• Song:

    Munich

  • Artist:

    The Fray

  • Album:

    Scars & Stories

Here's my interpretation of Munich, one of my favorite songs on The Fray's new album.
Hope you'll enjoy, feel free to comment/correct @ tikiflea@gmail.com

Have fun!

Use a capo on 2nd fret:

For the verse, the strumming pattern is like this, palm-muted:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D|-2----4----4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|-2----4----2-2-2-2-2-------------|
E|-0----2--------------------------|
   E (022100@1)  F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1)e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2---------6-6-6-6-6-------------|
D|-2----6----6-6-6-6-6-------------|
A|-0----6----4-4-4-4-4-------------|
E|------4--------------------------|
   A (x02220@1)  G# (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)For the pre-chorus, the pattern is pretty simple, still palm-muted.

Then for the chorus, I suggest to play the chords in an "open" fashion as followed (it 
brings cool high tones when played on an acoustic guitar):

e|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
B|-2-----4-----5-----0------|
G|-2-----4-----6-----1------|
D|-2-----4-----6-----2------|
A|-0-----2-----4-----2------|
E|-------------------0------|
   A (x02220@1)   B (x2444x@1)   C# (x43121@1)  E (022100@1)

E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)    BTake (x2444x@1)all you know
        A (x02220@1)     G# (xx1114@1)    C#And (x43121@1)you let it go
     E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)   BInside (x2444x@1)the snow
        A (x02220@1)     G# (xx1114@1)    C#Begins (x43121@1)to fall

E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)    BStep (x2444x@1)to the edge
You and I
        A (x02220@1)     G# (xx1114@1)    C#And (x43121@1)we fall below
        E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)    BTake (x2444x@1)a breath
                A (x02220@1)     G# (xx1114@1)    C#Hold (x43121@1)my hand And now you're not alone

A (x02220@1)               BCalling (x2444x@1)now
             C#It (x43121@1)terrifies me
        EAnd (022100@1)I don't know why
A (x02220@1)               BThere (x2444x@1)you go
                  C#You're (x43121@1)paralyzing me
        EAnd (022100@1)I don't know why

A (x02220@1)       BEverything (x2444x@1)                C# (x43121@1)            EIs (022100@1)black and white and grey
        A (x02220@1)       BWalls (x2444x@1)are shaking
                C# (x43121@1)            EWhen (022100@1)you're touching me
        AChanges (x02220@1)everything
B (x2444x@1)                           EWhen (022100@1)you're close to me

Back to back
Hand to hand
Face to face again
We're lovers and enemies
Then we're back to friends

Something left
Holding us
Pulls me closer in
Take a breath
And the color will return again

Calling now
It terrifies me
And I don't know why
There you go
You're paralyzing me
And I don't know why

Everything
Is black and white and grey
Walls are shaking
When you're touching me
Changes everything
Changes everything

Walls are shaking
Changes everything
When you're close to me
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