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Face For Today

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Tuning: Standard
Here are the chords for the fifth track from the band’s 2015 album, Paper Gods.
Intro: Am-G-F-Em-C-Dm-F-Bm-E
- I tend to play the final E chord as a standard bar chord, since it doesn’t sound right in a minor or a full-on
major chord along the fretboard - feel free to make suggestions on the intro below though!
- then play just Am before Simon comes in for the verses
Verses: Am-Dm
- play a G chord before entering the chorus riff
Chorus/Outro: F-A-Dm-C-G
Middle 8: Am
[Intro]
Am  G  F  Em  C
Dm  F  Bm  E
Am
[Verse 1]
AmA little ray of comfort in the afternoon
To Dmbrighten up the room
To lighten up your mood
AmThe whole world is an ink spot on a plastic spoon 
You can fDmight it
Or invite it 
Live beside it, laughing 'til you're crGying
[Chorus 1]
FHold on to your Atime boy
DoDmn't be Cscared of wGhat they'll say
FYou'll pull it off Afine girl
If yDmou got the Cface for Gtoday...yeh!
AmOh yeh, oh yeh…  mmmm
[Verse 2]
AmAround around the wall of death, around you go
What Dmkeeps you in the air
Is having not a care… yeh
AmAnd time flies like a dancing man on crystal glow
You can Dmfight it
Or invite it 
Live beside it, laughing 'til you're crGying
[Chorus 2]
FHold on to your Atime boy
DonDm't be Cscared of wGhat they'll say
FYou'll pull it off Afine girl
You've Dmgot that Cthing which mGakes us smile, yeh!
FHold on to your Atime boy
MaDmke up Cyour own fat Gcache
FYou'll pull it off Afine girl
If yDmou got the Cface for Gtoday... yeh!
Am
GYeh!
[Middle 8]
F  A  Dm  C  G
F  A
When Dmyou got the Cface for Gtoday... yeh!
[Chorus 3]
FHold on to your Atime boy
DonDm't be Cscared of wGhat they'll say
FYou'll pull it off Afine girl
You've Dmgot that Cthing which mGakes us smile, yeh!
FHold on to your Atime boy
WaDmke up on Cthat Gspeeding train
FYou'll pull it off Afine girl
If yDmou got the Cface for Gtoday... yeh!
F  A Dm
TChe fGace for today... yeh!
F  A Dm
TChe fGace for today... yeh!
[Outro]
F  A  Dm  C  G
F  A  Dm  C  G

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Face For Today

by Duran Duran

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Here are the chords for the fifth track from the band’s 2015 album, Paper Gods.

Intro: Am-G-F-Em-C-Dm-F-Bm-E

- I tend to play the final E chord as a standard bar chord, since it doesn’t sound right in a minor or a full-on

major chord along the fretboard - feel free to make suggestions on the intro below though!

- then play just Am before Simon comes in for the verses

Verses: Am-Dm

- play a G chord before entering the chorus riff

Chorus/Outro: F-A-Dm-C-G

Middle 8: Am

[Intro]

Am G F Em C

Dm F Bm E

[Verse 1]

A little ray of comfort in the afternoon

To brighten up the room

To lighten up your mood

The whole world is an ink spot on a plastic spoon

You can fight it

Or invite it

Live beside it, laughing 'til you're crying

[Chorus 1]

F A

Hold on to your time boy

Dm C G

Don't be scared of what they'll say

F A

You'll pull it off fine girl

Dm C G

If you got the face for today...yeh!

Oh yeh, oh yeh… mmmm

[Verse 2]

Around around the wall of death, around you go

What keeps you in the air

Is having not a care… yeh

And time flies like a dancing man on crystal glow

You can fight it

Or invite it

Live beside it, laughing 'til you're crying

[Chorus 2]

F A

Hold on to your time boy

Dm C G

Don't be scared of what they'll say

F A

You'll pull it off fine girl

Dm C G

You've got that thing which makes us smile, yeh!

F A

Hold on to your time boy

Dm C G

Make up your own fat cache

F A

You'll pull it off fine girl

Dm C G

If you got the face for today... yeh!

Yeh!

[Middle 8]

F A Dm C G

F A

Dm C G

When you got the face for today... yeh!

[Chorus 3]

F A

Hold on to your time boy

Dm C G

Don't be scared of what they'll say

F A

You'll pull it off fine girl

Dm C G

You've got that thing which makes us smile, yeh!

F A

Hold on to your time boy

Dm C G

Wake up on that speeding train

F A

You'll pull it off fine girl

Dm C G

If you got the face for today... yeh!

F A Dm

C G

The face for today... yeh!

F A Dm

C G

The face for today... yeh!

[Outro]

F A Dm C G

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