[Intro] G D Em x2 [Verse] G D Em I'm trying to hold my breath C G Let it stay this way D Can't let this moment end G D Em You set off a dream in me C G Getting louder now D Can you hear it e Create your Account and get Pro Access 80% OFF Chords need to do 2 things: 1- Support the melody, and 2- establish and reinforce the key. Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and learn the 11 principles crucial to any songwriter’s success. This is a bit of a follow-up to a previous post, “ Making Chord Progressions By Categorizing Them. The 12-bar blues is built on the I, IV and V chords, and everyone from punk bands to jazz composers have used some form of the progression in their music. This classic progression uses the I, IV, and V chords, here’s the chords in the key of C Major. In the key of E, for example, a basic 12-bar blues progression would be E7 – A7 – B7. capo4. [Verse] G She's dropping out of school cause she don't need the grade, C The colors in her hair don't seem to fade, G C I get dressed up when I go out but she gets dressed down G She's 17 I've told her I'm 20, C I couldn't take her out cause Mom's got no money, G C It's stuff like this that makes me wish that I could change somehow F C .

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