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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 F#m-  244222
 E/G#- 476xxx
 B/Eb- x698xx
Chorus 1:
EI saw you on televiE/G#sionA  
Etaking pictures by the
E/G#lake   A  EShould’ve known
this was too E/G#easyA  
EShould’ve known
you were a E/G#fakeA  
Verse 1:
  A  E/G#Plagued by    F#m  B/Ebshort
Eterm AmemorE/G#y   I’m F#mwaiting
in B/Ebline   E   AI want to E/G#hear
your F#mbeautiful sB/EbtoryE  
  AI want to E/G#hear
those F#msirens B/EbcryE  
Verse 2:
  A  E/G#Tell me   F#mwhat you
B/Ebfound Eout AthereE/G#  
way down F#munder
the B/Ebwater  E    A  E/G#  
Cruel F#mjealous
disB/EbsentersE  
  A     E/G#show them
F#mthat you’re B/EbrightE  
Chorus 2:
EI saw you on
televiE/G#sionA  
EYou were easy
on the E/G#eyesA  
EShould have
asked to see
your E/G#picturesA  
EShould have known
it was a E/G#lieA  
Outro:
  AFor Two fucking
hours AI watched
your damn program
A                      A(hold)
  for two fucking hours

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Hans Christian Andersen

by Kittyhawk

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

E/G#

B/Eb

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

E/G#

- 476xxx

B/Eb

- x698xx

Chorus 1:

E E/G# A

I saw you on television

taking pictures by the

E/G# A E

lake Should’ve known

E/G# A

this was too easy

Should’ve known

E/G# A

you were a fake

Verse 1:

A E/G# F#m B/Eb

Plagued by short

E A E/G# F#m

term memory I’m waiting

B/Eb E A E/G#

in line I want to hear

F#m B/Eb E

your beautiful story

A E/G#

I want to hear

F#m B/Eb E

those sirens cry

Verse 2:

A E/G# F#m

Tell me what you

B/Eb E A E/G#

found out there

F#m

way down under

B/Eb E A E/G#

the water

F#m

Cruel jealous

B/Eb E

dissenters

A E/G#

show them

F#m B/Eb E

that you’re right

Chorus 2:

I saw you on

E/G# A

television

You were easy

E/G# A

on the eyes

Should have

asked to see

E/G# A

your pictures

Should have known

E/G# A

it was a lie

Outro:

For Two fucking

hours I watched

your damn program

A A(hold)

for two fucking hours

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