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Always Ascending Chords

Music by: Franz Ferdinand
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[Intro 1]
[G][E][D][F]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Put your [C]ladder down
Put your ladder down
[G]Put your ladder down

[Verse 2]
Don't [E]be con[D]cerned[F]
It's [Am]just the way that [C]gravity
works [G]'round [E]here
[D]All slowly [F]rising, [Am]falling [C]patiently
[G]Fee[E]l no,[D] fee[F]l no fear
[Am]

[Verse 3]
[C]
[G]Cirrus [D]caress you
[F]Cumulus [C]kiss you
[Em]Raindrops of [G]crystal
[Am]Whisper "We'll [C]miss you"
But [Em]go[F][Dm]
Let [A]go

[Interlude 1]
[A][Am][A]
[Am][A][C][A]
[Am][A][Am][A][C][G]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Always and always and
always ascending
Opening line leaves an
uncer[A]tain [Am]ending
Always and always and always ascending
The chords seem to pause

[Verse 5]
But [A]ah [C]nev[G]er gonna resolve[Am]
(never going to resolve)
Never going to resolve
(never going to resolve)
Never going to resolve
(never going to resolve)
Never going to resolve
(never going to resolve)

[Verse 6]
[Am]Ah talk to me
Talk to me
C'mon talk to me
Talk to me
Yeah talk to me
Talk to me
[A]Ah[C][G][Am]

[Verse 7]
And [C]wake me up
C'mon [Eb]wake me [B]up[A]

[Verse 8]
Waking up dry
Waking up dusty
Feeling remorse
Feeling thirsty
[G]Bring me a cup
Bring me [A]wa [C]ter[A][D]

[Verse 9]
[A]We can ascend
From this arrangement
We can see fate
As entertainment
[G]Bring me a cup
But bring me wa[D]ter

[Interlude 2]
Yeah, bring me water
[A][C][G]
[A][Am][A][G]

[Verse 10]
[A]Always [G]and alw[A]ays and always
ascending
The Shepard misleads so you think
you're transcending
Always and always and
always ascending
Pause the [Am]progression
[A]But

[Verse 11]
[C]ah [G]never gonna resol[Am]ve
(never going to resolve)
Never going to resolve
(never going to resolve)
Never going to resolve
(never going [A]to resolve)
Never going to resolve
[Am](never going to resolve)

[Verse 12]
Ah talk to me
Talk to me
C'mon talk to me
Talk to me
Now talk to me
Talk to me
[A]Ah, [G]oh[Am]

[Verse 13]
Then [C]wake me up
[Cm]C'mon [Eb]wake me [A]up

[Verse 14]
[A]Waking up dry
Waking up dusty
Feeling remorse
Feeling thirsty
[G]Bring me a cup
And bring me [D]wa ter
Yeah, bring me [A]water
Yeah, bring me wa[G]ter
Bring me [A]water[G]
Bring me [D]water, yeah
[A]

[Verse 15]
Put your ladder down
Put [F#]your ladder [E]down
Put your ladder [G]down
Put your ladder [Bm]down
Put your ladder [D]down
Put your ladder down

[Verse 16]
[A]Cirrus [E]caress [G]you
Cumulus [D]kiss you
[F#m]Raindrops of [A]crystal
[Bm]Whisper "we'll [D]miss you"
[F#m]But go[G][Em]
Let [B]go

[Outro 1]
[B]
[B]
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