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Pleading The Fifth

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Dmixolydian

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

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Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
~INTRO~
D       Gmaj7    D    Gmaj7  D  Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D
~VERSE~
(D)                        F#m7            C  G  
That night at the theater an impersonator died
BbMister Booth was Ftried I just Ckept the truth insideD  
And in the F#m7courtroom the judge will Cnot catch wind of Gthis
BbUp there on the Fstand I'll plead the Cfifth
*Chords used
e|-----D2---Gmaj7--2----F#m7-2-----C0-----G3-----Bb1-----F1-----|
B|-----3-----0-----2-----1-----0-----3-----1-----|
G|-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----3-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----3-----3-----|
A|-----x-----2-----4-----3-----2-----1-----3-----|
E|-----x-----3-----2-----x-----3-----x-----1-----|

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Pleading The Fifth

by Relient K

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

F#m7

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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

~VERSE~

D F#m7 C G

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That night at the theater an impersonator died

Bb F C D

Mister Booth was tried I just kept the truth inside

F#m7 C G

And in the courtroom the judge will not catch wind of this

Bb F C

Up there on the stand I'll plead the fifth

*Chords used

D Gmaj7 F#m7 C G Bb F

e|-----2-----2-----2-----0-----3-----1-----1-----|

B|-----3-----0-----2-----1-----0-----3-----1-----|

G|-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----3-----2-----|

D|-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----3-----3-----|

A|-----x-----2-----4-----3-----2-----1-----3-----|

E|-----x-----3-----2-----x-----3-----x-----1-----|

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