m _ _ _ _ .
_ _
D _ _
G _ _
D _ _ .
Bm _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ .
E _ _ This my
A _
F#m excavation to
D _ _ _ _
Em days gone
F#m by _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
E _ _ .
Everything
A that
F#m happens from
D now on.
This is
F#m boring, _
Bm F#m this is paralyzed.
Bm I _ _ _ _ _ _
A _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
Em _ _ .
keep
A throwing it down
D two _ hundred _ _ _
E _
D times _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
Em _ .
It's hard to find
A a way
D to move it.
When your
A E money's gone and
D you're drunk
F#m as hell.
Bm _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
A _ _ .
_ _ _ _ On
E your back with the wrecks
F#m and the stacks of your load _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ I've
A _ _
E _ .
been twisting
A to the sound.
D _ I _ .
_ _
Em needed
D to evade _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Em _ The fountain
A in the front yard's
D rusted out.
All my love was
Em down
D in a frozen
Bm ground _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
E _ _ There's a
A black crow sitting
F#m across
D from me _ .
Em His wiry
D legs are cropped _ _ _ _ .
_ _
Em _ _ He's dangling
A my keys,
F#m he even fakes a
D toss.
Whatever could it
G be
F#m that has brought me to _
Bm _ this loss?.
_
A _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_
E On your back with the
F#m wrecks and the stacks of your
A load _ .
Back
Em with the wrecks
F#m and the stacks of your
A load _ .
_
E Back
F#m with the wrecks and the stacks of your
A load _ .
_ _
E _ _ This is
A not the sound
D of a
F#m low
D swing.
Or _ _ _ _ _
Em a crispy
D realization.
This _ _ _ _
Em _ is the sound of
A the unlocking.
D Lift away, your love
Em will be
F#m safe with
Bm me _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ .
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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N _ _ _ _ _ .
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