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Retrograde

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I found it sounds really good if you substitute some Cadd9 chords in for C chords, at your discretion! 
You can also add a D chord to walk the C up to a G on some of the lines (I put the D chord in parentheses.) 
Cadd9  0|3|2|0|3|0  or  0|3|2|0|3|3
[Intro]
G  C
[Verse 1]
GYou said, "I can't take no more"
CLying by the sycamore
And I know Gwe've both been here beforCe
GYou said, "Fuck, let's leave the blame"
CHeartache always feels the same
                                    G   C(  D)
And I know we've both been here before
[Chorus]
Oh, Ghere I am, settled in at your house
CBroken blinds keep the light coming out
     Em7                        D   C(  D)
And I   am just the shape I'm in
Ooh, Ghere I am, settled in, crying out
FiCnding all the things that I can't do without
Oh, Em7I    Dam giving iCn
Oh, I'm in retrograGdeC  
Oh, I'm in retrograGde
RetroCgrade
[Verse 2]
StGanding staring straight ahead
LiCstening when Stevie sayGs, mmm
"Come out of the daCrkness"
GFeeling all I've ever known
FCall away and letting go
                    G        C(  D)
Oh, come out of the darkness
[Chorus]
Ooh, Ghere I am, settled in on your floor
CQuieting all the world outside your door
     Em7          D    C(  D)
And I   am reckoning
Oh, Ghere I am, settled in, freaking out
You briCng me in to help me, let me get me out
Oh IEm7, I, DI, CI'm in retrogGrade
                C(  D)
I'm in retrograde
[Outro]
Oh, iGf only I could give in
If I could get out
If Conly I could break in
If you could let me out
If Gonly I could let go
If I could sit out
If Conly I could get back
If I could let me outG  
Oh, I'm in retrograCde
Yeah, mmmG  
I'm in retroCgrade
GOoh, ooCh, ooh

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Retrograde

by Maggie Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

I found it sounds really good if you substitute some Cadd9 chords in for C chords, at your discretion!

You can also add a D chord to walk the C up to a G on some of the lines (I put the D chord in parentheses.)

Cadd9 0|3|2|0|3|0 or 0|3|2|0|3|3

[Intro]

G C

[Verse 1]

You said, "I can't take no more"

Lying by the sycamore

G C

And I know we've both been here before

You said, "Fuck, let's leave the blame"

Heartache always feels the same

G C D

( )

And I know we've both been here before

[Chorus]

Oh, here I am, settled in at your house

Broken blinds keep the light coming out

Em7 D C D

( )

And I am just the shape I'm in

Ooh, here I am, settled in, crying out

Finding all the things that I can't do without

Em7 D C

Oh, I am giving in

G C

Oh, I'm in retrograde

Retrograde

[Verse 2]

Standing staring straight ahead

C G

Listening when Stevie says, mmm

"Come out of the darkness"

Feeling all I've ever known

Fall away and letting go

G C D

( )

Oh, come out of the darkness

[Chorus]

Ooh, here I am, settled in on your floor

Quieting all the world outside your door

Em7 D C D

( )

And I am reckoning

Oh, here I am, settled in, freaking out

You bring me in to help me, let me get me out

Em7 D C G

Oh I, I, I, I'm in retrograde

C D

( )

I'm in retrograde

[Outro]

Oh, if only I could give in

If I could get out

If only I could break in

If you could let me out

If only I could let go

If I could sit out

If only I could get back

If I could let me out

Oh, I'm in retrograde

Yeah, mmm

I'm in retrograde

G C

Ooh, ooh, ooh

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