Icarus chords

The Staves

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Simplify chords 

  			

Intro -> strum all strings  

E|--5/7------5/7----5----4----2----5---4-------4-----2-----------|  
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--5/7------5/7----5----3----1----5---3-------3-----1----1------|  
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

verse 1 -> pick 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------|  
x2 

Ideas hang before me 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 

All but a breath away 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|-------------------------------------------------------0------0-|  
D|-----0-------0-------0--------0--------0-------0---4-------4----|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4------4/2------0--------------------|  
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------| 

They flicker into being 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|-----0-------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-| 
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 

And then begin to fade 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|  
A|---------0------2--------0-------4-------4-------0-------0------|  
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------| 

Repeat Verse** 

And when I'm tired of sitting 
I drag my bones to bed. 
And when I'm tired of sleeping 
I think of them instead. 

Pre-Chorus 

They're only words 
E|------------------------------4---------------------------------|  
B|---------------0------------------------------0--------------0--|  
G|-----5----------------5---------------5---------------5---------|  
D|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----|  
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--5---------------5--------------5----------------5-------------| 

Don't have to shout to be heard. 
E|------------------------------4---------------5-------4---------|  
B|---------------0------------------------------------------------|  
G|------5---------------5---------------5----------------------5--|  
D|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--5---------------5--------------5----------------5-------5-----¬| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 

Chorus 

I haven't seen the light for... 
E|--5/7-----5/7----5----4----2---5---4------4-----2--------------|  
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--5/7-----5/7----5----3----1---5---3------3-----1----1---------|  
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Days... 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 
x2 

verse 2 
Like Icarus before me, 
These wings are not my own 
And I am soaring skyward 
Just to tumble home. 

Pre-Chorus  

Moment has gone 
E|------------------------------4---------------------------------|  
B|---------------0------------------------------0--------------0--|  
G|-----5----------------5---------------5---------------5---------|  
D|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----|  
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--5---------------5--------------5----------------5-------------| 

I'm not the best at moving on. 
E|------------------------------4---------------5-------4---------|  
B|---------------0------------------------------------------------|  
G|------5---------------5---------------5----------------------5--|  
D|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--5---------------5--------------5----------------5-------5-----¬| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 
Repeat Pre-Chorus 

Nothing to say 
No one would listen anyway 


E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 
X2 

I have not seen the light for... 
E|--5/7-----5/7----5----4----2---5---4------4-----2--------------|  
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--5/7-----5/7----5----3----1---5---3------3-----1----1---------|  
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 


Bridge-> Strum all strings 

Days... 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 
Play same chords as verse once. 

(Builds) 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|-----------------2-------2/4-------4/2--------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-1---0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 


Chorus -> hold the chords 

I have not seen the... light... for days 
E|--5/7-----------------4---------0---------------|  
B|------------------------------------------------|  
G|--5/7-----------------3---------0---------------|  
D|------------------------------------------------|  
A|------------------------------------------------|  
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----0------------2-------2/4-------4/2--------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0----------1---0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------| 
Play once. 

I have not seen the...  light...        for days ->(repeat)  
E|--5/7------------------4---------------4----2------------------|  
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|--5/7------------------3---------------3----1------------------|  
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|----0--------0-------0---------0---------0--------0-----0-----0-|  
A|---------0-------2-------2/4-------4/2-------0-------------0----|  
E|-0--------------------------------------------------4-----------|  
X2 


End.