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Notorious

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Note, during the Dm7 parts of the verse play.
Pattern reverses back to Dm, listen to song for timing
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[Intro]
N.C
No-no-notorious
Dm7No-no-notorious
[Verse]
Dm7I can't read about it
Dm7Burns the skin from your eyes
Dm7I'll do fine without it
Dm7Here's one you don't compromise
GLies come hard to disguise
GLet me to fight it out, not Awild about it
Dm7Lay your seedy judgments
Dm7Who says they're part of our lives?
[Chorus]
YAou own the A7money
GYou control the G7witness
AI hear you're A7lonely
GDon't monkey with the G7business
AYou pay the A7profits to Gjustify your G7reasons
AI heard your A7promise but I dGon't believe it
TG7hat's why I'll do it aDm7gain
[Break]
Dm7No-no-notorious
[Verse]
Dm7Girls will keep the secrets
Dm7So long as boys make the noise
Dm7Fools run rings to break up
Dm7Something they'll never destroy
GGrand notorious slam (bam!)
GAnd who really gives a damn for a fAlaky bandit?
Dm7Don't ask me to bleed about it
Dm7I need this blood to survive
[Chorus]
YAou own the A7money
GYou control the G7witness
AI hear you're A7lonely
GDon't monkey with the G7business
AYou pay the A7profits to Gjustify your G7reasons
AI heard your A7promise but I dGon't believe it
TG7hat's why I'll do it aDm7gain
Dm7Notorious
Dm7Notorious
Dm7Notorious
[Chorus]
YAou own the A7money
GYou control the G7witness
AI hear you're A7lonely
GDon't monkey with the G7business
AYou pay the A7profits to Gjustify your G7reasons
AI heard your A7promise but I dGon't believe it
TG7hat's why I'll do it aDm7gain
[Chorus]
YAou own the A7money
GYou control the G7witness
AI hear you're A7lonely
GDon't monkey with the G7business
AYou pay the A7profits to Gjustify your G7reasons
AI heard your A7promise but I dGon't believe it
TG7hat's why I'll do it aDm7gain
[Outro]
Dm7(No-no-no) That's why I'll do it again
Dm7(No-notorious) Yeah, that's why I'll do it again
Dm7(No-no-notorious) Yeah, that's why I'll do it again
Dm7(No-notorious, no-no-notorious)
Dm7Yeah, that's why I'll do it again
Dm7(No-notorious, no-no-notorious)

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Notorious

by Duran Duran

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Note, during the Dm7 parts of the verse play.

Pattern reverses back to Dm, listen to song for timing

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|-6-6-6-|

|-5-5-5-|

|-7-7-7-|

|-5-5-5-|

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[Intro]

N.C

No-no-notorious

Dm7

No-no-notorious

[Verse]

Dm7

I can't read about it

Dm7

Burns the skin from your eyes

Dm7

I'll do fine without it

Dm7

Here's one you don't compromise

Lies come hard to disguise

G A

Let me to fight it out, not wild about it

Dm7

Lay your seedy judgments

Dm7

Who says they're part of our lives?

[Chorus]

A A7

You own the money

G G7

You control the witness

A A7

I hear you're lonely

G G7

Don't monkey with the business

A A7 G G7

You pay the profits to justify your reasons

A A7 G

I heard your promise but I don't believe it

G7 Dm7

That's why I'll do it again

[Break]

Dm7

No-no-notorious

[Verse]

Dm7

Girls will keep the secrets

Dm7

So long as boys make the noise

Dm7

Fools run rings to break up

Dm7

Something they'll never destroy

Grand notorious slam (bam!)

G A

And who really gives a damn for a flaky bandit?

Dm7

Don't ask me to bleed about it

Dm7

I need this blood to survive

[Chorus]

A A7

You own the money

G G7

You control the witness

A A7

I hear you're lonely

G G7

Don't monkey with the business

A A7 G G7

You pay the profits to justify your reasons

A A7 G

I heard your promise but I don't believe it

G7 Dm7

That's why I'll do it again

Dm7

Notorious

Dm7

Notorious

Dm7

Notorious

[Chorus]

A A7

You own the money

G G7

You control the witness

A A7

I hear you're lonely

G G7

Don't monkey with the business

A A7 G G7

You pay the profits to justify your reasons

A A7 G

I heard your promise but I don't believe it

G7 Dm7

That's why I'll do it again

[Chorus]

A A7

You own the money

G G7

You control the witness

A A7

I hear you're lonely

G G7

Don't monkey with the business

A A7 G G7

You pay the profits to justify your reasons

A A7 G

I heard your promise but I don't believe it

G7 Dm7

That's why I'll do it again

[Outro]

Dm7

(No-no-no) That's why I'll do it again

Dm7

(No-notorious) Yeah, that's why I'll do it again

Dm7

(No-no-notorious) Yeah, that's why I'll do it again

Dm7

(No-notorious, no-no-notorious)

Dm7

Yeah, that's why I'll do it again

Dm7

(No-notorious, no-no-notorious)

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