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      So, I transcribed this the best I could, but it's a pretty complicated song,
so it might not be 100% correct. Corrections are welcome! Enjoy

VERSE 1

C               E7              Am       Am/G           D/F#
block out the sun, Yaya,                      parachute princess 
F                E7             F          G            A
   the movie is over            lay that dirt    on     me


CHORUS 1

C#m                   D             A   
jump the deck Yaya,    howl at the sun Yaya
F#m             D              A           E    
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
C#m                   D             A
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
F#m             A               G
yeah you're not the only one

                        D     E
     running for the sun, Yaya      
G                       D     E   E7
     running for the sun, Yaya     


BRIDGE

Am          G         F               E   E7    
oh you're looking tall, quite a big fall


VERSE 2

C                E7             Am      Am/G            D/F#
don't let the ground scare ya,             just a cinema mindfuck
F               E7
  the martyrdom dumb dumbs

(cadence shifts 3 frets lower)
A             C#7        F#m      F#m/E        B
wake up the  sun, Yaya,            suffer in  meaning

D               Db7             D            E          F#
the movie is over                lay that    dirt on    me


CHORUS 2

Bbm                     B               F#
jump the deck Yaya,   howl at the sun Yaya

(cadence back to normal)
F#m           D               A           E
i see you changing oh you're not the only one

(as chorus 1)
howl at the moon Yaya, let it be done Yaya
i see you changing oh you're not the only one
howl at the moon Yaya, howl at the sun Yaya
                             G
yeah you're not the only one
                  D      E
running for the sun, Yaya
G                    D       E   E7
    running for the sun, Yaya


INTERLUDE (same as bridge)

Am        G            F
oh we're living hard
Am       G             F
all our lives are dreams 
Am       G             F          E     E7
coo  to kumbaya            when you scream

A       G              F
oh the ground is cold     when it
D               C          F
splits the body round and round you go 
A       G       F               
oh its understood, it's going to be 
D7      E7      A
hard  

INSTRUMENTAL PART

C    E7   Am  G  D  C
C    E7   Am  G  F
F#  G   G#

A       G       F        Em     
 resurrection  love
D       C           Bm     G      F
Yaya   proves her love 


OUTRO (same as verse)

C               E7                 Am    Am/G           D/F#   
don't let the ground scare ya                 suffering papa 
F               E7              A
the movie is over

    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/edward_sharpe_and_the_magnetic_zeros/the_ballad_of_yaya_chords_1840522

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