Leader Of The Landslide

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 1 half step down [ -1 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 1 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Verse:
Db
Every night I saw you there
Gb
In your old wicker chair
Db            Gb
Singing, ooh
Db
You were wrong, I was right
Gb                          Db        Gb
Didn't matter in a fight, ooh


Db
Coffee mug filled it up
Gb
Always knew what it was
Db         Gb
Sing, ooh
Db
Been on your side for years
Gb                                   Db     Gb
You could never love without crying

Ebm          Gb            Db
Is she dead, is she fine
Ebm        Gb
Every day, every night

Interlude -x2-: Db Gb 

Db                   Gb                     Db      Gb
Fate has dealt me a lonely blow, I said, ooh
Db
Tried to help, only hurt
Gb                            Db        Gb
In the end I made it worse, ooh

Ebm          Gb            Db
Is she dead, is she fine
Ebm         Gb           Db
Every day, every night

Instrumental -x4-: Db Gb

Db                   Gb
  Give back my keys,  give back my chair
Db                              Gb
  Take back those clothes you always left on the floor

Interlude -x2-: Db Gb 

Db                   Gb
  You drove me wild,  drove me insane
Db                              Gb
  Drank the whole bottle, forgot my name

Pre-Chorus:
Ebm                      Ab
All I ever wanted was a mother for the first time
Ebm                             Ab              Ab7
Finally I could see you as the leader of the landslide

Chorus:
Db    F                Bbm     Gb               Db
    She left, she left, the writing's on the wall
    F                Bbm    Gb           Db
    Please believe me, I smell the alcohol
    F                Bbm       Gb                Db
    The only thing I know is that we're in too deep
    F                    Bbm                 Gb
    And maybe when she's dead and gone I'll get some sleep

Interlude -x2-: Db Gb 

Db                  Gb
  You blamed it all on your kids
Db                        Gb
  We were young, we were innocent
Db                   Gb
  You told me a lie, xxxx you for that
Db                         Gb
  xxxx all your pride and xxxx all your prayers

Pre-Chorus:
     Ebm                           Ab
And all this time I waited like a fool and for the first time
Ebm                           Ab             Ab7
Finally I can see you as the leader of the landslide

Chorus:
Db    F                Bbm     Gb               Db
    She left, she left, the writing's on the wall
    F                Bbm      Gb               Db
    Please believe me, don't answer when she calls
    F                Bbm       Gb                Db
    The only thing I know is that we're in too deep
    F                    Bbm                 Gb
    And maybe when she's dead and gone I'll get some sleep

Interlude -x2-: Db Gb 

Db                         Fm
Out there on my own I was feeling so alone
       Bbm                 Gb
Like a poltergeist in the afterlife
Db                        Fm
Fading by degrees, I was shaking in the knees
       Bbm                Gb
In the aftermath of this broken glass

Outro:
Gb  Db  Ab  Bbm
Ah ah ah ah
Gb  Db  Ab  Bbm Bb Bb
Ah ah ah ah
Gb  Db  Ab  Bbm  Gb
Ah ah ah ah  ah
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The band’s debut self-titled album was released on April 3, 2012. The album’s first single, “Ho Hey” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

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