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Gmixolydian

90BPM

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

BPM: 150
* One strum and hold
[Intro]
e|-G3-3-3--G3-3-3--F6sus23-3-3-3-Dsus43-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-| x4
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--1-1-1-1---------|
[Verse 1]
I Gnever look back at it but it's F6sus2always in front of Dsus4me
It's Galways worth the hurt but I F6sus2know it's hurting Dsus4me
I'll Gnever let go of it because it's F6sus2all that's going for Dsus4me
I'll Gput it in the past when the F6sus2past is histoDsus4ry
[Pre-Chorus]
A F6sus2perfect example Dsus4is
All the Gthings it's done to Cadd9me
I F6sus2think I might lose my Dsus4mind
But Gnot my memoCadd9ry
A F6sus2perfect example Dsus4is
What we Gall wish we could Cadd9be
[Chorus]
  Em7*                  Dsus4*
I think I might lose my mind
  Em7*                  F6sus2*
I think I might lose my mind
    Em7*                      Dsus4  
You think you might lose your mind
But Cadd9not the memory
But Cadd9not the memory
Cadd9Not the memory means a lot to me
e|-G3-3-3--G3-3-3--F6sus23-3-3-3-Dsus43-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-| x4
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--1-1-1-1---------|
[Pre-Chorus]
A F6sus2perfect example Dsus4is
All the Gthings it's done to Cadd9me
I F6sus2think I might lose my Dsus4mind
But Gnot my memoCadd9ry
A F6sus2perfect example Dsus4is
What we Gall wish we could Cadd9be
[Chorus]
  Em7*                  Dsus4*
I think I might lose my mind
  Em7*                  F6sus2*
I think I might lose my mind
    Em7*                      Dsus4*
You think you might lose your mind
But Cadd9not the memory
But Cadd9not the memory
Cadd9Not the memory means a lot to me
[Outro]
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
GA perfect example F6sus2isDsus4  
G*
Perfect

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Perfect Example

by Hüsker Dü

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F6sus2

Dsus4

Cadd9

Em7

BPM: 150

* One strum and hold

[Intro]

G G F6sus2 Dsus4

e|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-| x4

A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3-3---------|

E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--1-1-1-1---------|

[Verse 1]

G F6sus2 Dsus4

I never look back at it but it's always in front of me

G F6sus2 Dsus4

It's always worth the hurt but I know it's hurting me

G F6sus2 Dsus4

I'll never let go of it because it's all that's going for me

G F6sus2 Dsus4

I'll put it in the past when the past is history

[Pre-Chorus]

F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G Cadd9

All the things it's done to me

F6sus2 Dsus4

I think I might lose my mind

G Cadd9

But not my memory

F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G Cadd9

What we all wish we could be

[Chorus]

Em7 Dsus4

* *

I think I might lose my mind

Em7 F6sus2

* *

I think I might lose my mind

Em7 Dsus4

You think you might lose your mind

Cadd9

But not the memory

Cadd9

But not the memory

Cadd9

Not the memory means a lot to me

G G F6sus2 Dsus4

e|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-| x4

A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3-3---------|

E|-3-3-3--3-3-3--1-1-1-1---------|

[Pre-Chorus]

F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G Cadd9

All the things it's done to me

F6sus2 Dsus4

I think I might lose my mind

G Cadd9

But not my memory

F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G Cadd9

What we all wish we could be

[Chorus]

Em7 Dsus4

* *

I think I might lose my mind

Em7 F6sus2

* *

I think I might lose my mind

Em7 Dsus4

* *

You think you might lose your mind

Cadd9

But not the memory

Cadd9

But not the memory

Cadd9

Not the memory means a lot to me

[Outro]

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

G F6sus2 Dsus4

A perfect example is

Perfect

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