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Lianne La Havas - Tokyo Chords

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Tokyo Chords

(ver. 1)
Lianne La Havas
Intro: use which ever picking variation sounds best to you
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10---10---10---10---10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7----7----7----7----7------9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7-----7---7-------9---9-----|
D|--9----9----9----9----9------7---7---7---7---7----5---5---5---5---5-----5---5---5-/-7---7---7--|
A|----------------------------9---9---9---9---9----7---7---7---7---7---7-7---7---7-/-9---9---9---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

OR

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10---10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----7----7----7----7-----9---9---9---9---9------7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---9---9---|
D|--9----9----9----9----9---9-----7---7---7---7---7------5---5---5---5---5----5---5---/---7---7--|
A|-----------------------------9---9---9---9---9---9---7--7---7---7---7---7-7--7---7-/-9---9---9-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1: Intro picking + chords                                                                 00.31 - 00.52
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Bm
I am neon
F#m
Cold neon
Em               Em    F#m
Not a mystery

Bm
All I've every known is
F#m
How to be alone
Em               Em   F#m
It comes naturally



Prechorus: Prechorus Picking + Bass notes - chords listed below are bass notes,                 00.53 - 1.14
----------                                  literally just strumming Em here until the F# works fine
Em    Bm       D       Em
   Oh baby, can I hold you?
(Bm)   D     D    Bm
Such a cold, cold night

Em    Bm           D          Em
    I thought I wouldn't need to
(Bm)        D   D  Bm
I've got my neon lights

Em  Bm              D      Em
I'm longing just to feel you
(Bm)         D    D     Bm
To know that it's alright

Em    Bm    D        F#\
   Oh baby baby baby baby



Chorus: Groovy slap bass + strum chords(?) + maybe intro picking if you feel like it            1.15 - 1.41
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Bm          F#m
I'm out of sight
            Em     
I'm out of mind
Em       F#m
Alone in Tokyo

Bm             F#m
You're out of reach
                   Em
Wrong place, wrong time
Em        F#m      Bm <- let ring
Alone in Tokyo



Verse 2: Bass + piano + picking                                                                 1.42 - 2.02
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(Bm)
Here I go again
(F#m)
To and fro again
Em                 F#m
Overnight delivery
Bm
Grew a thicker skin
F#m 
But now it's wearing thin
Em                          F#m
You can see right into me



Prechorus: Prechorus Picking + Bass notes                                                       2.03 - 2.24
----------                                  
Em    Bm       D       Em
   Oh baby, can I hold you?
(Bm)   D     D    Bm
Such a cold, cold night

Em    Bm           D          Em
    I thought I wouldn't need to
(Bm)       D   D  Bm
I've got my neon lights

Em  Bm              D      Em
I'm longing just to feel you
(Bm)         D    D     Bm
To know that it's alright

Em    Bm    D        F#\
   Oh baby baby baby baby



Chorus: Groovy slap bass + strum chords + maybe intro picking if you feel like it               2.25 - 3.08
-------
Bm          F#m
I'm out of sight
            Em     
I'm out of mind
Em       F#m
Alone in Tokyo

Bm             F#m
You're out of reach
                   Em
Wrong place, wrong time
Em        F#m 
Alone in Tokyo 


Bm          F#m
I'm out of sight
                Em     
Going out of my mind
Em       F#m
Alone in Tokyo

Bm             F#m
You're out of reach
                   Em
Wrong place, wrong time
Em        F#m 
Alone in Tokyo 



-Solo Interlude/end-                                                                            3.09 - end


*I'm out of sight*
*I'm out of mind*

*You're out of reach*
*Wrong place, wrong time*


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PRECHORUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
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Prechorus picking all throughout:

e|--12------|--14\----------------------------------------|
B|----12----|--14\----------------------------------------|
G|------12--|--15\-x5 short strums and slide down --------|
D|----------|--------- to end before chorus --------------|
A|----------|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------|---------------------------------------------|



Prechorus Bass:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7----12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7---------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------(7)-9--9--9--9--9\------------|
E|--12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7----12----7--10----------------slide to end|



How to play prechorus if strumming: Basically Em chord throughout, changing bass

Do practice the timing as it is quite hard to note down in tab form only

Strum:
    Em        Em                   Em                Em     Bm     F#       
e|--0--0--0-|-----0--0---0-0-0-----0--0---0-0-0----|-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-2\--|
B|--0--0--0-|-----0--0---0-0-0-----0--0---0-0-0----|-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-2\--|
G|--0--0--0-|-----0--0---0-0-0-----0--0---0-0-0----|-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3\--|
D|--2--2----|-----0--0-0h2-2-------0--0-0h2-2------|-2-2-------0-2-4-4-4-4-4\--|
A|--2--2----|-2-2--------------2-2-------------X3--|-------2-2-----4-4-4-4-4\--|
E|--0--0----|--------------------------------------|---------------2-2-2-2-2\--|

Alt.Higher "bass":
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-----0-0-2--2----0-0--------|--2--2-2-----0-2-4-4-4-4-4\-----------|
A|---------2-2-----------2-----2--x3--|---------2-2--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


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CHORUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
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Chorus Bass:
     Bm         F#m     Em      Em      F#m          Bm to end 2nd time through
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----9----------4--------2-------2--2-----4--4----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------Bm Bass let ring--|
E|--7----------2-----1--0-------0-------2----------|--7~---to end chorus-----|


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MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
-------------------------------

Verse 2 Piano part:                     Pizzicato(?) Picking during solo/outro

e|-------------------------2--------|   e|--10-10-9-9-7-7-------------------|
B|------3--------5------------------|   B|----------------10-10-------------|
G|--2h4------2h4-------2h4------X2--|   G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|   D|--Palm Muted----------------------|
A|----------------------------------|   A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|   E|----------------------------------|
            
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