{"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":2375677,"song":"Dunce","artist":"Voltaire","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11491057-dunce-chords-by-voltaire/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2375677?type=chord","rating":4.14648,"votes":3,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] x 2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n I break the silence with my voice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd everyone turns 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTo see the source of all the noise[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd here I stand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIt's not as though I mean to upset you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWith the things I say and do[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI should know better, but I said so anyway[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n It's easier to play a part[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd read your lines[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThan freely speak what's in your heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd in your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIs it me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWho says these things that so offend you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nInappropriate and loud[/tab]\r\n\r\nI'd say I'm sorry, but it's\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHard to speak with both feet in my mouth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAll hail the king of dunces[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou best hold on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm opening up my mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBring out the maypole[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd tie me up and shut me out[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDevil knows what possessed me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo shoot my arrow straight into the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nString me to the mast and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHoist me up and hang me high[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI put no blame on you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI brought this all upon myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's just this thing I do[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAt times like this[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI wish I was someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere's a lever inside my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBetween my mouth and my brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nKeeps me from hearing what I've said[/tab]\r\n\r\n'Til it's too late\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNow it's too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSmear my lips with Vaseline[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n'cause I'm a vocal libertine[/tab]\r\n\r\nI try explaining but then\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEven I'm not quite sure what I mean[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAll hail the king of dunces[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou best hold on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm opening up my mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBring out the maypole[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd tie me up and shut me out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDevil knows what possessed me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo shoot my arrow straight into the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nString me to the mast and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHoist me up and hang me high[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI put no blame on you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI brought this all upon myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's just this thing I do[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAt times like this[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wish I was someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI don't know what to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI was only trying to make you smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd bring some needed levity[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTo your world for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI never meant to make you cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBut I did it all by myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's just this thing I do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAt times like this[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wish I was someone else![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAll hail the king of dunces[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou best hold on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm opening up my mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBring out the maypole[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd tie me up and shut me out[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDevil knows what possessed me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo shoot my arrow straight into the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nString me to the mast and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHoist me up and hang me high[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAll hail the king of fools[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nThis boy's been bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLet's keep him after school[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSend me to the blackboard[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd write a hundred times \"I am the dunce\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDevil knows what possessed me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo shut my mind and open up my mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nString me to the anchor[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd watch me drown in myself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nDm Bb x 2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI'd say I'm sorry, but it's\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n'Til it's too late\n\n\n\n\nI try explaining but then\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm Bb Dm Bb D Bb F","chords":["Dm","Bb","D","F","C","G","Gm","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}