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Catastrophize

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G#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 90Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

If you listen to the song, there are no chords in the verse.
[Intro]
e|---4--2--4--2----------------------------------------------|
B|--4--4--4--4------0----------------------------------------|
G|-4--4---------4\1---1-----444-44-4-44-44-------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------9-9-9/12-12-12-9-9-9-------11-11-11-12--11----|
G|--8-8-88-8-8----------------------8-8-8--------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Strumming)
Oh my gEod
While you Bsit and wait for tF#ime
G#mTo change your luEck
EAnd open up Bthose bliF#nds
G#mOh don't you knoEw
DEon't you kBnow that you're the laF#st thing on my miC#nd
Oh EI cataBstrophF#izeG#m  
Oh EI catasBtrophiF#zeG#m  
[Instrumental]
e|---4--2--4--2----------------------------------------------|
B|--4--4--4--4------0----------------------------------------|
G|-4--4---------4\1---1-----444-44-4-44-44-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------9-9-9/12-12-12-9-9-9-------11-11-11-12--11----|
G|--8-8-88-8-8----------------------8-8-8--------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Strumming)
Oh my gEod
While you Bsit and wait for tF#ime
G#mTo change your luEck
EAnd open up Bthose bliF#nds
G#mOh don't you knoEw
DEon't you kBnow that you're the laF#st thing on my miC#nd
Oh EI cataBstrophF#izeG#m  
Oh EI catasBtrophiF#zeG#m  
[Chorus] (Soft Strumming)
Oh my gEod
While you Bsit and wait for tF#ime
G#mTo change your luEck
          E           B   F#- hold
And open up those blinds
(Hard strumming again)
G#mOh don't you knoEw
DEon't you kBnow that you're the laF#st thing on my miC#nd
Oh EI cataBstrophF#izeG#m  
Oh my gEod
While you Bsit and wait for tF#ime
G#mTo change your luEck
EAnd open up Bthose bliF#nds
G#mOh don't you knoEw
DEon't you kBnow that you're the laF#st thing on my miC#nd
Oh EI cataBstrophF#izeG#m  
Oh EI catasBtrophiF#zeG#m  
[Outro]
         E       B   F#- 1 beat
Oh I catastrophize
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Catastrophize

by Noah Kahan

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G#m

If you listen to the song, there are no chords in the verse.

[Intro]

e|---4--2--4--2----------------------------------------------|

B|--4--4--4--4------0----------------------------------------|

G|-4--4---------4\1---1-----444-44-4-44-44-------------------| x2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

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

B|-------------9-9-9/12-12-12-9-9-9-------11-11-11-12--11----|

G|--8-8-88-8-8----------------------8-8-8--------------------| x2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] (Strumming)

Oh my god

B F#

While you sit and wait for time

G#m E

To change your luck

E B F#

And open up those blinds

G#m E

Oh don't you know

E B F# C#

Don't you know that you're the last thing on my mind

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

[Instrumental]

e|---4--2--4--2----------------------------------------------|

B|--4--4--4--4------0----------------------------------------|

G|-4--4---------4\1---1-----444-44-4-44-44-------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

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

B|-------------9-9-9/12-12-12-9-9-9-------11-11-11-12--11----|

G|--8-8-88-8-8----------------------8-8-8--------------------| x2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] (Strumming)

Oh my god

B F#

While you sit and wait for time

G#m E

To change your luck

E B F#

And open up those blinds

G#m E

Oh don't you know

E B F# C#

Don't you know that you're the last thing on my mind

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

[Chorus] (Soft Strumming)

Oh my god

B F#

While you sit and wait for time

G#m E

To change your luck

E B F#

- hold

And open up those blinds

(Hard strumming again)

G#m E

Oh don't you know

E B F# C#

Don't you know that you're the last thing on my mind

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

Oh my god

B F#

While you sit and wait for time

G#m E

To change your luck

E B F#

And open up those blinds

G#m E

Oh don't you know

E B F# C#

Don't you know that you're the last thing on my mind

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

E B F# G#m

Oh I catastrophize

[Outro]

E B F#

- 1 beat

Oh I catastrophize

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