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Cuban Ballerina
2006 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 E-   022100
 C#m- x46654
 G#-  466544
 D#-  x68886
 D#m- x68876
[Intro]
 E   B   G#    D#x6
 BassB (all the way ) x4
[Verse 1] Jack Darlymple
EI pretend to sBleep
while she G#cries at
D#night Then sElowly
Bdries her F#eyes
EVacant Bare the
G#words of D#mine That
Esay we F#are alBright
[Verse 2] Jack Darlymple
EI don't Bwant
don't G#want to D#be
Your Ehate and BmiseF#ry
But I Ewant to be
your Bcrutch and I
G#want to be your
D#thing In this
       E    F#     BB(hold)
eternal unending
[Refrain 1] Jack Darlymple
G#mHold F#on Etight
C#mbut don't hold
me down SG#mtay F#all
Enight C#mif you
wanna G#mDo  F#your
Eworst C#myour worst
to me G#mNo  F#one EwillC#m  
ever F#hear  E     F#    E  F#youE  F#  
[Chorus 1] Jack Darlymple and Chicken
  BSo let me get
this straightE  
  BI'll take a
minute if I may
And Etry to G#mtake
it all F#Take
it away for Eyou
  BBlack and blue
with residueE  
  BYour open heart
and the untrue
ETry to G#mlet us
go AF#nother
night withBoutC#m  D#m  E  D#m  C#m  
[Post Chorus]
 E   B   G#    D#x2
 BassB (all the way ) x2
[Verse 3] Jack Darlymple
EI don't Bwant
don't G#want to D#be
Your Ehate and BmiseF#ry
But I Ewant to be
your Bcrutch and I
G#want to be your
D#thing In this
       E    F#     BB(hold)
eternal unending
[Refrain 2] Jack Darlymple
G#mHold F#on Etight
C#mbut don't hold
me down SG#mtay F#all
Enight C#mif you
wanna G#mDo  F#your
Eworst C#myour worst
to me G#mNo  F#one EwillC#m  
ever F#hear  E     F#    E  F#youE  F#  
[Chorus 2] Jack Darlymple and Chicken
  BSo let me get
this straightE  
  BI'll take a
minute if I may
And Etry to G#mtake
it all F#Take
it away for Eyou
  BBlack and blue
with residueE  
  BYour open heart
and the untrue
ETry to G#mlet us
go AF#nother
night withBoutC#m  D#m  E  D#m  C#m  
[Instrumental]
B  x2
then
 B   G#   D#    Ex2
[Outro]
 B   G#   D#    Ex2
then
B

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Special Professional

by Dead to Me

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#m

Cuban Ballerina

2006 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

- 466544

- x68886

D#m

- x68876

[Intro]

E B G# D#

Bass

B (all the way ) x4

[Verse 1] Jack Darlymple

E B

I pretend to sleep

while she cries at

D# E

night Then slowly

B F#

dries her eyes

E B

Vacant are the

G# D#

words of mine That

E F# B

say we are alright

[Verse 2] Jack Darlymple

E B

I don't want

G# D#

don't want to be

E B F#

Your hate and misery

But I want to be

your crutch and I

want to be your

thing In this

E F# B

B(hold)

eternal unending

[Refrain 1] Jack Darlymple

G#m F# E

Hold on tight

C#m

but don't hold

G#m F#

me down Stay all

E C#m

night if you

G#m F#

wanna Do your

E C#m

worst your worst

G#m F# E C#m

to me No one will

F# E F# E F# E F#

ever hear you

[Chorus 1] Jack Darlymple and Chicken

So let me get

this straight

I'll take a

minute if I may

E G#m

And try to take

it all Take

it away for you

Black and blue

with residue

Your open heart

and the untrue

E G#m

Try to let us

go Another

B C#m D#m E D#m C#m

night without

[Post Chorus]

E B G# D#

Bass

B (all the way ) x2

[Verse 3] Jack Darlymple

E B

I don't want

G# D#

don't want to be

E B F#

Your hate and misery

But I want to be

your crutch and I

want to be your

thing In this

E F# B

B(hold)

eternal unending

[Refrain 2] Jack Darlymple

G#m F# E

Hold on tight

C#m

but don't hold

G#m F#

me down Stay all

E C#m

night if you

G#m F#

wanna Do your

E C#m

worst your worst

G#m F# E C#m

to me No one will

F# E F# E F# E F#

ever hear you

[Chorus 2] Jack Darlymple and Chicken

So let me get

this straight

I'll take a

minute if I may

E G#m

And try to take

it all Take

it away for you

Black and blue

with residue

Your open heart

and the untrue

E G#m

Try to let us

go Another

B C#m D#m E D#m C#m

night without

[Instrumental]

B x2

then

B G# D# E

[Outro]

B G# D# E

then

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