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Step 1 / 6Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
e|-Cm3---D5---Eb6---Fm1---G3---Ab4---|
B|-4---7---8---1---3---4---|
G|-5---7---8---1---4---5---|
D|-5---7---8---3---5---6---|
A|-3---5---6---3---5---6---|
E|-x---x---x---1---3---4---|
[VERSE 1]
CmI get down with the victim
CmWe both know you need them
CmYou're stuck in the middle
CmOf all irrelevance
CmAnd your heart is a beating
Cm'Cause you know that you gotta
CmGet out of the middle
CmAnd rise to the top now
[PRE-CHORUS]
AbWhen you've made it,
FmWon't you tell me what to do
Cm'Cause I'm playing Dit Eball wrong
AbWhen you've made it,
FmWon't you tell me what to do
CmCause I'm playing it, all Gwrong
[CHORUS]
You can't fight the frCmiction (So, ease it off)
You can't take the Cmpressure (So, ease it off)
Don't tell Cmme to be strong (So, ease it off)
You can't fight the Cmfriction, so
Ease it off
[VERSE 2]
CmAnd get into the system
CmWe both know you need one
CmThe tip of the needle
CmIt's taking over you
CmAnd your heart is beating
CmCause you know that you gotta
CmGet out of the middle
CmAnd rise to the top now
[PRE-CHORUS]
AbWhen you've made it,
FmWon't you tell me what to do
Cm'Cause I'm playing Dit Eball wrong
AbWhen you've made it,
FmWon't you tell me what to do
CmCause I'm playing it, all Gwrong
[CHORUS]
You can't fight the frCmiction (So, ease it off)
You can't take the Cmpressure (So, ease it off)
Don't tell Cmme to be strong (So, ease it off)
You can't fight the Cmfriction, so
Ease it off
[BRIDGE]
AbOh FmWhy can't you let Cmit goD  Eb  
Like a bird in the snAbow
This is no Fmplace to build your CmhomeG  
[CHORUS]
You can't fight the frCmiction (So, ease it off)
You can't take the Cmpressure (So, ease it off)
Don't tell Cmme to be strong (So, ease it off)
You can't fight the Cmfriction, so
Ease it off
You can't fight the frCmiction (So, ease it off)
You can't take the Cmpressure (So, ease it off)
Don't tell Cmme to be strong (So, ease it off)
You can't fight the Cmfriction, so

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About Friction Chords by Imagine Dragons

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