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Nothing Has To Be True

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Capo on 2nd fret
[Chords]
|-C0-|    |-F0-|    |-G3-|    |-Am0-|
|-1-|    |-1-|    |-3-|    |-1-|
|-0-|    |-2-|    |-0-|    |-2-|
|-2-|    |-3-|    |-0-|    |-2-|
|-3-|    |-3-|    |-2-|    |-0-|
|-3-|    |-x-|    |-3-|    |-x-|
To play the figure during the F chords, just lift your middlefinger off the strings.
If you struggle with that, just listen and count, and it will become clear.
Also, mute the high e string with your other fingers when playing that.
The riff as in the verses is basically the same throughout the whole song, there are just slight changes in
the outro.
[Intro]
 C    Fx3
C
[Verse 1]
 CEach and every breath we take
A Fstep towards Cdeath
And the moon is Gpale
And we Ammight have Gseen Fsomething
But we ain't seen nothing yetC  F  C  
[Verse 2]
 CAnd I may have dreamt it
Or it Fmay have Chappened
When I stood right Ghere
AmWaiting Gfor a Fsign
For me to walk awaCyF  C  
[Verse 3]
 CBut I give in so easy
And I Fgive up instantCly
I chase what is Ggone
And my Amfriends are Ggetting Ftired
Of the shit that I CpullF  C  
[Verse 4]
 CThey say why do you love those
Who Fturn you into a Cfool?
Why do you let them Gget to you?
AmYou should Ghave been Frunning
When you chose to CstayF  C  
[Verse 5]
 CNow I feel so far away
From the Fperson I once Cwas
I thought love was Genough
You can Amtell yourGself so Fmany things
And nothing has to be CtrueF  C  
[Verse 6]
 CDid you wake up last night
Drenched in Fyour old sweat and Ctears
No, it's not always Geasy
You get Amlost countGing the Fyears
Since you Amlast felt like Gyou were Fhome
Since you Amlast felt like Gyou were Fhome
Since you Amlast felt like Gyou were Fhome
Oh, I thought you were homeC  
[Outro]
(C)  F   C   F  C  
F   C   G
Am G F
 C    Fx2  C  
F   C   G
 Am   G    Fx4
 C    Fx8
C

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Nothing Has To Be True

by First Aid Kit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 2nd fret

[Chords]

C F G Am

|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-0-|

|-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|

|-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-|

|-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-2-| |-0-|

|-3-| |-x-| |-3-| |-x-|

To play the figure during the F chords, just lift your middlefinger off the strings.

If you struggle with that, just listen and count, and it will become clear.

Also, mute the high e string with your other fingers when playing that.

The riff as in the verses is basically the same throughout the whole song, there are just slight changes in

the outro.

[Intro]

C F

[Verse 1]

Each and every breath we take

F C

A step towards death

And the moon is pale

Am G F

And we might have seen something

C F C

But we ain't seen nothing yet

[Verse 2]

And I may have dreamt it

F C

Or it may have happened

When I stood right here

Am G F

Waiting for a sign

C F C

For me to walk away

[Verse 3]

But I give in so easy

F C

And I give up instantly

I chase what is gone

Am G F

And my friends are getting tired

C F C

Of the shit that I pull

[Verse 4]

They say why do you love those

F C

Who turn you into a fool?

Why do you let them get to you?

Am G F

You should have been running

C F C

When you chose to stay

[Verse 5]

Now I feel so far away

F C

From the person I once was

I thought love was enough

Am G F

You can tell yourself so many things

C F C

And nothing has to be true

[Verse 6]

Did you wake up last night

F C

Drenched in your old sweat and tears

No, it's not always easy

Am G F

You get lost counting the years

Am G F

Since you last felt like you were home

Am G F

Since you last felt like you were home

Am G F

Since you last felt like you were home

Oh, I thought you were home

[Outro]

C F C F C

()

F C G

Am G F

C F C

F C G

Am G F

C F

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