The Light Despondent Chords by Biting Elbows

Tempo:
132.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

B

F#

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Biting Elbows - The Light Despondent chords
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[D]
[E] [B] [D]
[B] He [F#] took [D] his final [E] breath, I [B] hear it [F#] to this day
[B] There's [F#] no [D] redemption [B] and the punishments [D] delay
[B] The [F#] only [D]
reaction that [E] I [B] face is [F#] hidden [D] well behind [B] my face
[F#] A trace [D]
surely [E] can [B] lead the [F#] law [D] right to them and [Bm] well hurry up
[F#m] [D]
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[G] [B] [F#m] [Bm]
I [F#] did not [D] betray no [B] shot, [Bm] I heard the [D] door behind me lock
[Bm] And I was [F#] now [D] held hostage to [Em] [Bm] a hostile [F#] scene
And [D] I wasn't sure [G] what to do, but [F#m] I knew I had [D] to get [G] away
[B] The light [F#] dispersed and [D] falls upon its prey
And I put a [F#] foreign object [D] in its neck
And I was so [F#m] sure by now I would [D] be a suspect
[Bm] [F#] [D]
[B] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [B] [F#] [D]
[A#] [C]
[D]
[A#] [C]
[D]
[A#] [C]
[D] I feel this and it feeds on me, [A#] my self-defense [C]
catastrophe
[D] It sees my kids grow [A#] and tells me they [C] will have to one [D] day know
[F#] I used [D] to blame the [Bm] girl that left [D] me there
[Bm] [F#m] Until [D] I made [Em] her [Bm] mine
[D]
White
[B] And the house [D] that we have [Bm] built is white with crimson [B] inside
My [D]
God, my [F#] mouth [B] is [F#] dry
[D] [B] I am [D] suicidal, [G] [B] [D]
[B] [D]
[G] [B] [D]
[B] [D] I am [G] suicidal, [B] I won't drink my way [D] out to no one's [G] side
I'm out [B] of character, [D] ignored
[G] [B] Like the bubble head on [D] my dashboard
[G] [B] Why are you [A] nodding at [G] me?
[B] [F#]
[D] [G] [B] Why are [F#] you nodding [D] at me?
[G] [B] [D] [G] [F#]
[Em] [B]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
B
12341112
F#
134211112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn Biting Elbows - The Light Despondent chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, D, B, F#, F#m and D in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 66 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 132. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [B] He [F#] took [D] his final [E] breath, I [B] hear it [F#] to this day
_ _ _ [B] There's [F#] no [D] redemption _ [B] and the punishments [D] delay
_ _ _ [B] The [F#] only [D]
reaction that [E] I [B] face is [F#] hidden [D] well behind [B] my face
[F#] A trace [D]
surely [E] can [B] lead the [F#] law [D] right to them and [Bm] well hurry up
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ I [F#] did not [D] betray no [B] shot, [Bm] I heard the [D] door behind me lock
[Bm] And I was [F#] now [D] held hostage to [Em] [Bm] a hostile [F#] scene
And [D] I wasn't sure [G] what to do, but [F#m] I knew I had [D] to get [G] away
[B] The light [F#] dispersed and [D] falls upon its prey
And I put a [F#] foreign object [D] in its neck
And I was so [F#m] sure by now I would [D] be a suspect
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] I feel this and it feeds on me, [A#] my self-defense [C] _
catastrophe
[D] It sees my kids grow [A#] and tells me they [C] will have to one [D] day know _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] I used [D] to blame the [Bm] girl _ that left [D] me there
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] Until [D] I made [Em] her [Bm] _ mine
_ [D] _
White
_ [B] And the house [D] that we have [Bm] built is white with crimson [B] inside
_ My [D]
God, my [F#] mouth [B] is _ [F#] _ dry
[D] _ _ [B] I am _ [D] suicidal, _ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] I am [G] suicidal, [B] I won't drink my way [D] out to no one's [G] side
I'm out [B] of character, [D] ignored
_ _ [G] [B] Like the bubble head on [D] my dashboard
[G] _ _ [B] Why are you [A] nodding at [G] me?
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] Why are [F#] you nodding [D] at me?
[G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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