The Big Unknown Chords by Elder Island

Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Eb

Db

Bbm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Big Unknown chords
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[F]
[Fm]
Be the one I will be.
Be the man that [Bbm] leads me.
[Fm] Be right on the trail.
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] Take [Ab]
[Fm] it all away slowly piece by piece.
[Db] You've got this funny idea that you'll eventually release.
[Fm] It may become costly, it'll never be a screech.
But [Db] you hold it in your dreams because it's easy to believe.
[Fm] Be sweet.
[Ab] Feel the layers back.
[Bbm] See me.
[Fm] Feel you right on track.
Be sweet.
Feel the layers back.
[Bbm] See me.
[Fm] Feel you right on track.
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Db] [Fm]
Fancy in my foo-foo.
You caught her on [Ab] your sleeve.
Till you [Db] caught up in between.
Do she still [Bbm] good to you see?
[Fm] Chant it for a night.
See if you feel there's something left [Ab] to please.
[Db] Roll through your eyes to all the scenes.
Of [Bbm] all the unwrapping and the singing.
[Fm] Be sweet.
Feel the layers back.
See me.
Feel you right on track.
Be sweet.
Feel the layers [Bb] back.
See me.
[Fm] Feel you right on track.
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Db] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Eb] And [Fm] if the tricks don't fool [Eb] enough.
It's [Bb] only us.
It's [Db] only rough.
We [Eb] didn't sink [Fm] in love.
[Eb] We didn't [Bb] sink in love.
[Db] [Cm]
[Fm] And if we're fools not smooth and [Eb] strong.
We'll [Bbm] float along never [Db] minding that.
Both [C] of [Eb] yours.
[Fm] [Eb] We didn't [Fm] sink in love.
[Eb]
[Bbm] Even with eight hands I can't bail this boat [Eb] along.
[Bb] Sinking [F] deep [Fm] inside it's [Eb] too [Db] heavy to load.
[Bb] [Bbm]
It's too heavy to hide.
It's too heavy to load.
Stitch and roll.
It's too heavy to [Db] hide.
It's too [Eb] heavy to load.
[Fm] [Eb] And [Bb]
[Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Db] if [Fm]
the tricks don't fool [Eb] enough.
[Bbm] It's only us.
[Db] It's only [Fm] rough.
We didn't sink in love.
[Eb] We didn't [Bbm] sink in love.
[Fm] And if we're fools not smooth [Eb] and strong.
We'll [Bbm] float along never minding that.
[Fm] Both of yours.
[Eb] [Bbm] Even with eight hands I [Fm] can't bail this boat along.
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bb]
Sinking deep inside [Db] it's too heavy to [Fm] load.
[Eb] We [Bb] didn't sink in love.
[Fm] [Db] We didn't sink [F] in love.
[Bbm] [Eb] We didn't sink [Bbm] in love.
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Db] [Eb]
[Fm] [N]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To learn Elder Island - The Big Unknown chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bbm, Fm, Eb, Db, Fm, Eb, Bb, Db, Eb and Fm in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 57 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 115. With F Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Be the one I will be.
_ Be the man that [Bbm] leads me.
_ [Fm] Be right on the trail.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ Take [Ab] _ _
[Fm] it all away slowly piece by piece.
[Db] You've got this funny idea that you'll eventually release.
[Fm] It may become costly, it'll never be a screech.
But [Db] you hold it in your dreams because it's easy to believe.
[Fm] Be sweet.
[Ab] Feel the layers back.
[Bbm] See me.
_ [Fm] Feel you right on track.
Be sweet.
_ _ Feel the layers back.
[Bbm] See me.
_ [Fm] Feel you right on track.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
Fancy in my foo-foo.
You caught her on [Ab] your sleeve.
Till you [Db] caught up in between.
Do she still [Bbm] good to you see? _
[Fm] Chant it for a night.
See if you feel there's something left [Ab] to please.
[Db] Roll through your eyes to all the scenes.
Of [Bbm] all the unwrapping and the singing.
[Fm] Be sweet.
Feel the layers back.
See me.
_ Feel you right on track.
Be sweet.
_ Feel the layers [Bb] back.
See me.
_ [Fm] Feel you right on track.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] And [Fm] if the tricks don't fool [Eb] enough.
It's [Bb] only us.
It's [Db] only rough.
We [Eb] didn't sink [Fm] in love.
_ _ _ [Eb] We didn't [Bb] sink in love.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _
[Fm] And if we're fools not smooth and [Eb] strong.
We'll [Bbm] float along never [Db] minding that.
Both [C] of [Eb] yours.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] We didn't [Fm] sink in love.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ Even with eight hands I can't bail this boat [Eb] along.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Sinking [F] deep [Fm] inside it's [Eb] too [Db] heavy to load.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _
It's too heavy to hide.
It's too heavy to load.
_ Stitch and roll. _
It's too heavy to [Db] hide.
It's too [Eb] heavy to load.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] And _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Db] if _ [Fm] _ _
the tricks don't fool [Eb] enough.
[Bbm] It's only us.
[Db] It's only [Fm] rough.
We didn't sink in love.
_ _ [Eb] We didn't [Bbm] sink in love. _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] And if we're fools not smooth [Eb] and strong.
We'll [Bbm] float along never minding that.
[Fm] Both of yours.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] Even with eight hands I [Fm] can't bail this boat along.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb]
Sinking deep inside [Db] it's too heavy to [Fm] load.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ We [Bb] didn't sink in love.
_ [Fm] _ [Db] _ We didn't sink [F] in love.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] We didn't sink [Bbm] in love.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _