Guster – Manifest Destiny (Guitar)

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Hey guys, this is a great Guster song off of the album "Ganging Up on the Sun." It's really a piano song with backing guitar, so bear with me on this rendition. I use the barred chords for this as opposed to the open ones. It sounds more like the song and you can add the slides and things in between them easier (as I'm too lazy to actually do all the bells and whistles.) Without further ado: "Manifest Destiny" by Guster Chords:
   C  Dm G D/F# F  Am Asus4 Dsus2 Csus2
e|-3--5--3--2---1---5---5----5-----3---|
B|-5--6--3--3---1---5---5----5-----3---|
G|-5--7--4--2---2---5---7----7-----5---|
D|-5--7--5--4---3---7---7----7-----5---|
A|-3--5--5--5---3---7---7----5-----3---|
E|-3--5--3--2---1---5---5----5-----3---|
Note: In the chorus the chords F Am G D/F#, you can play only the 4th, 5th and 6th strings to make it easier and to sound more like the album version. Note 2: The verse 2 "born to the land of ..." sounds better with open chords (standard ones).
[Riff 1] (emulating the piano in the verses)
   C        Dm       G
e|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3---------|
B|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3--3-3---------|
G|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-4---------|
D|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5---------|
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5------2--|
E|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-5----|
notes G A B
[Riff 2]
   C        Dm       G
e|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3---------|
B|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3--3-3---------|
G|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-4---------|
D|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-3-2--|
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5---------|
E|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3---------|
notes G F E [Verse 1]
C         Dm                      G    (like in riff 1)
Bones are broken and the will is sunk.

C         Dm              G            (like in riff 2)
How did everything get so fucked up?

        C       Dm          G
Do you want to change your mind?

         C       Dm          G
You can always change your mind.
[Chorus]
        F               Am
You and I can quit this scene

        G               D/F#
Build a town and then secede

        F    Am      G
Like an Adam and an Eve

        F               Am
To the dreamers go the dreams

        G               D/F#
But believers have the lead

        F           Am          G
It's a frightening, frightening thing.
[Verse 2]
C           Dm              G
Born to the land of opportunity

C       Dm       G
of Manifest destiny

        C       Dm         G
Do you want to change your mind?

         C       Dm         G
You can always change your mind.
[Chorus]
        F               Am
You and I can quit this scene.

        G               D/F#
Build a town and then secede

        F    Am      G
Like an Adam and an Eve.

        F               Am
To the dreamers go the dreams

        G               D/F#
But believers have the lead.

        F           Am          G
It's a frightening, frightening thing.
[Bridge] (Hit the chords just one time for each and hold them.)
Eb            Bb                          Asus4
The moon and stars are ganging up on the sun

   D5        C5   B5   A5
rebellion!
G Am Dsus2 G Am Dsus2 Csus2 [Outro] (Falsetto, people.)
G    Am        Dsus2          Csus2
Everybody, the sky is falling down

G           Am          Dsus2          Csus2
Friends and lovers, the world is coming down

G    Am     Dsus2     Csus2
Down,       down...

G    Am     Dsus2     Csus2
Down,       down...
G Am Dsus2 Csus2 Bb F C