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Small Talk

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Notes: I've written out both octaves of the Eb/G chord. Use the higher one (x 10 8 8 8 x) exclusively in the
[Chords]
e|--Fm1-----Ab4-----xEb/G----x---Adim7--x----Bbm-6-----Eb6-----Cm3---Ebsus4--6----C7/E-x----Fmin-8---|
B|--1-----4-----4----8-----4-----6-----8-----4-----9-----8-----9---|
G|--1-----5-----3----8-----5-----6-----8-----5-----8-----5-----10--|
D|--3-----5-----1-or-8-----4-----8-----8-----5-----8-----8-----10--|
A|--3-----6-----x----10----x-----8-----6-----3-----6-----7-----8---|
E|--1-----4-----3----x-----5-----6-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---|
[Intro]
Fm  Ab
[Verse 1]
 FmMake your mind up
 FmMake your mind up
 AbBefore your time's up
 AbBefore I'm walking away
 FmWith my eyes shut
 FmI can hardly Abstay
[Verse 2]
AnFmd we were best friends
 FmNow we're strangers
 AbWho can save us
 AbWho can fix us again
 FmWho can save us
 FmWho can Eb/Gfix us aAbgainAdim7  
[Pre-chorus 1]
Of Bbmall the people
It's Abyou Eb/Gthat I've Fmfound
But I'm Ebbacked in the corner
And you've Eb/Gthrown in the towel
[Chorus 1]
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It makes me Abwonder
How can we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It C7/Emakes me Fminwonder
How Eb/Gcan we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
[Verse 3]
 FmMake your mind up
 FmMake your mind up
 AbBefore your time's up
 AbBefore I'm walking away
 FmWith my eyes shut
 FmI can Eb/Ghardly AbstayAdim7  
[Pre-chorus 2]
Of Bbmall the people
It's Abyou Eb/Gthat I've Fmfound
But I'm Ebbacked in the corner
And I've Eb/Glost you to the crowd
[Chorus 2]
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It makes me Abwonder
How can we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It C7/Emakes me Fminwonder
How Eb/Gcan we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
[Bridge]
 DbEven though I got the words in my head
 EbThey mean nothing when we're lying in bed
 FminEven though I got the words in my head, oh
   Ab(So little to say)
 DbEven though I got the words in my head
 EbThey mean nothing when we're lying in bedC7/E  
 FminEven though I got the words in my head, ohAb  Adim7  
[Pre-chorus 3]
Of Bbmall the people
It's Abyou Eb/Gthat I've Fmfound
But I'm Ebbacked in the corner
Eb/GStaring at the ground
[Chorus 3]
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It makes me Abwonder
How can we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
And Cmall this Dbsmall talk
It C7/Emakes me Fminwonder
How Eb/Gcan we Abknow so much
But have so little to Ebsus4sayEb  
[Outro]
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbSo little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbSo little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbWe got too little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbWe got so little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbWe got so little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbWe got so little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)
 AbWe got too little to say
 Fm(Make your mind up)
 (Make your Eb/Gmind up)
 Ab(Make your mind up)

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Small Talk

by James Cherry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/G

Adim7

Bbm

Ebsus4

C7/E

Fmin

Notes: I've written out both octaves of the Eb/G chord. Use the higher one (x 10 8 8 8 x) exclusively in the

[Chords]

Fm Ab Eb/G Adim7 Bbm Eb Cm Ebsus4 C7/E Fmin

e|--1-----4-----x----x-----x-----6-----6-----3-----6-----x-----8---|

B|--1-----4-----4----8-----4-----6-----8-----4-----9-----8-----9---|

G|--1-----5-----3----8-----5-----6-----8-----5-----8-----5-----10--|

D|--3-----5-----1-or-8-----4-----8-----8-----5-----8-----8-----10--|

A|--3-----6-----x----10----x-----8-----6-----3-----6-----7-----8---|

E|--1-----4-----3----x-----5-----6-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---|

[Intro]

Fm Ab

[Verse 1]

Make your mind up

Before your time's up

Before I'm walking away

With my eyes shut

Fm Ab

I can hardly stay

[Verse 2]

And we were best friends

Now we're strangers

Who can save us

Who can fix us again

Who can save us

Fm Eb/G Ab Adim7

Who can fix us again

[Pre-chorus 1]

Bbm

Of all the people

Ab Eb/G Fm

It's you that I've found

But I'm backed in the corner

Eb/G

And you've thrown in the towel

[Chorus 1]

Cm Db

And all this small talk

It makes me wonder

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

Cm Db

And all this small talk

C7/E Fmin

It makes me wonder

Eb/G Ab

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

[Verse 3]

Make your mind up

Before your time's up

Before I'm walking away

With my eyes shut

Fm Eb/G Ab Adim7

I can hardly stay

[Pre-chorus 2]

Bbm

Of all the people

Ab Eb/G Fm

It's you that I've found

But I'm backed in the corner

Eb/G

And I've lost you to the crowd

[Chorus 2]

Cm Db

And all this small talk

It makes me wonder

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

Cm Db

And all this small talk

C7/E Fmin

It makes me wonder

Eb/G Ab

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

[Bridge]

Even though I got the words in my head

They mean nothing when we're lying in bed

Fmin

Even though I got the words in my head, oh

(So little to say)

Even though I got the words in my head

Eb C7/E

They mean nothing when we're lying in bed

Fmin Ab Adim7

Even though I got the words in my head, oh

[Pre-chorus 3]

Bbm

Of all the people

Ab Eb/G Fm

It's you that I've found

But I'm backed in the corner

Eb/G

Staring at the ground

[Chorus 3]

Cm Db

And all this small talk

It makes me wonder

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

Cm Db

And all this small talk

C7/E Fmin

It makes me wonder

Eb/G Ab

How can we know so much

Ebsus4 Eb

But have so little to say

[Outro]

(Make your mind up)

So little to say

(Make your mind up)

So little to say

(Make your mind up)

We got too little to say

(Make your mind up)

We got so little to say

(Make your mind up)

We got so little to say

(Make your mind up)

We got so little to say

(Make your mind up)

We got too little to say

(Make your mind up)

Eb/G

(Make your mind up)

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