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Grace Petrie Overheard From the Whatever's Left album.
Capo 2 
It can be played without a capo, but the run down from G to C in the chorus is difficult to play without one
as it becomes A through A/g# to D.
The F# in the chorus and bridge is hard to make out: it may be a full chord, played as a bass in the Em
chord, or just as a bass note on its own.
The strumming pattern for the verses is:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
||:u---------d-u-d|u---------d-u-d:||
For example:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
||:Em---------C-C-C|G---------C-C-C:||
As the song progresses more strums are put in in various ways, but keeping the &-4-&-1 beat.
[Intro]
| C     Em| C    G| x6
[Verse]
CHow have you Embeen
Its bCeen a lGong time
Since Cyou been Emin
I've not sCeen you 'Ground
And Chow's your woEmrk
And Chow's your sGinging
I've been Clooking Emout
CFor your nGame
[Chorus]
And then yDour tongue slips and Emmy throat sticks
And oCur friendship is jGust so G/F#sensitive
And rCacist jokes from fGunny blokes
You kDnow some folks are jEmust so sF#ensitive
And CI wish I had aGrgued but yDou're the one
with Emmy throaF#mt to a blade C  
Yeah lAmong live the BP - CC brigDade
[Verse]
N.C           Em  
And I think
You're qCuite a nGice guy
CAnd I tEmhink
You quite lCike Gme too
CAnd I'm Emsure
The ideCa that yoGu've hurt me
    CWould Embe embarrisCing to yGou
[Bridge]
And its nDot your fEmault that I didn't Ccall you Gout
And ask you Dnot to Emuse tF#mhat wordC  
             C(ringing)
But I think all that would achieve
               G(ringing)
Is next time you would check to see
             N.C.
You're not overheard
|     Em| C     G|
| C     Em| C     G| x3
[Verse]
And hCow have you bEmeen
Its bCeen a lGong time
since yCou been Emin
I've not sCeen you 'Ground
And Chow's your Emwork
Yeah Chow you Gkeeping?
Same Cold sEma-ame old
We gotta Cmake a Gpound
[Chorus]
But then yDour tongue slips and Emmy throat sticks
And oCur friendship is jGust so G/F#sensitive
And rCacist jokes from fGunny blokes
You kDnow some folks are jEmust so sF#ensitive
And CI wish I could Gtell you why
the Dthings   that you Emsay make F#me afraidC  
Yeah lAmong live the BP - CC brigDade
[Verse]
N.C.          Em  
And I think
You're qCuite a nGice guy
CAnd I tEmhink
You quite lCike Gme too
CAnd I'm Emsure
The ideCa that yoGu've hurt me
    CWould Embe embarrisCing to yGou
[Bridge]
And its nDot your fEmault that I didn't Ccall you Gout
And ask you Dnot to Emuse tF#mhat wordC  
             C(let it ring)
But I think all that would achieve
               G(let it ring)
Is next time you would check to see
             N.C. 
You're not overheard
[Outro]
|     Em| C    G|
COverhEmeardC  G  
COverhEmeeeaaaaaaaaCarGd
COverhEmeeeaaaaaaaaCarGd
| C     Em| C     G|x2

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Overheard

by Grace Petrie

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

F#m

Grace Petrie Overheard From the Whatever's Left album.

Capo 2

It can be played without a capo, but the run down from G to C in the chorus is difficult to play without one

as it becomes A through A/g# to D.

The F# in the chorus and bridge is hard to make out: it may be a full chord, played as a bass in the Em

chord, or just as a bass note on its own.

The strumming pattern for the verses is:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

||:u---------d-u-d|u---------d-u-d:||

For example:

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

||:Em---------C-C-C|G---------C-C-C:||

As the song progresses more strums are put in in various ways, but keeping the &-4-&-1 beat.

[Intro]

C Em C G

| | | x6

[Verse]

C Em

How have you been

C G

Its been a long time

C Em

Since you been in

C G

I've not seen you 'round

C Em

And how's your work

C G

And how's your singing

C Em

I've been looking out

C G

For your name

[Chorus]

D Em

And then your tongue slips and my throat sticks

C G G/F#

And our friendship is just so sensitive

C G

And racist jokes from funny blokes

D Em F#

You know some folks are just so sensitive

C G D

And I wish I had argued but you're the one

Em F#m C

with my throat to a blade

Am B C D

Yeah long live the P - C brigade

[Verse]

N.C

And I think

C G

You're quite a nice guy

C Em

And I think

C G

You quite like me too

C Em

And I'm sure

C G

The idea that you've hurt me

C Em C G

Would be embarrising to you

[Bridge]

D Em C G

And its not your fault that I didn't call you out

D Em F#m C

And ask you not to use that word

(ringing)

But I think all that would achieve

(ringing)

Is next time you would check to see

N.C.

You're not overheard

Em C G

| | |

C Em C G

| | | x3

[Verse]

C Em

And how have you been

C G

Its been a long time

C Em

since you been in

C G

I've not seen you 'round

C Em

And how's your work

C G

Yeah how you keeping?

C Em

Same old sa-ame old

C G

We gotta make a pound

[Chorus]

D Em

But then your tongue slips and my throat sticks

C G G/F#

And our friendship is just so sensitive

C G

And racist jokes from funny blokes

D Em F#

You know some folks are just so sensitive

C G

And I wish I could tell you why

D Em F# C

the things that you say make me afraid

Am B C D

Yeah long live the P - C brigade

[Verse]

N.C.

And I think

C G

You're quite a nice guy

C Em

And I think

C G

You quite like me too

C Em

And I'm sure

C G

The idea that you've hurt me

C Em C G

Would be embarrising to you

[Bridge]

D Em C G

And its not your fault that I didn't call you out

D Em F#m C

And ask you not to use that word

(let it ring)

But I think all that would achieve

(let it ring)

Is next time you would check to see

N.C.

You're not overheard

[Outro]

Em C G

| | |

C Em C G

Overheard

C Em C G

Overheeeaaaaaaaaard

C Em C G

Overheeeaaaaaaaaard

C Em C G

| | |x2

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