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No Pleasing A Woman

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Avicii feat. Billie Joe Armstrong - No Pleasing a Woman
As of October 2014 this song is unreleased, but these chords are based on the preview available 
from Avicii's live shows and I'm pretty confident they're accurate. The strumming pattern's a bit
Chords used:
e|--Em0----G3-----A0-----C0----D2---Bm2----B2--|
B|--0----0-----2-----1----3---3----4--|
G|--0----0-----2-----0----2---4----4--|
D|--2----0-----2-----2----0---4----4--|
A|--2----2-----0-----3--------2----2--|
E|--0----3----------------------------|
[Capo on 2nd]
Intro:
Em G A C
Em G A
Verse 1:
EmI'm tired of Gbeing down on my Aknees,C  
EmWith the weight of the Gworld coming down on Ame,
EmShe says there's Galways someone Cbetter Gwaiting for her,
EmThat I was Gso lucky to Aget her
Synth part (x2):
Em G A C
Verse 2:
EmI'm tired of Gbeing down on my Aknees,C  
EmWith the weight of the Gworld coming down on Ame,
EmShe says there's Galways someone Abetter Cwaiting for her,
EmI was so Glucky that I Aget her
Prechorus:
You know, CI, I wanna cry,
I wonder why Emall my tears are dGry,
I just don't Adare to show I care,
I got Cnothin' left to Dspare
Chorus:
I wonder Cwhy DI Bmtry-Emy,
I wonder Cwhy-Dy when Gnothin' pleases a Dwoman,
I wonder Cwhy DI Btry-Emy,
I Dwonder Cwhy-Dy when Gnothin' pleases a Dwoman,
When Cnothin' pleases a Dwoman,
There's Gjust no pleasin' a Dwoman
Synth part (ending, fades out while repeating final two lines of chords):
 Em G A C   Em G A
 Em G C G   Em G A
 Em G A C   Em G A
 Em G A C   Em G D C
Here's a tab for the synth melody with the chords alongside (capo on 2nd):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-0---------4-0----0-2p0-2-2--0h2-2h3-2p0-----------------------------|
D|-2p0-----2p0h2p0--------------------------------2p0------------------------| x3
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0h3-3-3--0h3-5--3p0------------------------------|
G|-----4-0---------4-0----2---------------------2p0-2p0----------------------|
D|-2p0-----2h0h2p0-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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No Pleasing A Woman

by Avicii

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

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Avicii feat. Billie Joe Armstrong - No Pleasing a Woman

As of October 2014 this song is unreleased, but these chords are based on the preview available

from Avicii's live shows and I'm pretty confident they're accurate. The strumming pattern's a bit

Chords used:

Em G A C D Bm B

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

B|--0----0-----2-----1----3---3----4--|

G|--0----0-----2-----0----2---4----4--|

D|--2----0-----2-----2----0---4----4--|

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

E|--0----3----------------------------|

[Capo on 2nd]

Intro:

Em G A C

Em G A

Verse 1:

Em G A C

I'm tired of being down on my knees,

Em G A

With the weight of the world coming down on me,

Em G C G

She says there's always someone better waiting for her,

Em G A

That I was so lucky to get her

Synth part (x2):

Em G A C

Verse 2:

Em G A C

I'm tired of being down on my knees,

Em G A

With the weight of the world coming down on me,

Em G A C

She says there's always someone better waiting for her,

Em G A

I was so lucky that I get her

Prechorus:

You know, I, I wanna cry,

Em G

I wonder why all my tears are dry,

I just don't dare to show I care,

C D

I got nothin' left to spare

Chorus:

C D Bm Em

I wonder why I try-y,

C D G D

I wonder why-y when nothin' pleases a woman,

C D B Em

I wonder why I try-y,

D C D G D

I wonder why-y when nothin' pleases a woman,

C D

When nothin' pleases a woman,

G D

There's just no pleasin' a woman

Synth part (ending, fades out while repeating final two lines of chords):

Em G A C Em G A

Em G C G Em G A

Em G A C Em G A

Em G A C Em G D C

Here's a tab for the synth melody with the chords alongside (capo on 2nd):

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----4-0---------4-0----0-2p0-2-2--0h2-2h3-2p0-----------------------------|

D|-2p0-----2p0h2p0--------------------------------2p0------------------------| x3

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------0h3-3-3--0h3-5--3p0------------------------------|

G|-----4-0---------4-0----2---------------------2p0-2p0----------------------|

D|-2p0-----2h0h2p0-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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