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Gambling Man by Mike Waters from the 'LIFE' EP
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Tuning:
half step down: D# G# C# f# a# d#
Chords
Eadd2 - xx3213
B - x32013
F#add4 - 320013
G#m7 - x02213
Relative to Tuning: Fadd2, C, Gadd4, Am7
(If you want to view these chords, just use the "transpose-function")
"Background-Meldoy Tabs" (intro and between verses)
d# |-3--0-----0-|-3--0-------|-3--0-----0|
a# |-------3----|-------3--1-|-------3---|
f# |------------|------------|-----------|
C# |------------|------------|-----------|
G# |------------|------------|-----------|
D# |------------|------------|-----------|
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Intro:
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 1]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need to think before I speak.
F#add4 B
I've made some mistakes with you this week.
Eadd2 B
Call me out if I've done something wrong.
F#add4 B
I'm not used to love that lasts this long.
[Bridge 1]
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 2]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need to sink before I swim.
F#add4 B
I'm not really built for the world I'm in.
Eadd2 B
I don't live my life thought out and planned.
F#add4 B F#add4
End up in situations I don't understand.
[Chorus 1]
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 Eadd2
but I take chances every now and then.
[Bridge 2]
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 3]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need a drink before I sleep.
F#add4 B
I can't keep my mind from running deep.
Eadd2 B
I've a lot of secrets I can't share.
F#add4 B F#add4
Please don't stay away, please don't be scared.
[Chorus 2]
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 G#m7
but I take chances every now and then.
[Bridge 3]
Eadd2 B
And although it seems clear,
F#add4
people that know me well will tell you
G#m7 Eadd2 B F#add4
I have always seemed so insincere.
[Chorus 3]
(strum chords only once in this part)
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 * G#m7 *(back to normal strumming)
but I take chances every now and then.
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 G#m7
but I take chances every now and then.
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar, oooh.
F#add4 G#m7
I'm a liar, oooh.
Eadd2 B
I'm a liar, oooh.
F#add4 G#m7 (strum only once)
I'm a liar, and I'm a thief.
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Tuning:
half step down: D# G# C# f# a# d#
Chords
Eadd2 - xx3213
B - x32013
F#add4 - 320013
G#m7 - x02213
Relative to Tuning: Fadd2, C, Gadd4, Am7
(If you want to view these chords, just use the "transpose-function")
"Background-Meldoy Tabs" (intro and between verses)
d# |-3--0-----0-|-3--0-------|-3--0-----0|
a# |-------3----|-------3--1-|-------3---|
f# |------------|------------|-----------|
C# |------------|------------|-----------|
G# |------------|------------|-----------|
D# |------------|------------|-----------|
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Intro:
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 1]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need to think before I speak.
F#add4 B
I've made some mistakes with you this week.
Eadd2 B
Call me out if I've done something wrong.
F#add4 B
I'm not used to love that lasts this long.
[Bridge 1]
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 2]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need to sink before I swim.
F#add4 B
I'm not really built for the world I'm in.
Eadd2 B
I don't live my life thought out and planned.
F#add4 B F#add4
End up in situations I don't understand.
[Chorus 1]
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 Eadd2
but I take chances every now and then.
[Bridge 2]
Eadd2 B F#add4 B
"Background Meldoy"
[Verse 3]
B Eadd2 B
Sometimes I need a drink before I sleep.
F#add4 B
I can't keep my mind from running deep.
Eadd2 B
I've a lot of secrets I can't share.
F#add4 B F#add4
Please don't stay away, please don't be scared.
[Chorus 2]
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 G#m7
but I take chances every now and then.
[Bridge 3]
Eadd2 B
And although it seems clear,
F#add4
people that know me well will tell you
G#m7 Eadd2 B F#add4
I have always seemed so insincere.
[Chorus 3]
(strum chords only once in this part)
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 * G#m7 *(back to normal strumming)
but I take chances every now and then.
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar and I'm a thief,
F#add4 G#m7
I stole glances while you believed
Eadd2 B
that I don't think myself a gambling man,
F#add4 G#m7
but I take chances every now and then.
G#m7 Eadd2 B
I'm a liar, oooh.
F#add4 G#m7
I'm a liar, oooh.
Eadd2 B
I'm a liar, oooh.
F#add4 G#m7 (strum only once)
I'm a liar, and I'm a thief.
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