{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1079765,"song":"Present Tense","artist":"Frank Turner","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11238889-present-tense-chords-by-frank-turner/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1079765?type=chord","rating":4.60314,"votes":8,"content":"[tab]Intro: [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n(Occasionally hammer on and off from the D, G, and B strings. This may not be right, but [/tab]\r\nit sounds alright.)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNaked and retched and retching on a hotel bathroom floor,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nsomewhere in the City[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThree days no sleeping, not eating, not feeling good anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrenched in sweat and self-pity now, it's not a pretty sight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat to say in my defense,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI was imperfect tense[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nUsed to have such balance, but I don't know where it went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo won't you be my present sense[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n(Occasionally hammer on and off from 4th fret to 2nd on the D string)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBreaking, I'm shaking, it's taking a long long time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo come down off this murderous medication[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTrying to remember, my reasons for running myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\ninto the ground with such dedication[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat to say in my defense,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI was imperfect tense[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nUsed to have such balance, but I don't know where it went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo won't you be my present sense,     sense[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCos it's not meant to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am lost at sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo mermaids sing to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf the better times and the things that can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLike the diamonds in the Mediterranean sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr the beatings and sleeping and times that I took[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd of washing the drink and the drugs from my blood[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I've nothing to say in my defense[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm far from perfect I'm still tense[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey say that love can change you once[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nPlease say that love can change me once[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome on change me[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnd on G","plain_text":"it sounds alright.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG                 A              D          A        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG                 A              D          A        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd on G","chords":["Bm","D","G","B","A","Em","Cadd9","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}