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Good Grief

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CAPO ON 1ST FRET
[INTRO]
(So.. what would you little maniacs like to do first?)
G G F C
GWatching through my fGingers
FWatching through my fCingers
[VERSE 1]
GShuts my eyes and cGount to ten
It goes in oFne ear out the other oh, oCne ear out the other oh
GBurning bright right tGill the end
Now you’ll be mFissing from the photographs, mCissing from the photographs
GWatching through my fGingers
FWatching through my fCingers
[VERSE 2]
GIn my thoughts you’re fGar away
and you are whFistling a melody, whCistling a melody
CrGystallizing clGear as day
Oh I can pFicture you so easily, pCicture you so easily
[PRE-CHORUS]
EmWhat’s gonna be left of the wCorld, if you’re not in it?
EmWhat’s gonna be left of the wDorld? Oh
[CHORUS]
GEvery minute and eCvery hGour
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
GEvery stumble and eCach misGfire
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
GWatching through my fCingeGrs
EmWatching through my fCingeGrs
[VERSE 3]
CGaught off guard by your fGavorite song
Oh I’ll be dFancing at a funeral, dCancing at a funeral
SGleeping in the clGothes you love
It’s such a shFame we have to see them burn, shCame we have to see them burn
[PRE-CHORUS]
EmWhat’s gonna be left of the wCorld, if you’re not in it?
EmWhat’s gonna be left of the wDorld? GOh
[CHORUS]
GEvery minute and eCvery hGour
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
GEvery stumble and eCach misGfire
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
[BRIDGE]
G(If you wanna be a party animal, Gyou have to learn to live in the jungle)
FOh (Now stop worrying and go and get dressed!C) Ba da ba bap ba
GYou might have to exGcuse me
I’ve lost contrFol of all my sCenses
And yGou might have to excGuse me
I’ve lost cFontrol of all my wCords
So get dGrunk, call me a fCool, put me Emin my place, put me Cin my place
Pick me Gup, up off the flCoor, put me Emin my place, put me Cin my place
[CHORUS]
GEvery minute and eCvery hGour
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
GEvery stumble and eCach misGfire
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore
GWatching through my fCingeGrs
EmWatching through my fCingeGrs
Cause Gevery minute and eCvery hGour
I mEmiss you, I miss you, I mCiss you mGore

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Good Grief

by Bastille

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO ON 1ST FRET

[INTRO]

(So.. what would you little maniacs like to do first?)

G G F C

G G

Watching through my fingers

F C

Watching through my fingers

[VERSE 1]

G G

Shuts my eyes and count to ten

F C

It goes in one ear out the other oh, one ear out the other oh

G G

Burning bright right till the end

F C

Now you’ll be missing from the photographs, missing from the photographs

G G

Watching through my fingers

F C

Watching through my fingers

[VERSE 2]

G G

In my thoughts you’re far away

F C

and you are whistling a melody, whistling a melody

G G

Crystallizing clear as day

F C

Oh I can picture you so easily, picture you so easily

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em C

What’s gonna be left of the world, if you’re not in it?

Em D

What’s gonna be left of the world? Oh

[CHORUS]

G C G

Every minute and every hour

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

G C G

Every stumble and each misfire

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

G C G

Watching through my fingers

Em C G

Watching through my fingers

[VERSE 3]

G G

Caught off guard by your favorite song

F C

Oh I’ll be dancing at a funeral, dancing at a funeral

G G

Sleeping in the clothes you love

F C

It’s such a shame we have to see them burn, shame we have to see them burn

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em C

What’s gonna be left of the world, if you’re not in it?

Em D G

What’s gonna be left of the world? Oh

[CHORUS]

G C G

Every minute and every hour

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

G C G

Every stumble and each misfire

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

[BRIDGE]

G G

(If you wanna be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle)

F C

Oh (Now stop worrying and go and get dressed!) Ba da ba bap ba

G G

You might have to excuse me

F C

I’ve lost control of all my senses

G G

And you might have to excuse me

F C

I’ve lost control of all my words

G C Em C

So get drunk, call me a fool, put me in my place, put me in my place

G C Em C

Pick me up, up off the floor, put me in my place, put me in my place

[CHORUS]

G C G

Every minute and every hour

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

G C G

Every stumble and each misfire

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

G C G

Watching through my fingers

Em C G

Watching through my fingers

G C G

Cause every minute and every hour

Em C G

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more

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