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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro] x2 (bending each note)
e|---x--x--x--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5--3--5----------------------------------------------x--x--x--3--5--3--5-|
G|------------------------x--x--x--2--0-----0----x--x--x--2--0-----0----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2----------------------2-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
E         E D# D         B    D
A              E    B    D    A
E         E D# D         B    D
A[Verse 1]E  B  D  A  
   EDo you know    E     D#    Dthe secret BhandsDhake?
   AYou best use itE  B  D  A  
   EHere they come   E     D#     Dwith ringing BearsD  
   ASocial misfitsE  B  D  A  
E[Chorus]
   BSomeone's gotta Ego
   AJust thought you should Bknow
   And so it has to Ebe
                          AN.C.
   The one who held the key
over intro riff
[Verse 2]
  ECheck the time,   E     D#       DT minus B5D  
   AAnd you're still lookingE  B  D  A  
   EToo good       E     D#         Dto be BtrueD  
   ASo what's your secret?E  B  D  A  
E[Chorus]
   BSomeone's gotta Ego
   AJust thought you should Bknow
   And so it has to Ebe
   AThe one who held the Bkey
   Someone's gotta Ego
   AJust thought you should Bknow
   And so it has to Ebe
   AThe one who held the keyB  
Endinge|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2--5--2--5--2-------2--5--2--5--2----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Inspection Wise 1999

by The Hives

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro] x2 (bending each note)

e|---x--x--x--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------5--3--5----------------------------------------------x--x--x--3--5--3--5-|

G|------------------------x--x--x--2--0-----0----x--x--x--2--0-----0----------------------|

D|---------------------------------------2----------------------2-------------------------|

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

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

[Intro]

E E D# D B D

A E B D A

E E D# D B D

A E B D A

[Verse 1]

E E D# D B D

Do you know the secret handshake?

A E B D A

You best use it

E E D# D B D

Here they come with ringing ears

A E B D A

Social misfits

[Chorus]

B E

Someone's gotta go

A B

Just thought you should know

And so it has to be

N.C.

The one who held the key

over intro riff

[Verse 2]

E E D# D B D

Check the time, T minus 5

A E B D A

And you're still looking

E E D# D B D

Too good to be true

A E B D A

So what's your secret?

[Chorus]

B E

Someone's gotta go

A B

Just thought you should know

And so it has to be

A B

The one who held the key

Someone's gotta go

A B

Just thought you should know

And so it has to be

A B

The one who held the key

Ending

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

B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|---2--5--2--5--2-------2--5--2--5--2----------------------------|

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

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