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Commentators - City and Colour
CAPO 2 
Intro Solo
e -33-32-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
b ------------3--03-3/5--30-------------------------------3--------------------------| 
g -------------------------------2/420-------------2--2/4----4-4p2p0-0-2-------------| 
d ---------------------------------------2--5---5------------------------------------| 
a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -33-32-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
b ------------3--03-3/5--30---------------------------------3------------------------| 
g -------------------------------2/420--02-----002/4--4\20-----2---------------------| 
d ------------------------------------------2------------------------5---5-----------| 
a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Intro / Chorus 
G Bm C C7 Em Am Em C Cmaj7 Am
GI don’t wanna be Bmrevolutionary
CI'm just looking C7for the sweeteEmst melody
AmIf I overstayed my welcome
EmI will take my things and leave
C‘Cause I’m Cmaj7not trying tAmo be revolutionary
Verse
(For the Verse, slow down the strumming, sometimes mute the strings)
GWhat gave you the iBmmpression
EmThat your opinion mCeans anything to anyone?
GWhat gave you the rBmight
EmTo bear arms againsCt me… against us
GYou’re nothing but Bma bunch of amateurs
EmCommentatorsC  
GWho live your livesBm  
EmHiding behind a walCl of insecurities
Chorus
GI don’t wanna be Bmrevolutionary
CI'm just looking C7for the sweeteEmst melody
AmIf I overstayed my welcome
EmI will take my things and leave
C‘Cause I’m Cmaj7not trying tAmo be revolutionary
Instrumental Break
(Same chords as intro and chorus)
Verse
GImagine it’s alreaBmdy broken
EmAs you hold it in Cyour hand
GThink of all the wBmork you’re doing
EmThere’s work that Cyou can only understand
GSuppose it’s alreaBmdy faded
EmAs it drains acrosCs your back
GBelieve in all you Bmhave is wonderful
EmInstead of everythCing that you lack
Chorus [X3 once with lyrics, once with "badadadada", once again with lyrics, end on G] 
GI don’t wanna be Bmrevolutionary
CI'm just looking C7for the sweeteEmst melody
AmIf I overstayed my welcome
EmI will take my things and leave
C‘Cause I’m Cmaj7not trying tAmo be revolutionary

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Commentators

by City and Colour

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

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Cmaj7

Commentators - City and Colour

CAPO 2

Intro Solo

e -33-32-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

b ------------3--03-3/5--30-------------------------------3--------------------------|

g -------------------------------2/420-------------2--2/4----4-4p2p0-0-2-------------|

d ---------------------------------------2--5---5------------------------------------|

a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e -33-32-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

b ------------3--03-3/5--30---------------------------------3------------------------|

g -------------------------------2/420--02-----002/4--4\20-----2---------------------|

d ------------------------------------------2------------------------5---5-----------|

a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Intro / Chorus

G Bm C C7 Em Am Em C Cmaj7 Am

G Bm

I don’t wanna be revolutionary

C C7 Em

I'm just looking for the sweetest melody

If I overstayed my welcome

I will take my things and leave

C Cmaj7 Am

‘Cause I’m not trying to be revolutionary

Verse

(For the Verse, slow down the strumming, sometimes mute the strings)

G Bm

What gave you the impression

Em C

That your opinion means anything to anyone?

G Bm

What gave you the right

Em C

To bear arms against me… against us

G Bm

You’re nothing but a bunch of amateurs

Em C

Commentators

G Bm

Who live your lives

Em C

Hiding behind a wall of insecurities

Chorus

G Bm

I don’t wanna be revolutionary

C C7 Em

I'm just looking for the sweetest melody

If I overstayed my welcome

I will take my things and leave

C Cmaj7 Am

‘Cause I’m not trying to be revolutionary

Instrumental Break

(Same chords as intro and chorus)

Verse

G Bm

Imagine it’s already broken

Em C

As you hold it in your hand

G Bm

Think of all the work you’re doing

Em C

There’s work that you can only understand

G Bm

Suppose it’s already faded

Em C

As it drains across your back

G Bm

Believe in all you have is wonderful

Em C

Instead of everything that you lack

Chorus [X3 once with lyrics, once with "badadadada", once again with lyrics, end on G]

G Bm

I don’t wanna be revolutionary

C C7 Em

I'm just looking for the sweetest melody

If I overstayed my welcome

I will take my things and leave

C Cmaj7 Am

‘Cause I’m not trying to be revolutionary

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