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Imperfection

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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 34Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

NOTE: the song is ambiguous between major and minor and uses both.
      the verses are marked as dominant 7ths due to the vocal line only singing the major 3rd
      alternatively: use 1-5-b7 (EADGBe: 020xxx)
 E9sus4= 020202
CAPO 1
[INTRO]
(down an octave)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| x2
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   Em
[VERSE 1]
    E7The more you try to fight it, he more you try to hide it
    E7The more infected, rejected, you feel alone inside it
    E7You know you can't deny it: the world's a little more
    E7fucked up everyday
    E7I'm gonna save you from it, together we'll outrun it
    E7Just don't give into the fear
    E7So many things I would've told you if I knew that I was
    n.c.
    never gonna see you again
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
I wanna lift you Emup into Ethe light that Emyou deserveE  
                         Em            E        E9sus4n.c.
I wanna take your pain into myself so you   won't hurt
[CHORUS]
    Cadd9Don't Cyou dare  EmsurrenderG  
    CDon't leave me here  Emwithout you
   G'Cause Cadd9I....   C    Emcould neverG  
                    C              D(  Em)
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 1]
 Em| |
[VERSE 2]
    E7The way you look us over, your counterfeit composure
    E7Pushing again and again and sinking lower and lower
    E7The world is on its shoulders; do you really know the
    E7weight of the words you say?
    EmYou want a little of it, you just can't let go of it
    EYou've got an ego to feed
    E7Too late to rise above it
    Don't look now but the Em7little girl's got a grenade
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
I wanna lift you Emup into Ethe light that Emyou deserveE  
I'm gonna take you Emdown to the real Eworld so you can E9sus4watch it burnEm  Edim  Em  C/E  
[CHORUS]
    Cadd9Don't Cyou dare  EmsurrenderG  
    CDon't leave me here  Emwithout you
   G'Cause Cadd9I....   C    Emcould neverG  
                    C              D(  Em)
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 2]
 Em| |
[BRIDGE]
    EmWe stand undefined
    EmCan't be drawn with a straight line
    EmThis will not be our ending
                      Em(  B)
    We are alive, we are alive
[INTERLUDE 3]
 B| | | |
  | | | |
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
    Cadd9Don't Cyou dare  EmsurrenderG  
    CDon't leave me here  Emwithout you
   G'Cause Cadd9I....   C    Emcould neverG  
                    C               D(  C)
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
    CDon't you dare  EmsurrenderG  
    CI'm still right  Embeside you
    GAnd Cadd9I....   C    Emwould neverG  
                    C              D(  Em)
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[OUTRO]
 Em| |
n.c.

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Imperfection

by Evanescence

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

Chords in this song · guitar

E9sus4

Cadd9

Em7

Edim

C/E

NOTE: the song is ambiguous between major and minor and uses both.

the verses are marked as dominant 7ths due to the vocal line only singing the major 3rd

alternatively: use 1-5-b7 (EADGBe: 020xxx)

E9sus4

= 020202

CAPO 1

[INTRO]

(down an octave)

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|-0-------0-------0-------0---1---|

G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| x2

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

[VERSE 1]

The more you try to fight it, he more you try to hide it

The more infected, rejected, you feel alone inside it

You know you can't deny it: the world's a little more

fucked up everyday

I'm gonna save you from it, together we'll outrun it

Just don't give into the fear

So many things I would've told you if I knew that I was

n.c.

never gonna see you again

[PRE-CHORUS 1]

Em E Em E

I wanna lift you up into the light that you deserve

Em E E9sus4

n.c.

I wanna take your pain into myself so you won't hurt

[CHORUS]

Cadd9 C Em G

Don't you dare surrender

C Em

Don't leave me here without you

G Cadd9 C Em G

'Cause I.... could never

C D Em

( )

Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion

[INTERLUDE 1]

| |

[VERSE 2]

The way you look us over, your counterfeit composure

Pushing again and again and sinking lower and lower

The world is on its shoulders; do you really know the

weight of the words you say?

You want a little of it, you just can't let go of it

You've got an ego to feed

Too late to rise above it

Em7

Don't look now but the little girl's got a grenade

[PRE-CHORUS 2]

Em E Em E

I wanna lift you up into the light that you deserve

Em E E9sus4 Em Edim Em C/E

I'm gonna take you down to the real world so you can watch it burn

[CHORUS]

Cadd9 C Em G

Don't you dare surrender

C Em

Don't leave me here without you

G Cadd9 C Em G

'Cause I.... could never

C D Em

( )

Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion

[INTERLUDE 2]

| |

[BRIDGE]

We stand undefined

Can't be drawn with a straight line

This will not be our ending

Em B

( )

We are alive, we are alive

[INTERLUDE 3]

| | | |

[FINAL CHORUS 1]

Cadd9 C Em G

Don't you dare surrender

C Em

Don't leave me here without you

G Cadd9 C Em G

'Cause I.... could never

C D C

( )

Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion

[FINAL CHORUS 2]

C Em G

Don't you dare surrender

C Em

I'm still right beside you

G Cadd9 C Em G

And I.... would never

C D Em

( )

Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion

[OUTRO]

| |

n.c.

About Imperfection Chords by Evanescence

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