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Monsters

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Chords : 
  C/G: 33201x
Dsus2: x0023x
  Em7: x2003x
Dm   : x5776x      or if you're having trouble    Dm   : xx0231 
C    : x3555x           with barre chords         C    : x32010
Intro:
I personally like how it sounds when you play with the basses of chords:
|-C/G--------------Dsus2--------------||-Em7-------------C/G---------------|
|---1-1----1-1-----3-3---3-3--||---3-3---3-3-----1-1---1-1---|
|---0-0----0-0-----2-2---2-2--||---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---|  X2
|---2-2----2-2---0------------||-----------------2-2---2-2---|
|--------3-------------0------||-2-----2-------3-------------|
|-3---------------------------||---------------------3-------|
C/GI know I'm older, Dsus2but there are still monsters in Em7all of my closetsC/G  
C/GSometimes I feed them and Dsus2some they get bigger, than Em7others depends on the C/Gday
DmSometimes I'll sit on the Cedge of my bed and I'll Em7wait just to see them, their C/Grear ugly heads
Dm               C (let it fade)
Sometimes I just cannot face them
Intro
C/GI know I'm taller, but Dsus2there are still things that are Em7out of my reachC/G  
C/GOne of my monsters, you Dsus2ask him he'll tell you, he's Em7always reminding C/Gme
DmI'll never get love just as Cmuch as I give it my Em7life will be hard for as C/Glong as I live it
DmYou ask him he'll tell you it Call
DmMaybe if I sit and Em7reason with them
and Dmtell them they've got it all Em7wrong
DmMaybe if I sit and Em7reason with them
and Dmtell them they've got it all Em7wrong
Intro
C/GI should be wiser, but Dsus2all of these monsters, I Em7let them get under my C/Gskin
C/GOne of them has the most Dsus2hideous face and he Em7says that I look just like C/Ghim
DmOne of them she's so Cintelligent she won't aEm7cknowledge what I have to C/Gsay
DmAnd she'll tell you she knows it Call
Intro one last time

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Monsters

by Lucius

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Em7

Dsus2

Chords :

C/G

: 33201x

Dsus2: x0023x

Em7

: x2003x

Dm : x5776x or if you're having trouble Dm : xx0231

C : x3555x with barre chords C : x32010

Intro:

I personally like how it sounds when you play with the basses of chords:

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|

|---1-1----1-1-----3-3---3-3--||---3-3---3-3-----1-1---1-1---|

|---0-0----0-0-----2-2---2-2--||---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---| X2

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

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

|-3---------------------------||---------------------3-------|

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

I know I'm older, but there are still monsters in all of my closets

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

Sometimes I feed them and some they get bigger, than others depends on the day

Dm C Em7 C/G

Sometimes I'll sit on the edge of my bed and I'll wait just to see them, their rear ugly heads

Dm C (let it fade)

Sometimes I just cannot face them

Intro

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

I know I'm taller, but there are still things that are out of my reach

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

One of my monsters, you ask him he'll tell you, he's always reminding me

Dm C Em7 C/G

I'll never get love just as much as I give it my life will be hard for as long as I live it

Dm C

You ask him he'll tell you it all

Dm Em7

Maybe if I sit and reason with them

Dm Em7

and tell them they've got it all wrong

Dm Em7

Maybe if I sit and reason with them

Dm Em7

and tell them they've got it all wrong

Intro

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

I should be wiser, but all of these monsters, I let them get under my skin

C/G Dsus2 Em7 C/G

One of them has the most hideous face and he says that I look just like him

Dm C Em7 C/G

One of them she's so intelligent she won't acknowledge what I have to say

Dm C

And she'll tell you she knows it all

Intro one last time

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