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Are You Serious

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 5

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I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this:
e|----5------------------------5-------------------|
B|----------5------5-----------------5-----5-------|
G|------5----------------5-------5-------------5---|
D|------------7------7----------------7-----7------|
A|------------------------7------------------------|
E|-5---------------------------------------------5-|
[Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings]
E
Am Dm
Am Dm
C  G
C  E
[Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings]
AmUsed to have just Dmone foot out the dAmoor
Yeah, I Dmalways wanted Cmore
I Galways was the Cone
You thought would Enever marry
AmUsed to be Dmwillfully obtuAmse
(or Dmis the word abstCruse?)
SeGmantics like a Cnoose
Get out your Edictionaries
[Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] 
DmI'm gonna cut to the quick
EThis is all non-Dmfiction
Words you beat with a stick
EThese are my true convictionsE7  
[Chorus]
So tell me, Amare you Dmserious?
CAre you Gserious?
Cause Cevery Gnight of your Clife
You'll Efight for it
AmSo mysAm/Bterious
CHow impGerious!
But Care you Bserious
EmWhen it really comes down to iEt?
[Solo - strum triplets of each chord}
 Am   Am   C   Cx2 
[Repeat Intro]
Am Dm
Am Dm
C  G
C  E
I Amsee that you're down Dmthere and I'm up Amhere 
Your boyfriend's Dmgone to get a Cbeer
Leaving uGs crystal cClear lines of commEunications
AmPromise me you Dmwon't avert your eAmyes
I drop my Dmthird-person disgCuise
You know it's Gtime to do or Cdie
No useless Eexplanations
Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here] 
DmI'm gonna cut to the quickE  
This is all non-Dmfiction
Words you beat with a sEtick
These are my true convictionsE7  
[Chorus]
So tell me, Amare you Dmserious?
CAre you Gserious?
Cause Cevery Gnight of your Clife
You'll fEight for it
AmSo mysAm/Bterious
CHow imGperious!
But Care you Bserious
EmWhen it really comes down to iEt?
[Bridge]
Am D
G C
Dm Dm C E
Am D
G C
Dm B
Em E
[Outro]
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
Am Dm
Am Dm
C G
C E
[Fade Out]
AmAre you seDmrious?
CAre you seGrious?
Cause Cevery Gnight of your lCife
CYou'll fiEght for it

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Are You Serious

by Andrew Bird

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Am/B

I like to play the picked intro with a barred A minor chord with a tab that looks something like this:

e|----5------------------------5-------------------|

B|----------5------5-----------------5-----5-------|

G|------5----------------5-------5-------------5---|

D|------------7------7----------------7-----7------|

A|------------------------7------------------------|

E|-5---------------------------------------------5-|

[Intro - To replicate the sound of the violin pluck the chords' root note followed by the e and B stings]

Am Dm

C G

C E

[Verse - Pluck chords' root note followed by e and B strings]

Am Dm Am

Used to have just one foot out the door

Dm C

Yeah, I always wanted more

G C

I always was the one

You thought would never marry

Am Dm Am

Used to be willfully obtuse

Dm C

(or is the word abstruse?)

G C

Semantics like a noose

Get out your dictionaries

[Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here]

I'm gonna cut to the quick

E Dm

This is all non-fiction

Words you beat with a stick

E E7

These are my true convictions

[Chorus]

Am Dm

So tell me, are you serious?

C G

Are you serious?

C G C

Cause every night of your life

You'll fight for it

Am Am/B

So mysterious

C G

How imperious!

C B

But are you serious

Em E

When it really comes down to it?

[Solo - strum triplets of each chord}

Am Am C C

[Repeat Intro]

Am Dm

C G

C E

Am Dm Am

I see that you're down there and I'm up here

Dm C

Your boyfriend's gone to get a beer

G C E

Leaving us crystal clear lines of communications

Am Dm Am

Promise me you won't avert your eyes

Dm C

I drop my third-person disguise

G C

You know it's time to do or die

No useless explanations

Pre-Chorus - start Strumming Here]

Dm E

I'm gonna cut to the quick

This is all non-fiction

Words you beat with a stick

These are my true convictions

[Chorus]

Am Dm

So tell me, are you serious?

C G

Are you serious?

C G C

Cause every night of your life

You'll fight for it

Am Am/B

So mysterious

C G

How imperious!

C B

But are you serious

Em E

When it really comes down to it?

[Bridge]

Am D

G C

Dm Dm C E

Am D

G C

Dm B

Em E

[Outro]

Am Dm

C G

C E

Am Dm

C G

C E

[Fade Out]

Am Dm

Are you serious?

C G

Are you serious?

C G C

Cause every night of your life

C E

You'll fight for it

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