Sinking Chords

KeyF#m Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays604

Sinking by Cause And Effect is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#m with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords F#m, Bm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#m
Text
16
Speed
  			
 
 

Intro: F#m 

Verse 
F#m 
I want to be new 
      
Let go yesterday 
Bm                  D 
And hold on to whatever comes my way 
F#m 
I claim to be true 
        
You want yesterday 
Bm                        D 
You hold your ground no matter what you say 
F#m                          D 
You'll seem to bring me down at any price 
Bm                             D 
If you were in my shoes you'd think about it twice 

              F#m 
Because I'm sinking 
D                              Bm    
Sinking to a place I've never been before 
D                                F#m 
Hoping that I won't be here too long 
D                              Bm 
Sinking to a place I've never seen before 
D                                         F#m  D 
A million thoughts in one night can't be wro-ong 

Interlude 
D  Bm  D 

Verse 
F#m 
Night time brings the blue 
        
Daylight brings the joy 
Bm                     D                               
And could it be that I've destroyed the boy 
F#m 
I want peace for you 
       
For a little boy 
 Bm                     D 
And for the ones who's wisdom you employ 
F#m                     D 
They seem to criticize at any price 
Bm                               D 
If they were in my shoes they'd think about it twice 

              F#m 
Because I'm sinking 
D                              Bm    
Sinking to a place I've never been before 
D                                F#m 
Hoping that I won't be here too long 
D                              Bm 
Sinking to a place I've never seen before 
D                                         F#m  D 
A million thoughts in one night can't be wro-ong 

Interlude 
Bm  D 

Outro 
F#m                                       
Sinking to a place I’ve never  
D                      Bm 
Been before 
(I’m falling down again) (falling)  
D 
Hoping that I wont be here to long 
 F#m                                       
Sinking to a place I’ve never   
D                      Bm 
Been before 
(I’m falling down again) (falling)  
D                                        F#m 
A million thoughts in one night cant be wrong 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante