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No Capo | Standard Tuning
   Amx02210
    G320033
  FM7x3321x
   Em022000
   Dmxx0231
    E022100
  C/Bx2x10x
    C032010
   Bmx2443x
[Intro]
Am       G            FM7
Am       G            FM7
FM7      G            Am
FM7      G            Am
[Verse 1]
AmCity aGnd desert coeFM7xist
FM7Depending Gon the things you're wAmearing
AmWildlife GbinocuFM7lars
FM7Tell me that yEmou want me
DmTell me that you want me
AmThey teach you Gsuffer to rFM7esist
FM7Too much iGntention PresbytAmerian
AmMint JGulep testoFM7sterone
FM7Tell me that yEmou want me
AmTell me that you want me
[Chorus]
AmCool     G     FM7I'm just trying to be FM7coolG  Am  
It's all because of AmyouG  FM7  
Some fanatic attFM7itude
We're Gboth Amon
(*Strum once)
* E*           Am*      C/B*             C*          G  FM7  
Open for business says it all you can't go wrong
* E*       Am*    C/B*         C*       G  FM7  
Is innocence too immature where you're from?
*           E*  Am*   C/B  
Tell me that you want it
*            C*          G  FM7  
tell me that you want it all
Am       G            FM7
FM7      Em           Dm
Am       G            FM7
FM7      G            Am
[Verse 2]
AmTwo dozen piGnk and white ranuFM7nculus
FM7Why, why what arGe the problems Amto solve?
AmTo part tiGme holy baFM7chelors
FM7Tell me that yEmou want me
DmTell me that you want me
[Chorus]
AmCool     G     FM7I'm just trying to be FM7coolG  Am  
It's all because of AmyouG  FM7  
Some fanatic attFM7itude
We're Gboth Amon
(*Strum once)
* E*           Am*      C/B*             C*          G  FM7  
Open for business says it all you can't go wrong
* E*       Am*    C/B*         C*       G  FM7  
Compliments sound too cynical where you're from
*           E*  Am*   C/B  
Tell me that you want it
*            C*          G  FM7  
tell me that you want it all
[Bridge]
GruBmesome
I don't care Cwhere you're frAmom
Nothing's that Bmpersonal
There is no Cphysical evidence of Amcannibal boyfriend
Am   G   FM7
FM7Tell me that yEmou want me
DmTell me that you want me
FM7Why don't you Emtell me that you want me?
DmTell me that you want it all
[Alternate ending]
C          C           C
FHow I wish I knew
FHow I wish I knew you from beDmfore
C'til I die, 'til I die, 'til I Amdie
FRun the avenues until the city unAmfolds
CWhy would we have to know?
CDo we have to know what truth Amis?
FWhy I wish I knew I wish I knew you from Ambefore
C'til I die, 'til I die, 'til I die, 'Amtil I die
FI'm just too glad to say no
FJust too glad to say no, no, no, FnoC  

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Trying To Be Cool

by Phoenix

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

FM7

C/B

Hey guys, I realised there are no chords/tabs for this wonderful song; so here you

No Capo | Standard Tuning

x02210

320033

FM7

x3321x

022000

xx0231

022100

C/B

x2x10x

032010

x2443x

[Intro]

Am G FM7

FM7 G Am

[Verse 1]

Am G FM7

City and desert coexist

FM7 G Am

Depending on the things you're wearing

Am G FM7

Wildlife binoculars

FM7 Em

Tell me that you want me

Am G FM7

They teach you suffer to resist

FM7 G Am

Too much intention Presbyterian

Am G FM7

Mint Julep testosterone

FM7 Em

Tell me that you want me

[Chorus]

Am G FM7 FM7 G Am

Cool I'm just trying to be cool

Am G FM7

It's all because of you

FM7

Some fanatic attitude

G Am

We're both on

(*Strum once)

E Am C/B C G FM7

* * * * *

Open for business says it all you can't go wrong

E Am C/B C G FM7

* * * * *

Is innocence too immature where you're from?

E Am C/B

* * *

Tell me that you want it

C G FM7

* *

tell me that you want it all

Am G FM7

FM7 Em Dm

Am G FM7

FM7 G Am

[Verse 2]

Am G FM7

Two dozen pink and white ranunculus

FM7 G Am

Why, why what are the problems to solve?

Am G FM7

To part time holy bachelors

FM7 Em

Tell me that you want me

[Chorus]

Am G FM7 FM7 G Am

Cool I'm just trying to be cool

Am G FM7

It's all because of you

FM7

Some fanatic attitude

G Am

We're both on

(*Strum once)

E Am C/B C G FM7

* * * * *

Open for business says it all you can't go wrong

E Am C/B C G FM7

* * * * *

Compliments sound too cynical where you're from

E Am C/B

* * *

Tell me that you want it

C G FM7

* *

tell me that you want it all

[Bridge]

Gruesome

C Am

I don't care where you're from

Nothing's that personal

C Am

There is no physical evidence of cannibal boyfriend

Am G FM7

FM7 Em

Tell me that you want me

FM7 Em

Why don't you tell me that you want me?

Tell me that you want it all

[Alternate ending]

C C C

How I wish I knew

F Dm

How I wish I knew you from before

C Am

'til I die, 'til I die, 'til I die

F Am

Run the avenues until the city unfolds

Why would we have to know?

C Am

Do we have to know what truth is?

F Am

Why I wish I knew I wish I knew you from before

C Am

'til I die, 'til I die, 'til I die, 'til I die

I'm just too glad to say no

F F C

Just too glad to say no, no, no, no

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