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Starting in the intro and repeating throughout the entire verse 1/chorus, lead plays a G# note repeatedly.
If you're including this note, the F#'s in those sections are actually F#add9 chords.
[Intro]
(play G# note repeatedly)
   E   G#m      F#   G#m(x4)
[Verse 1]
 EI didn't know what G#meveryF#body was talking aG#mboutE  
G#mOh   F#noG#m  
 ESo I went down G#mto the F#water tried to figure it G#moutE  
G#mOh   F#noG#m  
 EEverybody G#mwas F#looking down at the emG#mpty   Eground
ExG#mcept you F#babyG#m  
 EAnd you turned G#mto me F#with a strange look in G#myour eyeE  
And whispered G#min my F#ear
[Chorus]
G#mYou said Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
G#mYou said Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
Just like EmeeeG#meeeF#  G#m  
E    G#m F#    G#m
[Verse 2]
 EThere I met a G#mman F#scorched by the sun, G#mhe haEd
A ring aG#mbove his hF#eadG#m  
 EAnd with eyes G#mof chroF#me and a voice of stG#meelE  
He drew his breG#math,F#  
[Chorus]
And he said Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
G#mHe said Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
[Bridge]
F#Just like Emaj7meeeeeeF#  G#m  F#  Emaj7  F#  G#m  
   F#  Emaj7He said I should G#mjust go onEmaj7  G#m  
Oh, Emaj7he said I should G#mjust go onF#  
[Chorus]
ooooh Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
G#mHe said Eoh, G#mooo-F#oh,     G#m  Eeverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
It's what hG#me  sEaaa-aa-G#maa-aF#idG#m  
EEverybody's got a G#mtrouF#ble
[Build]
Just likG#me me,  F#Just like G#mme,F#  
Just likG#me me,  F#Just lG#mike mF#e,
EHe said I G#mshould F#just go   onG#m  
                     (everybody's got a)
 EHe said I G#mshould F#just go            onG#m  
(trouble)         (mmm that's what I think of
 EHe said I G#mshould F#just go onG#m  
(this)  (I should just go on)
    EHe said I G#mshould F#just go onG#m  E  
(Oh he said, he said)      (he saaaaaaaid)
[Solo]
   E   G#m      F#   G#m(x4)
[Outro]
Hey, Ehe said I G#mshould F#just go on
G#mOh  Ehe said I G#mshould F#just go on
G#mOh and Ehe said I G#mshould F#just go oG#moooo-F#on
E5ohhh

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Trouble

by Civil Twilight

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G#m

Emaj7

Starting in the intro and repeating throughout the entire verse 1/chorus, lead plays a G# note repeatedly.

If you're including this note, the F#'s in those sections are actually F#add9 chords.

[Intro]

(play G# note repeatedly)

E G#m F# G#m

(x4)

[Verse 1]

E G#m F# G#m E

I didn't know what everybody was talking about

G#m F# G#m

Oh no

E G#m F# G#m E

So I went down to the water tried to figure it out

G#m F# G#m

Oh no

E G#m F# G#m E

Everybody was looking down at the empty ground

G#m F# G#m

Except you baby

E G#m F# G#m E

And you turned to me with a strange look in your eye

G#m F#

And whispered in my ear

[Chorus]

G#m E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

You said oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

G#m E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

You said oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

E G#m F# G#m

Just like meeeeee

E G#m F# G#m

[Verse 2]

E G#m F# G#m E

There I met a man scorched by the sun, he had

G#m F# G#m

A ring above his head

E G#m F# G#m E

And with eyes of chrome and a voice of steel

G#m F#

He drew his breath,

[Chorus]

E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

And he said oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

G#m E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

He said oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

[Bridge]

F# Emaj7 F# G#m F# Emaj7 F# G#m

Just like meeeeee

F# Emaj7 G#m Emaj7 G#m

He said I should just go on

Emaj7 G#m F#

Oh, he said I should just go on

[Chorus]

E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

ooooh oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

G#m E G#m F# G#m E G#m F#

He said oh, ooo-oh, everybody's got a trouble

G#m E G#m F# G#m

It's what he saaa-aa-aa-aid

E G#m F#

Everybody's got a trouble

[Build]

G#m F# G#m F#

Just like me, Just like me,

G#m F# G#m F#

Just like me, Just like me,

E G#m F# G#m

He said I should just go on

(everybody's got a)

E G#m F# G#m

He said I should just go on

(trouble) (mmm that's what I think of

E G#m F# G#m

He said I should just go on

(this) (I should just go on)

E G#m F# G#m E

He said I should just go on

(Oh he said, he said) (he saaaaaaaid)

[Solo]

E G#m F# G#m

(x4)

[Outro]

E G#m F#

Hey, he said I should just go on

G#m E G#m F#

Oh he said I should just go on

G#m E G#m F# G#m F#

Oh and he said I should just go ooooo-on

ohhh

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