To simplify the chords we will use a capo on 4th fret.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Capo: 4th fret
- Chords: Em, A, D, G, Bm
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| Em – 022000 A – x02220 D – xx0232 G – 320003 Bm – x24432 | Em – 0402 A – 2100 D – 2220 G – 0232 Bm – 4222 |
Track Info
- Song: The Alien
- Artist: Manchester Orchestra
[Intro]
Em The lights were low enough,
A
you guessed D You swapped your conscience with
G
your fathers medication Em A Limped from Rome to Lawrenceville D And on the way wrote out a
G
self-made declaration Em A And when you got to Pleasant Hill D You forced the traffic to
G
erase your family demons Em A And made a pact with you and God D If you don't move
I swear to you
G
I'm gonna make ya [Chorus]
G Bm Do you need me? D G Do you need me? G Bm Do you need me? D G Do you need me? [Verse]
Em A When the first officer arrived D It happened to be the
G
high school bully of your brother Em A When you finally recognized D You felt some guilt that you had
G
even let him touch you Em A Can you hear me? What's your name? D You could not speak just laid
G
amazed at all the damage Em A And as the high school's letting out D All the kids saying the
G
same thing that they used to
[Chorus]
G Bm It's an a-lien D G It's an a-lien G Bm It's an a-lien D G It's an a-lien [Verse]
Em A The lights are low enough, you guessed D Hospital food, there's
G
never enough medication Em A The doctor asked about your ears D You said your mom said you were
G
made from a revelation Em A The revelation never scares D If you came from your drunken dad
G
and a pair of scissors Em A You just finally letting go? D Did you mean to take out
G
all those people with you? [Chorus]
G Bm Didn't mean to D G Didn't mean to G Bm Didn't mean to D G Didn't mean to [Chorus]
G Bm Oh I didn't mean to (Oh
I didn't take the time to
learn to let you go) D G Oh I didn't mean to
(Never letting go) G Bm No I didn't mean to (Oh
I didn't take the
time to learn to let you go) D G Oh I didn't mean to
(Never letting go) [Interlude]
Em Em D D
Em Em D D [Outro]
Em Time is here to take your last amendments
D
and believe them on your own Em Time is here to take you by the hand
D
and leave you there alone Em Time has come to take the last commandment
D
and to carve it into stone Em Time has come to take you by the hand
D
and leave you here alone
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