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The Venice Canals by Passenger - Guitar Chords

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Version 1
            Attempt to capture chords from the new song Passenger posted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He fingerpicks the entire song with lots of his usual hammer-ons. The notes in parentheses are individual
walking notes up the high E string (listed relative to the capo in the same way as the chords).
The G/F# in the chorus is a walk down from the G to the Em. The Intro tab can be played for the Intro and 
the instrumental section after the first chorus.

Capo 5 to play along with the original video he posted 05 April 2020:
--/wlxMSC9wVwc

Note that he changed a couple of the lyrics from this original version to the version he released on his
Patchwork album. In verse 4 he changed "sunset" to "sunrise" and in the final chorus he changed "And there’s 
nothing much to hold onto for now" to "And there’s nothing you can hold onto for now" to match the first
chorus.

[Chords]
G5     3x003x
Gmaj7  3x0002
G      3x0003
C*     x32013
C      x32010
D7     xx0212
D7sus4 xx0213
G6sus4 3x0010
Am7    x02010
Gsus4  3x0013
C/G    3x2013
Dadd4  x54030
A7     x02020
G/F#   2x0003

[Intro]
                                               D7sus4    G6sus4
   G5    Gmaj7 G     C*    C           D7          D7          G5
E|---------2---3---|-3---------------|-2-----2-3---2---|-0---------------|
B|-3-----3---------|-1-----1-1-------|-1---1-----1---1-|-1-----3-3-------|
G|-0---0-----------|-0---0-------0---|-2-2-------------|-0---0-------0---|
D|-0-0-------0---0-|---2-------2---2-|-0---------------|---0-------0---0-|
A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                                               Gsus4
   G      (A   B     D)      Am7       D7      D7sus4    G         G
E|-3-------5---7---|-10--------------|-2-----2-3-------|-3------------------|
B|-0-----0---------|-------0-1-------|-1---1-------1---|-0---0h1---0--------|
G|-0---0-----------|-----0-------0---|-2-2-------2---2-|-0-------0-----0----|
D|---0-------0---0-|---0-------2---2-|-0---------------|---0---------0---0--|
A|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------3--------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 e + 3 + 4 +


[Intro]
G5 Gmaj7 G C* C
D7 D7sus4 D7 G6sus4 G5
G (A B D) Am7
D7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G

[Verse 1]
G                      C                 G C/G G
  Well, I know there’s pain and suffering
C                  Dadd4             G C/G G
  You can feel the tension in the air
C                      Dadd4             Em
  But they can see the stars shine in Beijing
A7                              D7
  And hear the birds’ song in Times Square

[Verse 2]
G                    C           G  C/G G
  But I know you’re feeling insecure
C               Dadd4                     G C/G G
  From all this change that's come to pass
C                Dadd4         Em
  But the sky is blue in Singapore
Am7                                  D7
  And they can smell the ocean in Belfast

[Chorus]
C                    D7
  Now don’t get me wrong
     G        G/F#  Em
This ain’t no happy song
             Am7             D7              G C/G G
And there’s nothing you can hold onto for now
    C                    Dadd4
But when you’re feeling low, my dear
     G         G/F#     Em
Just know the water’s crystal clear
Am7                     D7                     G C/G G
  And the fish are swimming in the Venice canals

[Instrumental]
G5 Gmaj7 G C* C
D7 D7sus4 D7 G6sus4 G5
G (A B D) Am7
D7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G

[Verse 3]
G                       C                 G C/G G
  Well, I know there’s heartbreak and sorrow
        C                  Dadd4           G Gsus4 G
And I know there’s really nothing I can say
C                Dadd4     Em
  But we’ll be closer tomorrow,
       A7                             D7
to the end of all this than we are today

[Verse 4]
G               C                G    Gsus4 G
  So watch the sunset from your window
C           Dadd4                G Gsus4 G
  Hear the rainfall on the ground
C            Dadd4               Em
  Tell your loved ones that you loνe them
Am7                               D7
  And miss the ones that aren’t around

[Chorus]
C                    D7
  Now don’t get me wrong
     G        G/F#  Em
This ain’t no happy song
             Am7             D7              G C/G G
And there’s nothing much to hold onto for now
    C                    Dadd4
But when you’re feeling low, my dear
     G         G/F#     Em
Just know the water’s crystal clear
Am7                     D7                     G C/G G
  And the fish are swimming in the Venice canals
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