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Serious

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[Intro]
 Cm   Gm   Fx6
[Verse 1]
CmWe are so Gmserious
Letting the mFoney take control
Of the love that we should knowCm  
The music's mysGmterious
Bringing togFether you and me
Taking in that frequency, yeah
 Cm   Gm   Fx2
[Chorus]
CmSlow down
PreGmtending that you know
FWhere we're supposed to go
Through generations of just getting Cmtold
Don't Gmquestion the control
FWorking on to beg
A life of always gone
[Verse 2]
CmWe are too Gmserious
We're letting the Fmoney take control
Of the love that's in our soul
And the Cmmusic's mysGmterious
Bringing togFether you and me
Taking in that frequency, yeah
 Cm   Gm   Fx2
[Bridge: scatting]
 Cm   Gm   Fx2
[Verse 3]
CmWe are too Gmserious
We're letting the mFoney take control
Of the love that we should know
And the Cmmusic's mysGmterious
Bringing togeFther you and me
Taking in that frequency, yeah
 Cm   Gm   Fx2
[Chorus]
CmSlow down
PreGmtending that you know
FWhere we're supposed to go
Through generations of just getting Cmtold
Don't Gmquestion the control
FWorking on to beg
A life of always gone

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Serious

by Kygo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Cm Gm F

[Verse 1]

Cm Gm

We are so serious

Letting the money take control

Of the love that we should know

The music's mysterious

Bringing together you and me

Taking in that frequency, yeah

Cm Gm F

[Chorus]

Slow down

Pretending that you know

Where we're supposed to go

Through generations of just getting told

Don't question the control

Working on to beg

A life of always gone

[Verse 2]

Cm Gm

We are too serious

We're letting the money take control

Of the love that's in our soul

Cm Gm

And the music's mysterious

Bringing together you and me

Taking in that frequency, yeah

Cm Gm F

[Bridge: scatting]

Cm Gm F

[Verse 3]

Cm Gm

We are too serious

We're letting the money take control

Of the love that we should know

Cm Gm

And the music's mysterious

Bringing together you and me

Taking in that frequency, yeah

Cm Gm F

[Chorus]

Slow down

Pretending that you know

Where we're supposed to go

Through generations of just getting told

Don't question the control

Working on to beg

A life of always gone

About Serious Chords by Kygo

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