Eels - On The Ropes

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eels – on the ropes
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album : wonderful glorious ( 2012 )
tempo : 92
E – mail : gwendal . mollo@orange . fr
tabbed by : newg

we can see in the live videos , that he use others chords , but this sound good .
chords used :
Am7 : x02010
Am/7 : xx3210

[ intro ]
A E D G Am7 Am/7 A

A E D G
every time i find myself in this old bind
Am7 Am/7 A
watching the death of my hopes .
A E D G
in the ring so long gonna prove them wrong
Am7 Am/7 A
i’m not knocked out , but i’m on the ropes .

[ chorus 1 ]
F#m A
i’ve got enough fight left inside this tired heart
D C#m Bm
to win this one and walk out on my feet ,
E
no retreat .

A E D G
i may never get , everything i bet
Am7 Am/7 A
but i’m a man who always copes
A E D G
i’m hurting bad and fighting mad
Am7 Am/7 A
i’m not knocked out , but i’m on the ropes .

[ chorus 2 ]
F#m A
everything that i hold near and dear to me
D C#m Bm
is riding on this moment here and now ,
E
i know how .

A E D G Am7 Am/7 a x2

[ chorus 1 ]

A E D G
gonna feel so good , when it’s understood
Am7 Am/7 A
but hold the rebirth of my hopes
A E D G
in the ring so long gotta prove them wrong
Am7 Am/7 A
i’m not knocked out , but i’m not on the ropes .

[ outro ]
A E D G Am7 Am/7 a x4 ( fade out )