Tom: E
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OPTIONAL ALTERNATE CHORDS/TUNING:
Tuning: EADGBd#
Chords:
E G#m B C#m D#m
E|--0--0--0--0---0--|
B|--0--0--0--0---7--|
G|--1--4--8--9---8--|
D|--2--6--9--11--8--|
A|--2--6--9--11--6--|
E|--0--4--7--9---x--|
For tuning above, G#m B and C#m are played with the thumb on the E string. NOTE: this version of the chord
progression does not appear in any recorded versions by the Local Natives, I just prefer to use them in
solo guitar covers of the song to make it more interesting. Enjoy!
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Intro:
E C#m G#m D#m G#m
[Verse 1]
E C#m
Wait, when am I gonna lose you?
G#m
How will I let you slip through?
D#m G#m
Careless or unkind?
E C#m
Trace the curving on the coastline
G#m
The Santa Lucia cliffside
D#m B
We'll stay here for the night
[Pre-Chorus 1]
E
I remember you said
B
Everything has its place
E
Now I lie in our bed
B
Wondering how to explain
[Chorus]
E
You
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m B E
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m D#m
When am I gonna lose
[Verse 2]
E
E C#m
Take another one if you need it
G#m
Or do you already feel it?
D#m G#m
I felt it from the start
E C#m
A gray silhouette of you dancing
G#m
A shadow play that we're cast in
D#m B
On the cabin walls
[Pre-Chorus 2]
E
You were floating to me
B
In a slow motion fade
E
Could I finally see
B
Between belief and faith?
[Chorus]
E
You
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m B E
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose you?
G#m D#m
When am I gonna lose
[Bridge]
E B E B
E
I remember you closing the shutters
B
And laying down by my side
E
And the light that was still slipping through
B
It was painting your body in stripes
E
I remember the trees summoned down
B
Like an archangel choir
E
And the ocean was all we could see
B
And I knew that I wanted you
E
I remember you closing the shutters
G#m B
And laying down by my side
C#m
And the light that was still slipping through
G#m B
It was painting your body in stripes
E
I remember the trees summoned down
G#m B
Like an archangel choir
C#m
And the ocean was all we could see
G#m D#m
And I knew that I wanted you
[Chorus]
E
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose
G#m B E
When am I gonna lose you
G#m B C#m
When am I gonna lose you, you
G#m D#m
When am I gonna lose
C#m G#m B E
