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Tighten Up

The Black Keys
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
B
e|---7-7----2-2----5-5----------|
B|---8-8----3-3----5-5----4-4---|
G|---9-9----4-4----5-5----4-4---|
D|------------------------4-4---|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 I wanted  love, I needed  love, most  of all, most  of all
Someone  said, true love  was dead, and I'm bound  to fall, bound  to fall, for you
 Oh what can I do,  yeah
Take  my badge but my heart  remains, lovin'  you, baby  child
Tighten  up, on  your reigns, you're runnin'  wild, runnin'  wild, it's true
Sick  for days, so  many ways, I'm achin'  now, I'm achin'  now
 It's times  like these I need  relief, please show  me how, oh show  me how, to get right
 Yes, out of sight
 When I  was young, and moving  fast, nothing slowed  me down, slowed  me down
Now  I let the others  pass, I've come  around, oh come  around, cause I found
x2
Living  just to keep  going, going  just to be  sane
All  the while I  know where,  such  a shame
I  don't need to get steady  I know  just how I feel
 I'm telling you to get ready,  My dear

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Readable chord sheet for Tighten Up by The Black Keys

[Em]    [Gmaj7]   [Am]     [B]
e|---7-7----2-2----5-5----------|
B|---8-8----3-3----5-5----4-4---|
G|---9-9----4-4----5-5----4-4---|
D|------------------------4-4---|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

I [Em]wanted love, I [G]needed love, [Am]most of all, [B]most of all
[Em]Someone said, true [G]love was dead, and I'm [Am]bound to fall, [B]bound to fall, for you
[Em]     [G]  Oh what can I [Am]do, yeah [B]

[Em]Take my badge but my [G]heart remains, [Am]lovin' you, [B]baby child
[Em]Tighten up, [G]on your reigns, you're [Am]runnin' wild, [B]runnin' wild, it's [Em]true

[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [G]  [A]

[Em]Sick for days, [G]so many ways, I'm [Am]achin' now, I'm [B]achin' now
It's [Em]times like these I [G]need relief, please [Am]show me how, oh [B]show me how, to get right
[Em]    [G] Yes, out of [Am]sight   [B]

When [Em]I was young, and [G]moving fast, nothing [Am]slowed me down, [B]slowed me down
[Em]Now I let the [G]others pass, I've [Am]come around, oh [B]come around, cause I [Em]found

[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]x2 [Bm]    [G]       [A]

[Em]Living just to [Bm]keep going, [Em]going just to [Bm]be sane
[Em]All the while [Bm]I know where, [G]   s[A]uch a shame
[Em]I don't need to get [Bm]steady I [Em]know just how I [Bm]feel
I'm telling you to get [Bm]ready,[G]    My [A]dear

[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [G]  [A]

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