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Dear Evan Hansen - Obvious

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To make it sound more like the original recording you could switch 
between D and Dsus2 whenever you have to play a D. 
No capo
[Intro]
D  C G
D  C G
[Verse 1]
BmWhen we know something is Gtrue
Beyond question or dDoubt
BmThere's no particular Gpoint
In pointing it Dout
BmBlue is the color of Gsky
'Cause Bmmothers all worry
And Gold people die
A Bmphone rings, a bee stings
It's Dsomething you don't need to Ehear
It's just Gclear
[Chorus]
DWhy go stating the obvious?
CIt's so painfully obvious
GHow could you miss
ASomething that's this plain to Bmsee
When it's Bbglaring, and sAm7taring
               Em  A*
Right at you
So obviouslDy
   C G
D  C G
[Verse 2]
BmWhen you get bored you draw Gstars
On the cuffs of your Djeans
BmYou still fill out the quizzes you Gfind
In those teen magaDzines
And you Bmdance like nobody's Gthere
BmAwkward and perfect
You Gdon't even care
BmSomething courageous, Damazing, contagious
And Ekind
All Gcombined
[Chorus]
DWhy go stating the obvious?
CIt's so painfully obvious
GHow could you miss
ASomething that's this plain to Bmsee
When it's Bbglaring, and sAm7taring
Right Emat youA  
So obviouslEy
[Bridge]
Sometimes the Gwords
We tend to withDhold
   EBut they're exactly the Gwords
Someone needs to be Dtold
But Bmoh, thinking they Aknow
We never say "Em7I love you
Em7I love you
GI love you
GI love you."
[Chorus]
'Cause Dwhy go stating the obvious?
CIt's so painfully obvious
GHow could you miss
ASomething that's this plain to Bmsee
When it's Bbglaring, and sAm7taring
                 Em  A*
Right at you
So obviouslDy
   C G
D  C G
D

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Dear Evan Hansen - Obvious

by Misc Musicals

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Am7

Em7

To make it sound more like the original recording you could switch

between D and Dsus2 whenever you have to play a D.

No capo

[Intro]

D C G

[Verse 1]

Bm G

When we know something is true

Beyond question or doubt

Bm G

There's no particular point

In pointing it out

Bm G

Blue is the color of sky

'Cause mothers all worry

And old people die

A phone rings, a bee stings

D E

It's something you don't need to hear

It's just clear

[Chorus]

Why go stating the obvious?

It's so painfully obvious

How could you miss

A Bm

Something that's this plain to see

Bb Am7

When it's glaring, and staring

Em A

Right at you

So obviously

C G

D C G

[Verse 2]

Bm G

When you get bored you draw stars

On the cuffs of your jeans

Bm G

You still fill out the quizzes you find

In those teen magazines

Bm G

And you dance like nobody's there

Awkward and perfect

You don't even care

Bm D

Something courageous, amazing, contagious

And kind

All combined

[Chorus]

Why go stating the obvious?

It's so painfully obvious

How could you miss

A Bm

Something that's this plain to see

Bb Am7

When it's glaring, and staring

Em A

Right at you

So obviously

[Bridge]

Sometimes the words

We tend to withhold

E G

But they're exactly the words

Someone needs to be told

Bm A

But oh, thinking they know

Em7

We never say "I love you

Em7

I love you

I love you."

[Chorus]

'Cause why go stating the obvious?

It's so painfully obvious

How could you miss

A Bm

Something that's this plain to see

Bb Am7

When it's glaring, and staring

Em A

Right at you

So obviously

C G

D C G

About Dear Evan Hansen - Obvious Chords by Misc Musicals

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