Opportunity Chords

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Capo 1st fret.
 
Strum Patterns:
Intro, Verse & Chorus   ↓ ↓↑↓↑↓↑
         Em            G
Em/G    = ↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ then into next chord
          Am           C
Am7/c   = ↓ ↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ then into next chord
 
    G Em  C Am Am7 D
e|--1--0--0--0--0--2--|
B|--0--0--1--1--1--3--|
G|--0--0--0--2--0--2--|
D|--0--2--2--2--2--0--|
A|--2--2--3--0--0--x--|
E|--3--0--x--x--x--x--|
 
 
INTRO
G     Em    G     Em/G
C     Am    C     Am/C
 
 
VERSE 1
G     Em                  G
So it goes another lonely day,
           Em/G                         C
your saving time but you might as well wait,
            Am                      C
Your flowers drowning in some bitter tea,
           Am/C          G
Your seeing lost opportunity.
         Em               G
Find your mirror don’t look inside,
        Em/G                   C
see the talent you'll always hide,
        Am                      C
don't go kidd yourself for not today,
     Am/C                  G
satisfactions not too far away.
 
 
CHORUS 1
     D           Am7
Hold on now your exits here,
     C                G
it's waiting just for you,
      D                  Am7
don't pause too long it’s fading now,
    C              G     D
its ending all too sooooon,
       Am7    C    G     D
you'll see.        Sooooon,
       Am7    C
you'll see.
 
 
VERSE 2
G     Em                            G
Your Coffee's warm but your milk is sour,
           Em/G             C
life is short but you had a flower,
              Am             C
dream yourself along another day,
     Am/C           G
never miss opportunity.
         Em                 G
Don't be scared of what you cannot see,
     Em/G              C
Your only fear is possibility,
       Am                       C
never wondered what the hell went wrong,
     Am/C                    G (start of Chorus)
your second chance may never come along.
 
 
CHORUS 2
     D           Am7
Hold on now your exits here,
     C                G
it's waiting just for you,
      D                  Am7
don't pause too long it’s fading now,
    C              G     D
its ending all too sooooon,
       Am7    C    G     D
you'll see.        Sooooon,
       Am7    C
you'll see.
 
 
Piano Solo
G Em  G Em/G
C Am7 C Am7/C     G (start of chorus)
 
 
CHORUS 3
     D           Am7
Hold on now your exits here,
     C                G
it's waiting just for you,
      D                  Am7
don't pause too long it’s fading now,
    C              G     D
it’s ending all too sooooon,
       Am7     C   G     D
you'll see.         Sooooon,
       Am7     C   G     D
you'll see.         Sooooon,
       Am7     C   G     D
you'll see.         Sooooon,
       Am7     C   G     D
you'll see.         Sooooon,
       Am7     C   G     D
you'll see.         Sooooon,
       Am7     C
you'll see.
 
 
End on G
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