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Valedictorian

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 33Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2 for studio album
Capo 3 for "Matt the Electrician is Alive" album (a great recording!)
Chords:
      G320033
 A7sus4x02033
      Dxx0232
  Dsus4xx0233
  Cadd9x32033
     Amx02210
      C332010
Intro:
e|-----G3--3-3-3-----------A7sus43--3-3-3-----------G3--3-3-3-----------A7sus43--3-3-3-----------G|
B|-----3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------|
G|-----0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------|
D|-----0--0-0-0-----------2--2-2-2-----------0--0-0-0-----------2--2-2-2-----------|
A|-----2--2-2-2-3--0h2--0-0--0-0-0-3--0h2----2--2-2-2-3--0h2--0-0--0-0-0-3--0h2----|
E|---3-3--3-3-3-----------x--x-x-x---------3-3--3-3-3-----------x--x-x-x---------3-|
Chords (continue using the G - A7sus4 - G transitions shown above):
GFootball player in the second A7sus4row
Never knew that she was GbeautifulA7sus4  
GMomma's crying with her head down A7sus4low
Daddy with the DvideoDsus4  
G   A7sus4   G   A7sus4
GDrummers drum and the horns all A7sus4blow
Marching band's circling GtightA7sus4  
GEveryone is moving in A7sus4slow-mo
She's at the speed Dof lightDsus4  
Cadd9And the valedictorianG  
Sheds her Cadd9clothes in the midday between Gspring and summer Dsun
She Amsays, "This is Cwho I Gam.
And I'Amll never see Cany of you Dever again."
G   A7sus4   G   A7sus4   G   A7sus4
GOh, the principal and counselors close A7sus4in
Trying to avert a GsceneA7sus4  
GShe just keeps on sticking to her A7sus4speech
Feeling like a prDom queenDsus4  
G   A7sus4   G   A7sus4
GSomebody shuts off the microA7sus4phone
Pandemonium GensuesA7sus4  
GShe turns and runs across the football A7sus4field
In nothing but her socDks and shoesDsus4  
Cadd9And the valedictorianG  
Sheds her Cadd9clothes in the midday between Gspring and summer Dsun
She Amsays, "This is Cwho I Gam.
And I'Amll never see Cany of you Dever again."
    G          A7sus4oGooooA7sus4oooohG  A7sus4  G  
H = hammer-on

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Valedictorian

by Matt the Electrician

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Dsus4

Cadd9

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Tuning: Standard

Capo 2 for studio album

Capo 3 for "Matt the Electrician is Alive" album (a great recording!)

Chords:

320033

A7sus4

x02033

xx0232

Dsus4

xx0233

Cadd9

x32033

x02210

332010

Intro:

G A7sus4 G A7sus4 G

e|-----3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------|

B|-----3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------3--3-3-3-----------|

G|-----0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------0--0-0-0-----------|

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

A|-----2--2-2-2-3--0h2--0-0--0-0-0-3--0h2----2--2-2-2-3--0h2--0-0--0-0-0-3--0h2----|

E|---3-3--3-3-3-----------x--x-x-x---------3-3--3-3-3-----------x--x-x-x---------3-|

Chords (continue using the G - A7sus4 - G transitions shown above):

G A7sus4

Football player in the second row

G A7sus4

Never knew that she was beautiful

G A7sus4

Momma's crying with her head down low

D Dsus4

Daddy with the video

G A7sus4 G A7sus4

G A7sus4

Drummers drum and the horns all blow

G A7sus4

Marching band's circling tight

G A7sus4

Everyone is moving in slow-mo

D Dsus4

She's at the speed of light

Cadd9 G

And the valedictorian

Cadd9 G D

Sheds her clothes in the midday between spring and summer sun

Am C G

She says, "This is who I am.

Am C D

And I'll never see any of you ever again."

G A7sus4 G A7sus4 G A7sus4

G A7sus4

Oh, the principal and counselors close in

G A7sus4

Trying to avert a scene

G A7sus4

She just keeps on sticking to her speech

D Dsus4

Feeling like a prom queen

G A7sus4 G A7sus4

G A7sus4

Somebody shuts off the microphone

G A7sus4

Pandemonium ensues

G A7sus4

She turns and runs across the football field

D Dsus4

In nothing but her socks and shoes

Cadd9 G

And the valedictorian

Cadd9 G D

Sheds her clothes in the midday between spring and summer sun

Am C G

She says, "This is who I am.

Am C D

And I'll never see any of you ever again."

G A7sus4 G A7sus4 G A7sus4 G

oooooooooh

H = hammer-on

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