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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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There's a man holding a megaphone
A
A

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D
D

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He must have been the voice of God
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A

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D
D

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The bystanders claimed

they saw angels
A
A

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Flying up and down the block
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G

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Well, they must have been

attached to wires
Bm
Bm
2

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I've seen one laying in
A
A

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the lawn with a broken arm

So I called 911
D
D

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Well, that's one less founded opinion
A
A

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One more cause for a dispute
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D

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So the street filled like a basin
A
A

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Up with cameras and their crews
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G

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And they washed away the rumors
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D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Leaving just the concrete truth
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A

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It was a spectacle

No, I, I mean a miracle
D
D

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So I fell like a girl from
A
A

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a balance beam
D
D

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A gymnasium of eyes,
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G

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all are holding on to me

I lifted one foot to cross the other
Bm
Bm
2

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and I felt myself slipping
A
A

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It was a small mistake
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G

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Sometimes that's all it takes
Verse 2
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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Now I'm staring at my wrist
A
A

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Hoping that the timing is right
D
D

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When the planets will align
G
G

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There will be no planets to align

Just the carcass of the sun
Gm
Gm
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With little painted marbles
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G

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Spinning senseless through
D
D

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an endless black sky
A
A

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And so it never started And
Verse 3
D
D

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it will never stop

Just like I am and you are
Verse 4
D
D

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It was in a foreign hotel bathtub
A
A

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I baptized myself in change

And one by one, I drowned all
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A

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G

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A

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of the people I had been
G
G

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And I emerged to find the
Bm
Bm
2

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parallels were fewer

I was cleansed
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A

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I looked in the mirror and

someone new was there
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D

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But I was as helpless as a chess piece
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A

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When I was lifted up by someone's hand

And delivered from the corner
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A

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My enemies had got me in
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G

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But in all of my salvation I still
Bm
Bm
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felt imprisoned inside
A
A

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That holding cell that is myself
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D

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A

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So I wait for the day when I'll hear the key
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A
A

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As it turns in the lock and
G
G

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the guard will say to me
A
A

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G

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"Oh, my patient prisoner,
Bm
Bm
2

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you have waited for this day and finally
A
A

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You are free, you are free,

you are freezing"
G
G

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Now
Verse 5
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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I'm staring at the sun
A
A

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Waiting for it to explode
D
D

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Because a day is gonna come
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G

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Don't know when, but it will come

And we'll finally know the way
Gm
Gm
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G

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out of here
Verse 6
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And I'll throw away this wrinkled map

And my chart of stars and compass,

cracked

And I'll climb that tree

all wet with sap

To avoid the hungry beasts below

I'll cut out my lover's tongue and sing

Of a graveyard grey

and a garden green

And we won't have to worry no more

No, we won't have to wonder again

About how this song or story ends

About how this song and story will end
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Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Gm

    3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of From a Balance Beam by Bright Eyes is D major.

The primary chords used in From a Balance Beam are D, A, G, Bm, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of From a Balance Beam is approximately 97 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of From a Balance Beam using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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