alt-J – Philadelphia (Guitar)

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[Verse 1] N.C. Am I cold? I cannot tell N.C. Have I fallen or am I falling down the stairwell? N.C. [Pre-Chorus]
FM7     Dm7             Am
Oh, the cadence of the glow

            F#m             D
Concussive flashes of distant memories

F                 Am
Good God, I feel your hands on me
[Chorus]
F                 G
In the dying of the light

           A          Gsus2    F#m7 F E
My aggressor runs under the lamps

Am      FM7            F          G
Morning light, they'll get to see

    Am        Asus2  F#dim F E Am
The crime committed on me

N.C.         F
(Philadelphia!)
[Verse 2]
FM7     Dm7             Am
Sonny Green is feeling slow

                        G
Pepped up with a bag so righteous he sings all of Rubber Soul

N.C.          F
(Philadelphia!)
[Pre-Chorus]
FM7     Dm7             Am
Oh, the cadence of the glow

            F#m             D
Concussive flashes of distant memories

F                 Am
Good God, I feel your hands on me
[Chorus]
F                 G
In the dying of the light

           A          Gsus2    F#m7 F E
My aggressor runs under the lamps

Am      FM7            F          G
Morning light, they'll get to see

    Am        Asus2  F#dim F E Am
The crime committed on me

N.C.         F
(Philadelphia!)
[Bridge]
N.C.  D                       G
Silk, dampened, unknown, over final thoughts

                        F
Where will I be in two years?

E        D                     G
Euphoria breaks over the bow, washing up the macabre

                 C
Out to sea to my mother's arms
[Outro]
F                  G
And I'm losing my ability to fathom

              C
Awake and not awake

F                  G
And I'm losing my ability to fathom

              C
Awake and not awake

F                  G
And I'm losing my ability to fathom

F         E              F
Awake  -  and not awake