Photosynthesis Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Dark_Wounds [a] 81. 6 contributors total, last edit on Dec 22, 2023
Chords
Strumming
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Alternate chord for Dsus2 is Dsus4sus2 = xx0030
(lift off both the high e and the G strings)
[Intro]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
(One, Two, One, Two, three, Four)
[Verse 1]
G
Well, I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
D
All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
Am G
All the kids are talking slang I won’t pretend to understand.
D A D
All my friends are getting married. Mortgages and pension plans.
G
And it’s obvious my angry adolescent days are done.
D
And I’m happy and I’m settled in the person I’ve become.
Am G
But that doesn’t mean I’m settled up and sitting out the game -
A7 D
Time may change a lot. But some things they stay the same.
[Chorus]
(You could either sit this out as in the studio version the guitar
stops playing, or you could play either the chords shown here or the
bass line which is how I play it.)
Em G A D
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------0---5---------------|
E|-0-------3-----------------------|
Em
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
Em G A D
And most of all I will not grow up.
Em
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
Em G A D
And most of all yeah I won't grow up.
[Instrumental]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
[Verse 2]
G
Oh, maturity’s a wrapped-up package deal or so it seems.
D
And ditching teenage fantasy means ditching all your dreams.
Am G
All your friends and peers and family solemnly tell you you will
D A D
have to grow up, be an adult. Yeah, be bored and unfulfilled.
G
Oh but no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great
D
about slaving 50 years away on something that you hate.
Am G
About meekly shuffling down the path of mediocrity.
A7 D
Well, if that’s your road then take it but it’s not the road for me.
[Chorus]
Em
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
Em G A D
And most of all I will not grow up.
Em
And I won't sit down
G A D
And I won't shut up
Em G A A7
And most of all yeah I won't grow up.
[Bridge]
Bm A G D/F# Em A7 D
And if all you ever do with your life is just photosynthesise,
Bm A G D/F#
then you’ll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights
Em A7 D
that you waste wondering when you’re gonna die.
[Violin Solo]
| G | G | G | G |
| D | D | D | D |
| Am | Am | G | G |
| A7 | A7 | A7 | D | D |
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G A D
Em G A D
Em
Now I'll play
G D
And you sing
Em G A D
The perfect way for the evening to begin.
Em
Now I'll play
G A D
And you sing
Em G A D
The perfect way for the evening to begin.
[Chorus]
N.C. Em
And I won't sit down
G D
And I won't shut up
Em G D
And most of all yeah I won't grow up.
Em
And I won't sit down
G D
And I won't shut up
Em G D
And most of all I will not grow up.
Em
And I won't sit down
G D
And I won't shut up
Em G A D
And most of all I will not... grow... up...
X×
Photosynthesis – Frank Turner
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15 comments
Hey Dark_Wounds it the bridge sounds good to me if you play it like so, I was listening to the recording I think it's the same:
Bm A G D
And if all you ever do with your life is Just
Em A7 D
photosynthesise,
Bm A G D
then you'll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights
Em A7 D
that you waste wondering when you're gonna die.
+17
It seems that according to frank the bridge goes like this, but im not entirely sure how reliable a source he is...lol
BRIDGE:
Bm A G
And if all you ever do with your life is Just photosynthesise,
D
then you’ll deserve every hour of your sleepless nights
Em A7 D
that you waste wondering when you’re gonna die.
+3
Frank himself has a tabbed the song here https://www.frank-turner.com/tabs.html
+3
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