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Bminor

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

  The Chords: 
  F# Played like this: 
  E|--2-|      E|-2--|
  B|--2-|      B|----|
  G|--3-| and  G|-3--|
  D|--4-|      D|-4--|
  A|--4-|      A|-4--|
  E|--2-|      E|-0--|
  A5: 
  E|-----|
  B|-----|
  G|-----|
  D|--2--|
  A|--0--|
  E|-----| 
  Bm: 
  E|--2--|
  B|--3--|
  G|--4--|
  D|--4--|
  A|--2--|
  E|--2--|
  B: 
  E|--7--|
  B|--7--|
  G|--8--|
  D|--9--|
  A|--9--|
  E|--7--|
  A: 
  E|--5--|
  B|--5--|
  G|--6--|
  D|--7--|
  A|--7--|
  E|--5--| 
  Intro: 
  F#
  F#Put on that dress 
  A5I'm F#going - A5out F#dancing 
  F#Starting off red 
  BmGleam and F#sparkling Bmhe'll see F#me 
  F#Music play make me dreamy for dancing 
  A5Must be a F#way that I can A5dress to F#please him 
  F#It's hard to walk and the dress is not easy 
  BmI'm swinging F#over like a Bmheavy loaded F#fruit tree 
  BIf you put it on 
  AIf you put it on F#  
  BIf you put it on 
  AIf you put it on F#  
  F#It's sad to see 
  A5LonelF#y or A5this lF#onely 
  F#Close up my eyes 
  BmDreamy-dreamy F#music make it Bmbe alF#right 
  F#Music play make it good for romancing 
  A5Must be a F#way I can A5dress to F#please him 
  F#Swing and sway everything will be alright 
  BmBut he's F#feeling so Bmdown tight F#tonight 
  BIf you put it on
  AIf you put it onF#  
  BIf you put it on
  AIf you put it on  F#  
  Solo:
  e--------------------------------]
  b--10---10-10/11\10---10---------]
  g-----11------------11-----------]
  d--------------------------------]
  a--------------------------------]
  e--------------------------------]
  e------------------------------------------]
  b-----10----11\10-11\10-11\10---10---------]
  g--11----11-------------------11-----------]
  d------------------------------------------]
  a------------------------------------------]
  e------------------------------------------]
   B   A   F#X 2 
  F#Filthy type your dress is filthy 
  A5I'm falling F#flat and my A5arms are F#empty 
  F#Get away better get it out of this room 
  A5A fallen F#woman in A5dancing F#costume 
  If you put it on X8 
  Outro: 
  F# and A5 many times.

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Dress

by PJ Harvey

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Chords in this song · guitar

The Chords:

F# Played like this:

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

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

G|--3-| and G|-3--|

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

A|--4-| A|-4--|

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

E|-----|

B|-----|

G|-----|

D|--2--|

A|--0--|

E|-----|

E|--2--|

B|--3--|

G|--4--|

D|--4--|

A|--2--|

E|--2--|

E|--7--|

B|--7--|

G|--8--|

D|--9--|

A|--9--|

E|--7--|

E|--5--|

B|--5--|

G|--6--|

D|--7--|

A|--7--|

E|--5--|

Intro:

Put on that dress

A5 F# A5 F#

I'm going - out dancing

Starting off red

Bm F# Bm F#

Gleam and sparkling he'll see me

Music play make me dreamy for dancing

A5 F# A5 F#

Must be a way that I can dress to please him

It's hard to walk and the dress is not easy

Bm F# Bm F#

I'm swinging over like a heavy loaded fruit tree

If you put it on

A F#

If you put it on

A F#

If you put it on

It's sad to see

A5 F# A5 F#

Lonely or this lonely

Close up my eyes

Bm F# Bm F#

Dreamy-dreamy music make it be alright

Music play make it good for romancing

A5 F# A5 F#

Must be a way I can dress to please him

Swing and sway everything will be alright

Bm F# Bm F#

But he's feeling so down tight tonight

If you put it on

A F#

If you put it on

A F#

If you put it on

Solo:

e--------------------------------]

b--10---10-10/11\10---10---------]

g-----11------------11-----------]

d--------------------------------]

a--------------------------------]

e--------------------------------]

e------------------------------------------]

b-----10----11\10-11\10-11\10---10---------]

g--11----11-------------------11-----------]

d------------------------------------------]

a------------------------------------------]

e------------------------------------------]

B A F#

X 2

Filthy type your dress is filthy

A5 F# A5 F#

I'm falling flat and my arms are empty

Get away better get it out of this room

A5 F# A5 F#

A fallen woman in dancing costume

If you put it on X8

Outro:

F# and A5 many times.

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