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Precious Things

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Chords (no capo)
         E A D G B E
      Bm6x 2 0 1 2 2
    Gmaj73 x 0 0 0 x
    Asus4x 0 2 2 3 x
        Ax 0 2 2 2 0        
    Em7/Dx x 0 0 0 0
        Dx 4 3 1 2 x
        G3 x 0 0 0 3
      A/Ex x 2 2 2 0
     D/F#2 x 0 2 3 x
       Bmx 2 4 4 3 2
  Asus4/Ex x 2 2 3 0
  Gmaj7/Bx 2 0 1 2 2
    Esus40 2 2 2 0 0
        E0 2 2 1 0 0
     Bm11x 2 2 2 3 2
B9sus4   x 2 2 2 2 2
      F#mx x 4 2 2 2
    Bm/F#x x 4 4 3 2
     F#m7x x 4 2 2 0
  F#m7/C#x 4 2 2 2 2
    Bm/C#x 4 x 4 3 2
       E50 2 2 x x x
Bbass    x 2 x 4 x x
Dbass    x 5 x 7 x x
Abass    x 0 x 2 x x
Ebass    0 x 2 x x x
F#bass   2 x 4 x x x
Gbass    3 x 5 x x x
[Intro]
    Bm6|    Bm6|    Gmaj7| Asus4   A   Asus4  
[Verse]
ASo I ran fBm6aster
But it caught Bm6me here
Gmaj7Yes my loyalties tAsus4urnedA  Asus4  
ALike my ankleBm6  
In the seventBm6h grade
Running after Gmaj7Billy
Running aftAsus4er   tAhe Asus4rainA  
[Chorus]
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGleed
Let them Asus4wash AawAsus4ayA  
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGreak
Their  Asus4ho - Ald Asus4over Ame
Bm6Ah-hGmaj7  
[Verse]
      Asus4   AHe Asus4said Ayou're really an ugBm6ly girl
But I lBm6ike the way you Gmaj7play
And I Asus4diedA  Asus4  
ABut I thanked hBm6im
Can you belBm6ieve that
Sick holding on to his piGmaj7cture
Dressing up eAvery day
I wanna smash the fBm6aces of those beautiful boys
Those Christian Gmaj7/Bboys
So you can Asus4make  Ame  Asus4comeA  
That doesn't make you Esus4Je - EsuEsus4sE  
[Chorus]
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGleed
Let them Asus4wash AawAsus4ayA  
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGreak
Their  Asus4ho - Ald Asus4over Ame
Bm6I rememGber
Bm11Yes B9sus4  Bm11  
[Bridge]
B9sus4In my peF#mach part Bm/F#- y drF#m7ess
Bm/F#No one dF#m7ared
Bm/F#No one cF#m7/C#ared
To telBm/C#l me 
  Bm6Where the pretty girls are
   Gmaj7Those demAigods   
With their nE5ine-inch nails
And little fascist panties
Tucked inside the heart
             Bbass Dbass Abass Ebass F#bass 
Of ever nice girl
[Instrumental]
Bbass  Dbass  Abass  Ebass  F#bass 
Bbass  Dbass  Abass  Ebass  F#bass 
Gbass  F#bass
[Chorus]
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGleed
Let them Asus4wash AawAsus4ayA  
Em7/DThese D-  pA/Ere - D/F#cious tBmhings
DLet them bGreak
Their  Asus4ho - Ald Asus4over Ame
[Outro]
    Bm6|    Bm6|    Gmaj7| Asus4   A   Asus4   A   Asus4  A  
    Bm6|    Bm6|    Gmaj7| Asus4   A  Asus4  

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Precious Things

by Tori Amos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm6

Gmaj7

Asus4

Em7/D

A/E

D/F#

Asus4/E

Gmaj7/B

Esus4

Bm11

F#m

Bm/F#

F#m7

F#m7/C#

Bm/C#

B9sus4

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Chords (no capo)

E A D G B E

Bm6

x 2 0 1 2 2

Gmaj7

3 x 0 0 0 x

Asus4

x 0 2 2 3 x

x 0 2 2 2 0

Em7/D

x x 0 0 0 0

x 4 3 1 2 x

3 x 0 0 0 3

A/E

x x 2 2 2 0

D/F#

2 x 0 2 3 x

x 2 4 4 3 2

Asus4/E

x x 2 2 3 0

Gmaj7/B

x 2 0 1 2 2

Esus4

0 2 2 2 0 0

0 2 2 1 0 0

Bm11

x 2 2 2 3 2

B9sus4 x 2 2 2 2 2

F#m

x x 4 2 2 2

Bm/F#

x x 4 4 3 2

F#m7

x x 4 2 2 0

F#m7/C#

x 4 2 2 2 2

Bm/C#

x 4 x 4 3 2

0 2 2 x x x

Bbass x 2 x 4 x x

Dbass x 5 x 7 x x

Abass x 0 x 2 x x

Ebass 0 x 2 x x x

F#bass 2 x 4 x x x

Gbass 3 x 5 x x x

[Intro]

Bm6 Bm6 Gmaj7 Asus4 A Asus4

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[Verse]

A Bm6

So I ran faster

Bm6

But it caught me here

Gmaj7 Asus4 A Asus4

Yes my loyalties turned

A Bm6

Like my ankle

Bm6

In the seventh grade

Gmaj7

Running after Billy

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Running after the rain

[Chorus]

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them bleed

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Let them wash away

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them break

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Their ho - ld over me

Bm6 Gmaj7

Ah-h

[Verse]

Asus4 A Asus4 A Bm6

He said you're really an ugly girl

Bm6 Gmaj7

But I like the way you play

Asus4 A Asus4

And I died

A Bm6

But I thanked him

Bm6

Can you believe that

Gmaj7

Sick holding on to his picture

Dressing up every day

Bm6

I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys

Gmaj7/B

Those Christian boys

Asus4 A Asus4 A

So you can make me come

Esus4 E Esus4 E

That doesn't make you Je - sus

[Chorus]

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them bleed

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Let them wash away

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them break

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Their ho - ld over me

Bm6 G

I remember

Bm11 B9sus4 Bm11

Yes

[Bridge]

B9sus4 F#m Bm/F# F#m7

In my peach part - y dress

Bm/F# F#m7

No one dared

Bm/F# F#m7/C#

No one cared

Bm/C#

To tell me

Bm6

Where the pretty girls are

Gmaj7 A

Those demigods

With their nine-inch nails

And little fascist panties

Tucked inside the heart

Bbass Dbass Abass Ebass F#bass

Of ever nice girl

[Instrumental]

Bbass Dbass Abass Ebass F#bass

Gbass F#bass

[Chorus]

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them bleed

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Let them wash away

Em7/D D A/E D/F# Bm

These - pre - cious things

D G

Let them break

Asus4 A Asus4 A

Their ho - ld over me

[Outro]

Bm6 Bm6 Gmaj7 Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A

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Bm6 Bm6 Gmaj7 Asus4 A Asus4

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