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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro:  B   E   B  E  
Verse 1:
 BAnd now I've taken Ethe side
 BOf a beautiful causEe
 BCan you see this diEsguise?
 BFading to a resolveE  
Chorus 1:
AbmAnd there it goes Emy innocence
BA gathering of a F#compliment
AbmAnd here I lie Ewith words to swear
BIs there something more, F#than the world out
AbmThere,          Ethere, the world out Bthere
Break:  E   B  E  
Verse 2:
A momentary refrain
Break:  E   B   E   B  E  
AbmAnd there it goes Emy innocence
BA gathering of a F#compliment
AbmAnd here I lie Ewith words to swear
BIs there something more, F#than the world out there
AbmAnd there it goes Emy innocence
BI'm dying here for a F#compliment
AbmAnd here I lie Ewith words to swear
BIs there something more, F#than the world out
AbmThere,         Ethere, the world out Bthere
F#There, the world out Bthere
End right there on B

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Compliment

by Collective Soul

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

B E B E

Intro:

Verse 1:

B E

And now I've taken the side

B E

Of a beautiful cause

B E

Can you see this disguise?

B E

Fading to a resolve

Chorus 1:

Abm E

And there it goes my innocence

B F#

A gathering of a compliment

Abm E

And here I lie with words to swear

B F#

Is there something more, than the world out

Abm E B

There, there, the world out there

E B E

Break:

Verse 2:

A momentary refrain

E B E B E

Break:

Abm E

And there it goes my innocence

B F#

A gathering of a compliment

Abm E

And here I lie with words to swear

B F#

Is there something more, than the world out there

Abm E

And there it goes my innocence

B F#

I'm dying here for a compliment

Abm E

And here I lie with words to swear

B F#

Is there something more, than the world out

Abm E B

There, there, the world out there

F# B

There, the world out there

End right there on B

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