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CAPO III, IV OR V (Depending on how much he's smoked when he plays it!) This is my favourite Passenger song. I heard Mike sing this live in Brisbane April 2013 - I don't think there's a studio version, but the live version from Berlin is beautiful. The story behind the song is at the very end :) Chords Used:
|-C0-| |-F1-| |-G3-| |C7-0-| |Fm-1-| |-1-| |-1-| |-0-| |-1-| |-1-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-3-| |-1-| |-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-X-| |-3-| |-0-| |-X-| |-X-| |-3-| |-X-| |-X-|
It's all done by pinger-ficking. I'll try and get out a tab of the intro soon Intro: C F C F G C C7 F Fm G C G
CAustralian mGan, ScandinFavian tCan Kickin' stones 'round the sqGuare CHe sat for a whiC7le, and he Fcarved out a smFmile CAs if soGmeone would Ccare
CHe said "I'm a long way from Gthe Gold Coast, the furtheFrest I've everC been CAnd this just ain't my hGome CIt was my wife's ideC7a, but she's no Flonger herFme CShe left me tGravelling aClone"
C F
FYou know I've never heard Csilence C F FRing out like a bCell C F FI ain't never heard silCence Like lGast night in my expensive hotel
FYou see I'm loving a shCadow C F FTrying to catch the rCain C F FI've never siClence G'till I heard it toCday
CShe came out of the hGotel, I could stFill smell the smoCke COf a burning heart left inGside CShe said "men are all assC7-holes, aFnd love's a baFmd joke" CShe laughed and then sGtarted to cryC G
She said &Cquot;ten years with Gthis man, anFd a lifetimeC of plans CYou know I loved him to his boGnes But know I've Clines on my C7skin, and he's Ftraded me in Fm CHe left me Gtravelling Calone"
C F
FYou know I've never felt Csilence C F FWell it hit me like a tCrain C F FI've never felt sCilence Like Gblood, coursing through my veins
FYou see I'm loving a shaCdow C F FAnd I'm trying to catch the rCain C F FI've never felt siClence G GLike I felt it toCday FI've never heard sCilence G 'till I heard it tCoday
THE STORY: The first verse is about an old Australian guy he met when he was busking in Switzerland. The old guy was listening to Mike play, then came up to him afterwards and started chatting to him. He told Mike that he had booked a big trip around the world with his wife, but sadly, she passed away before they left. He went on the trip anyway though - Mike thought this was brave of the old guy, because Mike gets scared travelling around the world even though he's young and normally travels with others. The second verse is about a woman he met when he was playing his guitar outside of the hotel he was staying at. She came out crying and told Mike that her boyfriend of 12 years had just left her for a younger woman. So they just talked and smoked the whole night, and he played some songs for her.