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Keep Your Name

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The recording of this song isn't your standard A440, 
so if you play along with the recording, 
you'll have to tune down a quarter tone. [Capo 1]
 Bm/F#X24432
F#aug X5433X, or you could get away with X2432X
C#dim/E 01202X, but leaving out the low E on guitar sounds cleaner
 D/BXX0432
 G#1132002X
[Verse 1]
DI don't know G/Dwhy you Emabandoned me
DYou were my sG/Doul and Emmy partnerC  
Bm/F#What we imagiF#augned and Bm7what we Embecame
C#dim/EWe'll keep 'eGm separaEmte and you Dkeep your name
[Chorus]
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG#11  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/Bname,         G#11You keep your nEmame
[Verse 2]
DThere is a G/Dplace that we Emboth know
DIt lives in our G/Dhearts, we built it toEmgetherC  
Bm/F#Fear is a F#augmanacle but Bm7love is Emunchained
C#dim/ESo we'll keep 'em Gseparate and you Emkeep your nameD  
[Chorus]
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG#11  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/Bname  G#11  Em  
[Rap Bridge]
EmI wasn't there for you
EmI didn't pay attention
EmI didn't take you seriously 
Emand I didn't listen
CmI don't think I ever loved you
CmThat was some stupid shit
CmI wanted what, you wanted but 
Cmwe never really felt the same
I kept my name 'cause we were just Emdifferent
EmYour heart is saying clothing line
EmMy body said Naomi Klein, No Logo
EmWe shared kisses and visions
EmBut I guess it's shit that Gene Simmons said
EmOur band is a brand and it 
Emlooks that our vision is dissonance
[Verse 3]
DYou always G/Dhurried tEmo grow up
DI think I'll G/Dalways just feel Emkinda the sameC  
Bm/F#What I want from aF#augrt is truth
WhaBm7t you want is Emfame
C#dim/ENow we'll keep 'em Gseparate and yoEmu keep your Dname
[Chorus]
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG#11  Em  
You keep your D/BnameG  Em  
You keep your D/Bname  G#11  Em  
DEnd

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Keep Your Name

by Dirty Projectors

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/F#

D/B

G#11

G/D

F#aug

Bm7

C#dim/E

The recording of this song isn't your standard A440,

so if you play along with the recording,

you'll have to tune down a quarter tone. [Capo 1]

Bm/F#

X24432

F#aug X5433X, or you could get away with X2432X

C#dim/E 01202X, but leaving out the low E on guitar sounds cleaner

D/B

XX0432

G#11

32002X

[Verse 1]

D G/D Em

I don't know why you abandoned me

D G/D Em C

You were my soul and my partner

Bm/F# F#aug Bm7 Em

What we imagined and what we became

C#dim/E G Em D

We'll keep 'em separate and you keep your name

[Chorus]

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name, You keep your name

[Verse 2]

D G/D Em

There is a place that we both know

D G/D Em C

It lives in our hearts, we built it together

Bm/F# F#aug Bm7 Em

Fear is a manacle but love is unchained

C#dim/E G Em D

So we'll keep 'em separate and you keep your name

[Chorus]

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name

[Rap Bridge]

I wasn't there for you

I didn't pay attention

I didn't take you seriously

and I didn't listen

I don't think I ever loved you

That was some stupid shit

I wanted what, you wanted but

we never really felt the same

I kept my name 'cause we were just different

Your heart is saying clothing line

My body said Naomi Klein, No Logo

We shared kisses and visions

But I guess it's shit that Gene Simmons said

Our band is a brand and it

looks that our vision is dissonance

[Verse 3]

D G/D Em

You always hurried to grow up

D G/D Em C

I think I'll always just feel kinda the same

Bm/F# F#aug

What I want from art is truth

Bm7 Em

What you want is fame

C#dim/E G Em D

Now we'll keep 'em separate and you keep your name

[Chorus]

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name

D/B G Em

You keep your name

D/B G#11 Em

You keep your name

End

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