From Odette's debut album "To a Stranger"
Capo 1st fret (original key: Bb minor)
[CHORDS]
Am - x02210
Cmaj7/G - 332000
Bm7/F# - 2x0202
Fmaj7 - x33210 (optional: put your thumb on 1st fret of 6th string)
G - 320003
C - x32010
Dm - xx0231
F - 133211 or xx3211
Am7 - x02010
Am/C - x32210
[Intro]
(Mm, oh, oh,oh) (Mm, oh, oh,oh) (Mm, oh, oh,oh)
e|------10-----10|------10-----10|------10-----10|
B|---10-10---10--|---10-10---10--|---10-10---10--|
G|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Mm, oh, oh)
e|------10-------|
B|---10-10-------|
G|-7-------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
(Fret positions are relative to capo - 7th fret is actually 8th fret, 10th = 11th)
*The intro tab is a rough simulation of the high-register piano part.
You could play this or just tap a beat on your guitar instead.
[Verse 1]
Am Cmaj7/G
I am a fire under wind
Bm7/F#
I am a lion deep within
Fmaj7
I don't want you to slow me down
G
I don't want you to stall me
Am Cmaj7/G
You got claws, scratch away at me
Bm7/F#
Rag doll, fall down, make a meal of me
Fmaj7
I am the sand, you are the sea
You are all of me, you drown me
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I cannot breathe, I cannot breathe
Am C Fmaj7
Sometimes I get a little bit overwhelmed
Am C Fmaj7
Then I can see, that my heart still beats
Bm7/F# Fmaj7 Am
I got nothing but power, I'll strike you like lightning
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G C Fmaj7
Take it to the heart, and wash it out
C Dm
Go back to the start, it's raging now
Am Cmaj7/G Fmaj7
Be a better fighter, lover, oh please
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down
[Post-Chorus]
Am
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Cmaj7/G
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Fmaj7
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down (no, oh)
[Verse 2]
Am Cmaj7/G
Condemn me down to burning shores
Bm7/F#
You think I ain't been here before
Fmaj7
I've been here way more times than you
G
Could ever dream to fathom
Am Cmaj7/G
You want more, get away from me
Bm7/F#
I don't need you, goodness sake, I mean
Fmaj7
How could you think you stand over me?
I'm alive now, electric
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7 Am C Fmaj7
I cannot breathe, I cannot breathe
Am C Fmaj7
Sometimes I get a little bit overwhelmed
Am C Fmaj7
Then I can see, that my heart still beats
Bm7/F# Fmaj7 Am
I got nothing but power, I'll strike you like lightning
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G C Fmaj7
Take it to the heart, and wash it out
C Dm
Go back to the start, it's raging now
Am Cmaj7/G Fmaj7
Be a better fighter, lover, oh please
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 Am7 Am/C
Oh I rise up babe, I got you inside
Cmaj7/G C
You never wanted me to feel like I'm worth your time
Fmaj7 Am7 Am/C
Caught up in game after game but I am getting tired
Cmaj7/G
You're on me just like a snake, ready to take my life
Fmaj7 Am7
We gotta let this go, it's all over baby
Am/C G
Oh, wanna let you know I've strengthened over time
Fmaj7 Am7
Us, like we never learned how to be seperated
Am/C Cmaj7/G
Oh, wanna let you know I'm driftin' with the tide
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G C Fmaj7
Take it to the heart, and wash it out
C Dm
Go back to the start, it's raging now
Am Cmaj7/G Fmaj7
Be a better fighter, lover, oh please
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down
[Chorus]
Cmaj7/G C Fmaj7
Take it to the heart, and wash it out
C Dm
Go back to the start, it's raging now
Am Cmaj7/G Fmaj7
Be a better fighter, lover, oh please
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down
[Post-Chorus]
Am
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Cmaj7/G
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Fmaj7
(Mm, no, oh, oh)
Bm7/F# Fmaj7
I don't want you to break me down (no, oh)
[Outro]
(Mm, oh, oh,oh) (Mm, oh, oh,oh)
e|------10-----10|------10-----10|
B|---10-10---10--|---10-10---10--|
G|-7-------------|-7-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|-0-------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
(Mm, oh) I don't want you to break me down
e|------10-----10|---10----------|
B|---10-10---10--|---10----------|
G|-7-------------|-7-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
(Fret positions relative to capo)
*Again, the tab here is a rough simulation of the piano.
It's optional...you can play it or tap the beat for the outro.