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Abm= 446644
 F#= 224422
C#5= 444664
Bb5= 222442
AbmIn my defence I didn't know
F#In my defence it didn't show
AbmYou looked so hF#appy then
AbmIn my defence look at my life
F#In my defence look at this knife
AbmI looked so F#happy then
C#5Try to defBb5end it
F#Try to suspend the inAbmevitable
Bb5I wont try to defend F#it, oh no
AbmYou are so beF#atiful
C#5Don't try to reBb5member
F#That week in SepteAbmmber
Bb5Don't try to defF#end it
AbmOh, oh, oh, nF#o.
The rest is the same for the other two verses

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In My Defence

by Anaemic Mantis

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

C#5

Bb5

Abm

= 446644

= 224422

C#5

= 444664

Bb5

= 222442

Abm

In my defence I didn't know

In my defence it didn't show

Abm F#

You looked so happy then

Abm

In my defence look at my life

In my defence look at this knife

Abm F#

I looked so happy then

C#5 Bb5

Try to defend it

F# Abm

Try to suspend the inevitable

Bb5 F#

I wont try to defend it, oh no

Abm F#

You are so beatiful

C#5 Bb5

Don't try to remember

F# Abm

That week in September

Bb5 F#

Don't try to defend it

Abm F#

Oh, oh, oh, no.

The rest is the same for the other two verses

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