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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1
Chords relative to capo
which sounds good. Go from a C chord to a chord with one finger on the first fret of the B
string and one finger on the second fret of the A string, then play the Am chord.
When there is a G*, play just the low E string of the G chord once (on the third fret relative to the capo)then play the fifth and seventh fret of the same string once each before moving on to the next chord.
  G*
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-3-5-7-|
Intro:
  C    G    C    G    Am    C    AmG* (X2)
Say you?re Cproud,G  
it Clasts for a Gwhile
and you Amwon?t even Chave to go Amout of the Ghouse 
Say you?re Chers, G  
it?s Cbetter than Gflowers
and you Amwon?t even Chave to Ampretend to be Gloud 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls
But I Amhope that you Csmile when you Amhear this next Cverse. 
  C    G    C    G    Am    C    AmG* (X2)
See I?m Cproud,G  
to Ccall you my Gfriend
and I Amknow it?s not Cperfect, but at Amleast there?s no Gend 
And I?m Cold,G  
I?m Colder than Gyou,
but I Amstill find the Ctime to be Amstupid and Gcrude 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls
But I Amhope that you Csmile when you Amhear this next Cverse. 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls 
And I Amknow that I Ctold you, I?m no Amgood with Cwords, 
in a Amsong about CGiraffes and a Amsong about Cgirls
But I Amhope that you Csmile when you Amhear this next Cverse
Yes I Amhope you're Csmiling wherAmever you Care.
  C    G    C    G    Am    C    AmG* (X3)

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For Words

by Keston Cobblers Club

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1

Chords relative to capo

which sounds good. Go from a C chord to a chord with one finger on the first fret of the B

string and one finger on the second fret of the A string, then play the Am chord.

When there is a G*, play just the low E string of the G chord once (on the third fret relative to the capo)then play the fifth and seventh fret of the same string once each before moving on to the next chord.

D|-------|

A|-------|

E|-3-5-7-|

Intro:

C G C G Am C Am

G* (X2)

C G

Say you?re proud,

C G

it lasts for a while

Am C Am G

and you won?t even have to go out of the house

C G

Say you?re hers,

C G

it?s better than flowers

Am C Am G

and you won?t even have to pretend to be loud

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

But I hope that you smile when you hear this next verse.

C G C G Am C Am

G* (X2)

C G

See I?m proud,

C G

to call you my friend

Am C Am G

and I know it?s not perfect, but at least there?s no end

C G

And I?m old,

C G

I?m older than you,

Am C Am G

but I still find the time to be stupid and crude

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

But I hope that you smile when you hear this next verse.

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

And I know that I told you, I?m no good with words,

Am C Am C

in a song about Giraffes and a song about girls

Am C Am C

But I hope that you smile when you hear this next verse

Am C Am C

Yes I hope you're smiling wherever you are.

C G C G Am C Am

G* (X3)

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