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Bminor

90BPM

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: EADGBe
Chords:
        A    A5    Asus4    A2    C#sus4     D  D5/   A      F     F#m  F#5  
e|--0--|-X--|--0--|-0--|--4--|--2--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--X--|
B|--2--|-X--|--3--|-0--|--7--|--3--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--X--|
G|--2--|-2--|--2--|-2--|--6--|--2--|-2--|--2--|--2--|--X--|
D|--2--|-2--|--2--|-2--|--6--|--0--|-0--|--3--|--4--|--4--|
A|--0--|-0--|--0--|-0--|--4--|--X--|-0--|--3--|--4--|--4--|
E|--X--|-X--|--X--|-X--|--X--|--X--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
e|-----------------|
B|----10-9-----7---|
G|9--------9-----9-|
D|--7--------7-----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 1:|A---|Asus4---|C#sus4---|Asus4---|
G1:|A5---|D5/A---|F#5---|D5/A---|
G1:|A5---|D5/A---|F#5---|D5/A---|
G2: Fill
G1:|A5---|D5/A---|F#5---|D5/A---|
G2: Fill
Oh A2let's bomb the fF#mactory
That mDakes all the wFannabes
Let's bA2urst all the bF#mubbles
That braDinwash the mFasses
CHORUS:
FilA5l 
                          D5/A  
It doesn't matter who you are
                                                 F#5  D5/A  
Fill                                                  
Fill A5  
                      D5/A  
The glory of a sudden view
Fill F#5  
                              D5/A  
The smile he always shoots at you
BeA2lieving in nF#mothing
DMakes life so bForing
So A2let's pray for F#msomething
To Dfeel good in the Fmorning
CHORUS:
FilA5l 
                          D5/A  
It doesn't matter who you are
                                                 F#5  D5/A  
Fill                                                  
Fill A5  
                      D5/A  
The glory of a sudden view
Fill F#5  
                              D5/A  
The smile he always shoots at you
Oh dA2octor
We're F#mdying
There's Dno use in cFrying
So A2live for toF#mmorrow
And Ddo what you Fhave to
CHORUS:
FilA5l 
                          D5/A  
It doesn't matter who you are
                                                 F#5  D5/A  
Fill                                                  
Fill A5  
                      D5/A  
The glory of a sudden view
Fill F#5  
                              D5/A  
The smile he always shoots at you
|A---|Asus4---|A---|Asus4---|
Oh A2let's pray for soF#mmething
To fDeel good in the mForning
In the mForning
In the mForning
In the mForning
In the mForning
In the mForning
In the mForning

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Parade

by Garbage

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

C#sus4

F#m

F#5

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Tuning: EADGBe

Chords:

A A5 Asus4 A2 C#sus4 D D5 A F F#m F#5

e|--0--|-X--|--0--|-0--|--4--|--2--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--X--|

B|--2--|-X--|--3--|-0--|--7--|--3--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--X--|

G|--2--|-2--|--2--|-2--|--6--|--2--|-2--|--2--|--2--|--X--|

D|--2--|-2--|--2--|-2--|--6--|--0--|-0--|--3--|--4--|--4--|

A|--0--|-0--|--0--|-0--|--4--|--X--|-0--|--3--|--4--|--4--|

E|--X--|-X--|--X--|-X--|--X--|--X--|-X--|--1--|--2--|--2--|

e|-----------------|

B|----10-9-----7---|

G|9--------9-----9-|

D|--7--------7-----|

A|-----------------|

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

Guitar 1:|A---|Asus4---|C#sus4---|Asus4---|

G1:|A5---|D5/A---|F#5---|D5/A---|

: Fill

G1:|A5---|D5/A---|F#5---|D5/A---|

: Fill

A2 F#m

Oh let's bomb the factory

D F

That makes all the wannabes

A2 F#m

Let's burst all the bubbles

D F

That brainwash the masses

CHORUS:

Fill

D5 A

It doesn't matter who you are

F#5 D5 A

Fill

D5 A

The glory of a sudden view

F#5

Fill

D5 A

The smile he always shoots at you

A2 F#m

Believing in nothing

D F

Makes life so boring

A2 F#m

So let's pray for something

D F

To feel good in the morning

CHORUS:

Fill

D5 A

It doesn't matter who you are

F#5 D5 A

Fill

D5 A

The glory of a sudden view

F#5

Fill

D5 A

The smile he always shoots at you

Oh doctor

F#m

We're dying

D F

There's no use in crying

A2 F#m

So live for tomorrow

D F

And do what you have to

CHORUS:

Fill

D5 A

It doesn't matter who you are

F#5 D5 A

Fill

D5 A

The glory of a sudden view

F#5

Fill

D5 A

The smile he always shoots at you

|A---|Asus4---|A---|Asus4---|

A2 F#m

Oh let's pray for something

D F

To feel good in the morning

In the morning

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