Chords for Fruition - The Meaning - NPR Tiny Desk Contest
Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
D
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[F#m] The
[A]
[F#m] big blue sky [D] was watching us, and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun [D] stayed up just long enough to make it clear just [A] what we are doing here.
I was born [D] to love you.
I will die [A] and go back to stardust.
All I know [D] about being alive is that [A] life's for the living.
I ain't seeking [D] salvation.
Not too worried [A] about damnation.
I got little [D] expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#m] let down.
[A] All I really want [D] to do is be close [E] to you while we're still [A]
both around.
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
The big blue sky [D] was watching us, and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun stayed [D]
up just long enough to make it clear just what we [A] are doing here.
I was born to love you.
I will die and go [A] back to stardust.
All I know [D] about being alive is that life's [A] for the living.
I ain't seeking [D]
salvation.
Not too worried [A] about damnation.
I got little [D]
expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#] let down.
[A] All I really [D] want to do is be close to [E] you while we're still [A] both around.
While we're [E] still [F#m] both around.
While we're still [A] both around.
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[F#m] The
[A]
[F#m] big blue sky [D] was watching us, and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun [D] stayed up just long enough to make it clear just [A] what we are doing here.
I was born [D] to love you.
I will die [A] and go back to stardust.
All I know [D] about being alive is that [A] life's for the living.
I ain't seeking [D] salvation.
Not too worried [A] about damnation.
I got little [D] expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#m] let down.
[A] All I really want [D] to do is be close [E] to you while we're still [A]
both around.
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m]
The big blue sky [D] was watching us, and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun stayed [D]
up just long enough to make it clear just what we [A] are doing here.
I was born to love you.
I will die and go [A] back to stardust.
All I know [D] about being alive is that life's [A] for the living.
I ain't seeking [D]
salvation.
Not too worried [A] about damnation.
I got little [D]
expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#] let down.
[A] All I really [D] want to do is be close to [E] you while we're still [A] both around.
While we're [E] still [F#m] both around.
While we're still [A] both around.
[F#m]
[F#m]
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[F#m]
[A] [C#]
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[N]
Key:
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_ [F#m] _ The _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ big blue sky [D] was watching us, _ _ and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun [D] stayed up just long enough to make it clear just [A] what we are doing here.
_ I was born [D] to love you.
_ _ I will die [A] and go back to stardust.
_ All I know [D] about being alive is that [A] life's for the living.
_ _ _ I ain't seeking [D] salvation.
_ _ _ Not too worried [A] about damnation.
_ I got little [D] expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#m] let down.
[A] All I really want [D] to do is be close [E] to you while we're still [A]
both around.
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_ The big blue sky [D] was watching us, _ and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun stayed [D]
up just long enough to make it clear just what we [A] are doing here.
_ I was born to love you.
_ _ I will die and go [A] back to stardust.
_ All I know [D] about being alive is that life's [A] for the living.
_ _ I ain't seeking [D]
salvation.
Not _ too worried [A] about damnation.
I _ got little [D]
expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#] let down.
_ [A] _ All I really [D] want to do is be close to [E] you while we're still [A] both around.
_ _ _ While we're [E] still [F#m] both around.
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_ [F#m] _ The _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ big blue sky [D] was watching us, _ _ and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun [D] stayed up just long enough to make it clear just [A] what we are doing here.
_ I was born [D] to love you.
_ _ I will die [A] and go back to stardust.
_ All I know [D] about being alive is that [A] life's for the living.
_ _ _ I ain't seeking [D] salvation.
_ _ _ Not too worried [A] about damnation.
_ I got little [D] expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#m] let down.
[A] All I really want [D] to do is be close [E] to you while we're still [A]
both around.
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_ The big blue sky [D] was watching us, _ and the breeze [A] was listening to us tell our tale.
The sun stayed [D]
up just long enough to make it clear just what we [A] are doing here.
_ I was born to love you.
_ _ I will die and go [A] back to stardust.
_ All I know [D] about being alive is that life's [A] for the living.
_ _ I ain't seeking [D]
salvation.
Not _ too worried [A] about damnation.
I _ got little [D]
expectation.
And [E] as such, I ain't easily [F#] let down.
_ [A] _ All I really [D] want to do is be close to [E] you while we're still [A] both around.
_ _ _ While we're [E] still [F#m] both around.
While we're _ still [A] both around. _ _ _ _
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