alt-J – Powders (Guitar Acoustic)

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So the whole song seems like A to D for me, with that great lick that brings it down to a Bm. The lick is as so:
e|---------------|
B|-7/10-7-5-2-0--|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
where the final open B can be interchanged with a Bm chord.
[Intro: Spoken] ("Okay") ("Same, sorry") A [Verse 1]
A                  D
Powders in between palms
Lick Bm In the dry Pacific night
Bm D A
Ooooooh

A             D
Hands pulling me
Lick Bm To a whole new place
Bm D A
Ooooooh
[Chorus]
A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man
[...] [Verse 2]
A                      D
"Free house," greatest two words
Lick Bm To hear at sixteen
Bm D A
Ooooooh

A            D
Glee, you've arrived
Lick Bm Floral notes from your friends
D                                 A
In between the crowd, we lock eyes
[Bridge]
C#m
"This fragrance should elevate your handsomeness"

D                                              A
She's looking up from the packaging and smiling

D
I know this girl, I've seen her at school

C#m                                D
"Then I'll take a palette", I laugh

                              A
The snap of my quip is caught under another shopper
Asking for directions to the restroom Shе turns back to me
C#m
"Would you like this gift wrapped?"

               D
"No, thank you"
I watch hеr hands
                          C#m
"Okay, that'll be £49.95"

                   D
I think I love her

D
"...Okay"
[Chorus]
A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

A
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man

D
I'm your man, I'm your man