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Necessary Evil

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Step 1 / 13Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tune down a half step and then play with these chords as usual.
Electric/Studio version: Mix between arpeggios and single strums; the main difference is that you play the
Am7 chord (see below) by picking the bass note twice followed by the rest of the chord. Play the chords on
the lines "necessary evil" in arpeggios too.
Suggested chord voicings (in order of appearance):
Am7   Gadd9   Am7#5   Eadd9   A#add9Fadd9/A* Gm9   Bm7   Cm7  A** A#** C** Ebadd9  
e|---x-----5------3-----2-------8--------5--------5-----x-----x----x----x----x------13----|
B|---5-----3------1-----0-------6--------6--------3-----7-----8----x----x----x------11----|
G|---5-----4------2-----1-------7--------5--------3-----7-----8----x----x----x------12----|
D|---5-----x------x-----x-------x--------5--------3-----7-----8----7----8----10-----x-----|
A|---x-----x------x-----x-------x--------x--------x-----x-----x----x----x----x------x-----|
E|---5-----3------1-----0-------6--------5--------3-----7-----8----5----6----8------11----|
* Fadd9/A: Not 100% sure about this one but it sounds/looks right and makes sense to me.
** A, A#and C: I think he just plays the two bass notes together; pluck them
at the same time or in a rhythm if you like.
[Intro]
Am7
[Verse 1]
Am7Transform into the animal you need to
Gadd9Fly from a Fadd9destiny Eadd9infested with Fadd9chem--Gadd9i-----Am7cals
A#add9  Fadd9/A* Gm9  Eadd9  
You need a new drug not invented by the C.I.A
A#add9  Fadd9/A* Eadd9   Fadd9   Gadd9  Am7  
I wanna be your friend but don't have the self con---trol
Am7We're Bm7in Cm7love
But I Bm7don't get A#add9what you see in me
[Chorus]
ALo-A#o---Cvin' Ebadd9me could be A#add9your fatal Fadd9flaw
AJust A#hangCin' Ebadd9in and tryA#add9ing to be Fadd9your
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
[Verse 2]
Am7Nobody can get a tan in the moonlight
Gadd9Come on inFadd9side, tell me: is Eadd9it just a Fadd9bit Gadd9too Am7much?
A#add9He drooled on Fadd9/Aa pillow and Gm9looked like an Eadd9angel
A#add9She hit a Fadd9/Ablunt but it would Eadd9not chill her Fadd9out Gadd9at Am7all
Am7We're Bm7in Cm7love
But she Bm7don't get A#add9what I see in her
[Chorus]
ALo-A#o---Cvin' Ebadd9me could be A#add9your fatal Fadd9flaw
AJust A#hangCin' Ebadd9in and tryA#add9ing to be Fadd9your
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ALo-A#o---Cvin' Ebadd9me could be A#add9your fatal Fadd9flaw
AJust A#hangCin' Ebadd9in and tryA#add9ing to be Fadd9your
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
[Verse 1]
Am7Transform into the animal you need to
Gadd9Fly from a Fadd9destiny Eadd9infested with Fadd9chem--Gadd9i-----Am7cals
A#add9  Fadd9/A* Gm9  Eadd9  
You need a new drug not invented by the C.I.A
A#add9  Fadd9/A* Eadd9   Fadd9   Gadd9  Am7  
I wanna be your friend but don't have the self con---trol
Am7We're Bm7in Cm7love
But I Bm7don't get A#add9what you see in me
[Chorus]
ALo-A#o---Cvin' Ebadd9me could be A#add9your fatal Fadd9flaw
AJust A#hangCin' Ebadd9in and tryA#add9ing to be Fadd9your
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ALo-A#o---Cvin' Ebadd9me could be A#add9your fatal Fadd9flaw
AJust A#hangCin' Ebadd9in and tryA#add9ing to be Fadd9your
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evilA#add9  Fadd9  
ANecA#essCary Ebadd9evil...A#add9  Fadd9  
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