Meaningless Things chords by Adam Watts

SimplifiedEm · Bm · A · D · G …

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Em
Bm
A
D
G
F#m
F#
Asus4
F#sus4

Intro 1
Em 
Bm 
A 
D 
G 
D 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
A 
Bm 
A 
D 
G 
F#m 
A 
 (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
G 
A 
 (G major)  (A major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 
A 
It is a  (A major) lie

Verse 1

if it freezes your soul

You can chase an attractive wind

When it blows

Verse 2

But if you can stay in the light

And let flesh be lonely

Cries become praise for the Lord

We can be kings

Verse 3
Bm 
 (B minor) of
D 
meaningless  (D major) things
A 
Bm 
F# 
Or we can be  (A major) slaves of  (B minor) love  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
D 
We can be  (B minor) kings of fallen  (D major) things
Em 
F# 
G 
Or we can be slaves  (E minor)  (F sharp major) of love  (G major) 
Em 
D 
Willing slaves  (E minor)  (D major) of love

Interlude 1
G 
Bm 
A 
D 
G 
D 
G 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) 
Bm 
A 
D 
G 
F#m 
A 
D 
G 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
G 
Bm 
 (A major)  (G major)  (B minor) 
A 
Our eyes are  (A major) wide

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
F# 
G 
A 
And our ears hear it  (F sharp major) all  (G major)  (A major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (B minor) Can we filter  (A major) the whole wide  (G major) world
F# 
G 
A 
Through a small  (F sharp major) string  (G major) of  (A major) thoughts
Bm 
 (B minor) 

Verse 5

We're living today on the heels

of the failing theory

That we all die,

so we should live it up

Verse 6
Bm 
D 
We can be  (B minor) kings of meaningless  (D major) things
A 
Bm 
F# 
Or we can be slaves  (A major) of  (B minor) love  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
D 
We can be  (B minor) kings of fallen  (D major) things
Em 
F# 
G 
Or we can be slaves  (E minor)  (F sharp major) of love  (G major) 
Em 
D 
Willing slaves  (E minor)  (D major) of love

Interlude 2

A cry of love, a cry of

Verse 7
A 
 (A major) 
D 
pain's enough  (D major) 
G 
To leave us trying  (G major) to find something
F# 
our hand (F sharp major) s can touch
F#m 
D 
A 
To numb  (F sharp minor) the  (D major) day  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) A thousand things will
Bm 
D 
not  (B minor) cure  (D major) weakness
Em 
F#m 
Only a fall  (E minor) to grace,  (F sharp minor) 
A 
G 
F#m 
F# 
Em 
D 
G 
a turn  (A major)  (G major) to the face  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major) of the Lord  (E minor)  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) We can be

Verse 8
Bm 
 (B minor) kings of
D 
meaningless  (D major) things
A 
Asus4 
Or we can be slaves  (A major)  (Asus4) 
A 
Bm 
F# 
 (A major) of  (B minor) love  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
D 
We can be  (B minor) kings of fallen  (D major) things
Em 
F# 
G 
Asus4 
Or willing slaves  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (G major) of love  (Asus4) 

Verse 9
Bm 
We can be  (B minor) kings of meaning
D 
 (D major) less things
A 
Asus4 
A 
Or we can be slaves  (A major)  (Asus4)  (A major) 
Bm 
F#sus4 
F# 
of  (B minor) love  (F sharpsus4)  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
D 
 (B minor) We can be kings of fallen  (D major) things
Em 
F# 
G 
Or we can be slaves  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (G major) of love
Em 
D 
G 
Willing slaves  (E minor)  (D major)  (G major) of love

Outro 1
Bm 
A 
G 
D 
G 
A 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
F#m 
A 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
F# 
G 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (F sharp major)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
F#m 
Em 
 (F sharp minor)  (E minor) 