Switchfoot - Amys Song

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song : amy’s song
artist : switchfoot
album : new way to be human
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the second chord of the intro might be G/F# or D/F# cuz the chord is
not very clear in the original song , but personally i think G sounds better .
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intro :
D G
amy’s gone
D G
and time rolls on
D G D
how far? how fast? how long?

verse 1 :
D G
the last time we saw amy
D G
she was headed for the shore
D G D G
fighting off the volatile gray skies

verse 2 :
D G
she said now begins forever
D G
and that no one knows their time
D G
we bid farewell not knowing
D G
that might be our last good – bye

chorus :
D
amy was a fighter
F#m7 G2
she cut like casius clay
A#maj7
she burned like a fire
A7
despite these rains
D
where time was a question
F#m7 G2
she only knew one song :
A#maj7 A7 D ( lead into interlude )
she’s singing , “how far , how fast , how long?”

interlude 1 : D D/G D

verse 3 :
D G
salvation is a fire
D G
in the midnight of the soul
D G D G
it lights up like a can of gasoline

verse 4 :
D G
yeah , she’s a freedom fighter
D G
she’s a stand up kind of girl
D G
she’s out to start a fire
D G
in a bar code plastic world

chorus

interlude 2 : D D/G ( x4 )

verse 5 :
D ( G )
when everything stops moving
D ( G )
and i stop to catch my breath
D ( G )
and ride my train of thought
D ( G )
all the way round

verse 6 :
D G
my thoughts return to amy
D G
and the fire she’s begun
D G
she came when we were freezing
D G
and left us burning up

chorus

outro : D G ( x3 ) D and fade out