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THE BANKS – Gregor McEwan

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Gregor McEwan is a German singer-songwriter
http://www.gregormcewan.com/

Tuning: Standard Tuning, Capo 6th

Intro (2x):
[Dsus/B]

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We sat on the banks
And it was [Dsus/B]seven years ago[Dsus/B]
Singing all the songs the others don’t know

If we’re still in a band
In round bout [Dsus/B]seven years from no[Dsus/B]w
I can hardly say if it was my fault

Cause time is changing everything
Where once was heart there now is only head in

[Dsus/B] [Dsus/B]

And all the childish games we’ve played
Lost somewh[Dsus/B]ere in between[Dsus/B]
The years, the lines, the banks, the times and conscience

So if we’d get the chance
Of going [Dsus/B]back to 98[Dsus/B]
I hope that you would do the same as I would

Cause time is changing everything
Where once was heart there now is only head in

(SOLO)

We sit on the banks
Remembering[Dsus/B] all those good old [Dsus/B]times
Singing all the songs the others don’t mind

We’re still in a band
And there’s no c[Dsus/B]hapter to rewind[Dsus/B]
I can truly say that it felt
No, I can truly say that it feels
Well, I can truly say it will feel so right

Capo 1st

G: 320033
G/B: 020033
Cadd9: 032033
D/F#: 200232
Em: 022000
G/F#: 200033

another [G/B]DVD
another plastic dream
the shopping bags are p[D/F#]acked
with things you wanna have

you are born al[G/B]one
and you will die alone
drinking on your [D/F#]own
together alone

and it’s not too late
Cadd9 (add fill-in on g-string: /7 5 4)
to get off this parade
if you’ve had enough
of a simulated love

so empty c[G/B]ans
and lonely hearts
is what you c[D/F#]an’t
tear apart

you are born al[G/B]one
and you will die alone
drinking on your [D/F#]own
together alone

and it’s not too late
Cadd9 (add fill-in on g-string: /7 5 4)
to get off this parade
if you’ve had enough
of a simulated love

in the summertime
when the winter h[G/F#]ides
then the rain sets in
and it’s almost spring
bloomy cherry trees
and the falling of the le[G/F#]aves
are my four-four time … beat!

end on:
[G/B]

G: 320033
G/F#: 200033
Em: 022000
C: 032010

Picking pattern for Intro & first two verses:

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(Picking Pattern)
you look at the street
covert and discreet
you are dead certain
behind your crochet curtain
different people pass by
of different spirit and style
but got one thing in common:

G (strum)

(Picking Pattern)
they all don’t know you
because you don’t want to
well, there’s so much more
behind the door
you’re on first-name basis
with your grimaces
and your reflexion says:

the shop round the corner
[G/F#]has got a new owner
there’s a new roundabout
next to ellipses road
the pigeon breeders club
[G/F#]has got a new scrub
and the catholic nun
has got a black bastard son
have you heard of the boy
[G/F#]who became unemployed
he got 6 out of 6
but then he lost his receipt
and a friend of a friend
[G/F#]of a friend of a friend
is the friend of a friend
of the new president
but iiiiiii…
[G/F#]iiiiii…


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