Recessional — Vienna Teng
Chords and lyrics for Recessional by Vienna Teng (key of G#).
Verse 1
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RECESSIONAL - Vienna Teng
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(most of the dyads can be played using the low E and A strings)
Cm(no 5th)
it's so beautiful here, she says,
Bb(no 3rd) Ab(no 3rd)
this moment now. and this moment, now.
Fm7(no 3rd) Cm
and I never thought I would find her here:
[Bb]flannel and satin, my four walls [Ab]transformed.
but she's [Cm]looking at [Bb]me, [Gm7]straight to [Ab]center,
[Cm]no room at [Bb]all for [Gm7]any other [Ab]thought.
Cm(no 5th) Bb(no 3rd) Adim(no 3rd) Ab(no 3rd)
and I know I don't want this. oh I swear I don't want this.
there's a [Fm7]reason not to [Gm]want this [Fm]but I [Ab]forgot.
(single notes: Eb-Bb-G-F)
Cm Bb Ab-AbMAJ7-Ab
in the terminal she sleeps on my shoulder,
[Cm]hair falling [Cm7]forward, [Gm7]mouth all askew.
[Fm7]fluorescent announcements beat their [Cm]wings overhead:
[Bb]passengers missing, we're [AbMA7/G]looking for [Ab]you.
and she [Cm]dreams through the [Bb]noise, her [Gm7]weight [Ab]against me,
[Cm]face pressed [Bb]into the [Gm7]corduroy [Ab]grooves.
Cm Bb Adim(no 3rd) Ab
maybe it means nothing, maybe it means nothing,
[Cm]maybe it means [Bb]nothing, but [Gm7]I'm afraid to[Ab] move.
Trumpet solo:
Trumpet single notes: Eb-Bb- G - F
Chord progression: Cm-Cm-Ab-Bb
(repeat 4x, hold Bb one additional bar the 4th time)
and the [Cm]words: they're [Bb]everything and [Ab]nothing.
I want to [Cm]search for [Bb]her in the [Gm7]offhand [Ab]remarks.
who are [Fm7]you, taking coffee, no [Cm]sugar?
who are [Bb]you, echoing [Gm7]street [Ab]signs?
who are [Cm]you, the [Bb]stranger in the [Gm7]shell of a [Ab]lover,
[Cm]dark curtains [Bb]drawn by the [Gm7]passage of [Ab]time?
Eb Eb/G Adim(no3rd) Bb7(no 5th)
oh words like rain, how sweet the sound.
well [Cm(add6)]anyway, she [Bb]says, I'll [Gm7]see you [Ab]around...
Outro
Vienna sings notes unaccompanied: Eb-Bb-G-F
one time, piano and bass rejoin 2nd time
with Cm-Cm-Ab-Bb)
Repeats melody with
chord progression:
Cm-cm/g-Ab-Bb (6x)
Bb holds for 1 extra bar, finishes on cm
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