Malibu Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author squizzlepants [a] 195.

3 contributors total, last edit on May 6, 2023

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Chords

Em9

Asus4

Asus2

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[Chords]
Em9: 022032
 
[Intro]
Em9  D  Bm  A  (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
Em9       D
Crash and burn
         Bm             A
All the stars explode tonight
Em9              D
How'd you get so desperate?
      Bm        A
How'd you stay alive?
Em9     D
Help me please
          Bm              A
Burn the sorrow from your eyes
    Em9          D
Oh, come on, be alive again
Bm                 A
Don't lay down and die
 
[Chorus]
       G    Em
Hey, hey
                  D    A
You know what to do
                  G  Em        D   A
Oh, baby, drive away,  to Malibu
 
[Verse 2]
Em9      D
Get well soon
              Bm    A
Please don't go any higher
Em9            D
How are you so burnt when
       Bm        A
You're barely on fire
Em9       D
Cry to the angels
          Bm
I'm gonna rescue you
          A               Em9   D
I'm gonna set you free tonight, baby
Bm        A
Pour over me
 
[Chorus]
       G   Em
Hey, hey
                    D    A
We're all watching you
                G  Em        D   A
Oh, baby, fly away,  to Malibu
            G     Em
Cry to the angels
                      D    A
And let them swallow you
                 G   Em            D   A
Go and part the sea, yeah, in Malibu
 
[Bridge]
        G        D
And the sun goes down
                  A   Asus4 A Asus2 A
I watch you slip away
        G        D
And the sun goes down
                A     Asus4 A
I walk into the waves
        G        D
And the sun goes down
                  A   Asus4 A Asus2 A
I watch you slip away
      G     D   A   Asus4 A
And I waaaaaaaaaalk
       G   D                    A
And I knew love would tear you apart
           G       D                      A     Em
Oh, and I knew the darkest secret of your heart
 
[Chorus]
       G   Em
Hey, hey
                  D    A
I'm gonna follow you
               G   Em            D   A
Oh baby, fly away, yeah, to Malibu
           G    Em           D     A
Oceans of angels, oceans of stars
             G Em                        D        A
Down by the sea  is where you drown your scars, a haaa
 
[Outro]
G         Em
I can't be near you
     D        A
The light just radiates
G         Em
I can't be near you
     D
The light just radiates
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21 comments

These are probably played a little fancier, but keeping it simple these chords get through the bridge section much easier/better (to me any ways): |G...D..|A......| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (dots are just to hold position and not for timing) when the... |G.......D....................|A.....................| sun goes down, I walk into the wa-a-aves when the... |G.......D.......................|A.....................| sun goes down, I watch you slip a-way-ya and I.. |G.......D....................|A.....................| knew.....love would tear you a-part and I... |G.......D.....................|A...............(E)..| knew the darkest secret of your heart (last time) I also think the Em/D chord from the verse sounds nice inplace of the D above. Or try a D/F# (200323 - using thumb on 2nd fret). It somewhere in the D range, so play with that first to get the rythm down and then tinker. I'm going with the D/F#. But I'm usually better at follow chords, not suggesting them. Comments?

gee, yeah the G does sound better. what did i put? C? damn.

[tab] G D And the sun goes down A Asus2 A Asus A Asus2 A I watch you slip away G D A Asus2 A Asus A Asus2 A And I waaaaaaaaaalk [/tab]