The Ballad Of Yaya Chords

by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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Difficulty: advanced
Capo: no capo
Author contin95 [a] 23. Last edit on Sep 3, 2016

Chords

C
E7
Am
Am/G
D/F#
F
G
A
C#m
D
F#m
E
C#7
F#m/E
B
Db7
F#
Bbm
D7
G#
Em
Bm

Strumming

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So, I transcribed this the best I could, but it's a pretty complicated song,
so it might not be 100% correct. Corrections are welcome! Enjoy
 
VERSE 1
 
C               E7              Am       Am/G           D/F#
block out the sun, Yaya,                      parachute princess 
F                E7             F          G            A
   the movie is over            lay that dirt    on     me
 
 
CHORUS 1
 
C#m                   D             A
jump the deck Yaya,    howl at the sun Yaya
F#m             D              A           E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
C#m                   D             A
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
F#m             A               G
yeah you're not the only one
 
                        D     E
     running for the sun, Yaya      
G                       D     E   E7
     running for the sun, Yaya     
 
 
BRIDGE
 
Am          G         F               E   E7
oh you're looking tall, quite a big fall
 
 
VERSE 2
 
C                E7             Am      Am/G            D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya,             just a cinema mindfuck
F               E7
  the martyrdom dumb dumbs
 
(cadence shifts 3 frets lower)
A             C#7        F#m      F#m/E        B
wake up the  sun, Yaya,            suffer in  meaning
 
D               Db7             D            E          F#
the movie is over                lay that    dirt on    me
 
 
CHORUS 2
 
Bbm                     B               F#
jump the deck Yaya,   howl at the sun Yaya
 
(cadence back to normal)
F#m           D               A           E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
 
(as chorus 1)
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
howl at the moon Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
                             G
yeah you're not the only one
                  D      E
running for the sun, Yaya
G                    D       E   E7
    running for the sun, Yaya
 
 
INTERLUDE (same as bridge)
 
Am        G            F
oh we're living hard
Am       G             F
all our lives are dreams 
Am       G             F          E     E7
coo  to kumbaya            when you scream
 
A       G              F
oh the ground is cold     when it
D               C          F
splits the body round and round you go 
A       G       F
oh its understood, it's going to be 
D7      E7      A
hard  
 
INSTRUMENTAL PART
 
C    E7   Am  G  D  C
C    E7   Am  G  F
F#  G   G#
 
A       G       F        Em
 resurrection  love
D       C           Bm     G      F
Yaya   proves her love 
 
 
OUTRO (same as verse)
 
C               E7                 Am    Am/G           D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya                 suffering papa 
F               E7              A
the movie is over
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Joemhayward000
This is so awesome. Fucking Ultimate Guitar won't process my ratings, so I can't rate it. Awesome tab though, and awesome song.
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