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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Red House Painters - I'm Sorry
Scored by ed  edjohnson
Should be played with a capo on the 2nd fret
Seems reasonably right to me and is consistent with some of the chords used in other red 
painters songs, but any improvements would be appreciated.
Chords
                Bm7         Bm7/A           G        F#m  Bm7/   G     Bm7/F#  Bm7/E  
E|------2-----------2----------3---------2----------2---------2------2----|
B|------3-----------3----------3---------2----------3---------3------3----|
G|------2-----------2----------0---------2----------2---------2------2----|
D|------4-----------4----------0---------4----------4---------4------4----|
A|------2-----------2----------2---------0----------2---------2------2----|
E|-----------------------------3---------2----------3---------2------0----|
[riff 1]
E|-------Bm72-----2---------2-------------------2------2---------2-Bm7/A-----------|
B|-------3-----3---------3-------------------3------3---------3------------|
G|-------2-----2---------2-------------------2------2---------2------------|
D|-------4-----4---------4-----4/5/4---------4------4---------4------------|
A|---2--------------2-----------2--------0---------------0---------0h2p0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[riff 2]
E|-------2------2-----2-----2-------2------2-----2---------------|
B|-------3------3-----3-----3-------3------3-----3---------------|
G|-------2------2-----2-----2-------2------2-----2---------------|
D|-------4------4-----4-----4------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-----2-----0-------3-----2------0------------------|
[riff 1]
Bm7It's cold here in the city
Bm7/AAlways seems that way
Bm7I've been thinking about you almost everyBm7/Aday
Bm7Thinking about the good times
Bm7/AThinking about the pain
Bm7Thinking about how bad it feels all alone aBm7/Again
GI'm sorry for the way things are F#min ChinBm7aBm7/F#  
GI'm sorry things ain't what they F#mused to bBm7eBm7/F#  
GBut more than anything elF#mse
[riff 2]
         Bm7  Bm7/       G       Bm7/F#  Bm7/E,
I'm sorry   for       myself
Bm7/     G       Bm7/F#  Bm7/ E[hold]
                [riff 1]
That you're not here with me
Bm7My friends all ask about you
Bm7/AI say you're doing fine
Bm7I expect to hear from you almost any Bm7/Atime
Bm7They all know I'm lying
Bm7/AI cant sleep at night
Bm7They all know I'm dying deep down iBm7/Anside
GI'm sorry for all the F#mlies I Bm7told yBm7/F#ou
GI'm sorry for the thiF#mngs I didn't Bm7sayBm7/F#  
                      G  F#m/A  
But more than anything else
[riff 2]
          Bm7/         G/F#,  /E,
I'm sorry    for     myself
Bm7/     G       Bm7/F#  Bm7/ E[hold]
                   [riff 1]
I cant believe you went away
I'm sorGry if I took F#msome things for grantedBm7  Bm7/F#  
I'm sorGry for the chains F#mI put on youBm7  Bm7/F#  
GBut more than anything elseF#m  
[riff 2]
        Bm7/    G/F#,   /E,
I'm  sorry for myself
Bm7/     G       Bm7/F#  Bm7/ E[hold]
                       [riff 1]
for living without you
[repeat riff 1 to fade]

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Im Sorry

by Red House Painters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Bm7/A

F#m

Bm7/F#

Red House Painters - I'm Sorry

Scored by ed johnson

Should be played with a capo on the 2nd fret

Seems reasonably right to me and is consistent with some of the chords used in other red

painters songs, but any improvements would be appreciated.

Chords

Bm7 Bm7/A G F#m Bm7 G Bm7/F# Bm7 E

/ /

E|------2-----------2----------3---------2----------2---------2------2----|

B|------3-----------3----------3---------2----------3---------3------3----|

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

D|------4-----------4----------0---------4----------4---------4------4----|

A|------2-----------2----------2---------0----------2---------2------2----|

E|-----------------------------3---------2----------3---------2------0----|

[riff 1]

Bm7 Bm7/A

E|-------2-----2---------2-------------------2------2---------2------------|

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

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

D|-------4-----4---------4-----4/5/4---------4------4---------4------------|

A|---2--------------2-----------2--------0---------------0---------0h2p0---|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[riff 2]

E|-------2------2-----2-----2-------2------2-----2---------------|

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

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

D|-------4------4-----4-----4------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------3-----2-----0-------3-----2------0------------------|

[riff 1]

Bm7

It's cold here in the city

Bm7/A

Always seems that way

Bm7 Bm7/A

I've been thinking about you almost everyday

Bm7

Thinking about the good times

Bm7/A

Thinking about the pain

Bm7 Bm7/A

Thinking about how bad it feels all alone again

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry for the way things are in China

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry things ain't what they used to be

G F#m

But more than anything else

[riff 2]

Bm7 Bm7 G Bm7/F# Bm7 E

/ /,

I'm sorry for myself

Bm7 G Bm7/F# Bm7 E

/ / [hold]

[riff 1]

That you're not here with me

Bm7

My friends all ask about you

Bm7/A

I say you're doing fine

Bm7 Bm7/A

I expect to hear from you almost any time

Bm7

They all know I'm lying

Bm7/A

I cant sleep at night

Bm7 Bm7/A

They all know I'm dying deep down inside

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry for all the lies I told you

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry for the things I didn't say

G F#m A

But more than anything else

[riff 2]

Bm7 G F# E

/ /, /,

I'm sorry for myself

Bm7 G Bm7/F# Bm7 E

/ / [hold]

[riff 1]

I cant believe you went away

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry if I took some things for granted

G F#m Bm7 Bm7/F#

I'm sorry for the chains I put on you

G F#m

But more than anything else

[riff 2]

Bm7 G F# E

/ /, /,

I'm sorry for myself

Bm7 G Bm7/F# Bm7 E

/ / [hold]

[riff 1]

for living without you

[repeat riff 1 to fade]

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