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Black flies – Ben Howard
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Tuning: Standard
Capo 1 (all notes relative to capo)
Intro:
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Verse1:
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Black flies on the windowsill
That we are
That we are
That we are to know
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Winter stole summer's thrill
And the river's cracked and cold
See the sky is no man's land
A darkened plume to stay
Hope here needs a humble hand
Not a fox found in your place
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|--2--4--4—-2p0---------2h4---5p4---4p2---2p0--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
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E|----------------7--7--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-—3--3--3----|
e|--------------------|
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A|--------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Chorus:
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E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
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And no man is an island, oh this I know
But can't you see, oh?
Maybe you were the ocean, when I was just a stone
Verse 2: (same as verse 1)
Black flies on the windowsill
That we are
That we are
That we are to hold
Comfort came against my will
And every story must grow old
Still I'll be a traveler
A gypsy's reins to face
But the road is wearier
With that fool found in your place
Chorus x2
Ending:
I improved the ending as the chords that ben play in the tuning he does
This in don’t translate well to standard.
I played these chords:
022000
300000
790000
700000 x4
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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