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Soul Meets Body chords by Death Cab for Cutie (Official Version)

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Am9
Am7
G7sus4
Am
C
G
F6
F
G/D
Cmaj7
C6

Intro 1

Am9

Am7

Am9

Am7

G7sus4

G7sus4

Am9

Am7

Am9

Am7

G7sus4

G7sus4

Verse 1
Am 
I want to live
C 
where soul meets body
Am 
And let the sun
C 
wrap its arms around me and
Am 
Bathe my skin
C 
in water cool and cleansing
G7sus4 
And feel

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Verse 2

Feel what it's like to be new

Am

'Cause in my head

C

there is a Greyhound station

Am

Where I send my thoughts

C

to far off destinations

Am

So they may have a chance

C

of finding a place where they're

G7sus4

Far more suited than here

Interlude 1
Am7 
C 
G 
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba,
Am7 
C 
G 
ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba
Am7 
Ba-da-ba-ba,
F6 
G 
Am 
F 
G 
ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba-da-ba
Am 
Am 
C 
C 
Am 
Am 
C 
C 

Verse 3
Am 
I cannot guess
C 
what we'll discover
Am 
When we turn the dirt
C 
with our palms cupped like shovels
Am 
But I know our filthy hands
C 
can wash one another's
G7sus4 
And not one speck will remain

Chorus 1
Am7 
C 
G/D 
I     do believe it's true
Am7 
C 
G/D 
That there are roads left in both of our shoes
Am7 
F6 
But if the silence takes you
G 
Am 
F 
G 
Then I hope it takes me too
Am7 
C 
G/D 
So brown eyes I'll hold you near
Am7 
C 
G/D 
'Cause you're the only song I want to hear
Am7 
F6 
A melody softly soaring
G 
Am 
F 
G 
through my atmosphere

Bridge 1

Am

C

Am

Where soul meets body

Am

C

Where soul meets body

G7sus4

G7sus4

Where soul meets body

Chorus 2
Am7 
C 
G/D 
And I     do believe it's true
Am7 
C 
G/D 
That there are roads left in both of our shoes
Am7 
F6 
But if the silence takes you
G 
Am 
F 
G 
Then I hope it takes me too
Am7 
C 
G/D 
So brown eyes I'll hold you near
Am7 
C 
G/D 
'Cause you're the only song I want to hear
Am7 
F6 
A melody softly soaring
G 
Am 
F 
G 
through my atmosphere

Outro 1
Cmaj7 
C6 
A melody softly soaring
Cmaj7 
C6 
Cmaj7 
C6 
through my atmosphere
Cmaj7 
C6 
Cmaj7 
C6 
A melody softly soaring
Cmaj7 
C6 
Cmaj7 
C6 
through my atmosphere
Cmaj7 
C6 
Cmaj7 
C6 
A melody softly soaring
Cmaj7 
C6 
through my atmosphere

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Am9
Am7
G7sus4
Am
C
G
F6
F
G/D
Cmaj7
C6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D minorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am9: x-0-5-5-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x

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This is the original studio version of Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of D minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Death Cab For Cutie's performance.

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