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Things You Said - Depeche Mode
From the 101 Songbook.
[Intro]
Cm Ab Cm Ab
[Verse 1]
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saiAbd
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saiAbd
But Cmthey know me better than Abmaj7that
CmThey know me better than Abmaj7that
CmThey know my weakneAbadd9sses (I never tried to hide them)
CmThey know my weakneAbsses (I never denied them)
[Interlude]
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
[Verse 2]
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saAbid
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saAbid
CmHow can a view becAbmaj7ome so twisted?
CmHow can a view becAbmaj7ome so twisted?
CmThey know my weakneAbadd9sses (I never tried to hide them)
CmThey know my weakneAbsses (You tried them)
[Interlude]
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
[Bridge]
I Fmget so cBbarried Cmaway
FmYou brought me Bbdown to Cmearth
FmI thought Bbwe had sCmomething precious
NAbmaj7ow I know what it's worth
[Interlude]
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
[Verse 3]
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saAbid
I Cmheard it from my friends about the things you saAbid
CmI never felt so Abmaj7disappointed
CmNever felt so Abmaj7disappointed
CmThey know my weakneAbadd9sses (I never tried to hide them)
CmThey know my weakneAbsses (I thought that you liked them)
[Interlude]
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
[Outro]
CmThey know me better than Abmaj7that
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7
(repeat and fade)

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The Things You Said

by Depeche Mode

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Abadd9

Things You Said - Depeche Mode

From the 101 Songbook.

[Intro]

Cm Ab Cm Ab

[Verse 1]

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Abmaj7

But they know me better than that

Cm Abmaj7

They know me better than that

Cm Abadd9

They know my weaknesses (I never tried to hide them)

Cm Ab

They know my weaknesses (I never denied them)

[Interlude]

Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7

[Verse 2]

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Abmaj7

How can a view become so twisted?

Cm Abmaj7

How can a view become so twisted?

Cm Abadd9

They know my weaknesses (I never tried to hide them)

Cm Ab

They know my weaknesses (You tried them)

[Interlude]

Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7

[Bridge]

Fm Bb Cm

I get so carried away

Fm Bb Cm

You brought me down to earth

Fm Bb Cm

I thought we had something precious

Abmaj7

Now I know what it's worth

[Interlude]

Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7

[Verse 3]

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Ab

I heard it from my friends about the things you said

Cm Abmaj7

I never felt so disappointed

Cm Abmaj7

Never felt so disappointed

Cm Abadd9

They know my weaknesses (I never tried to hide them)

Cm Ab

They know my weaknesses (I thought that you liked them)

[Interlude]

Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7

[Outro]

Cm Abmaj7

They know me better than that

Cm Abmaj7 Cm Abmaj7

(repeat and fade)

About The Things You Said Chords by Depeche Mode

Learn how to play The Things You Said by Depeche Mode with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Things You Said chords”, “The Things You Said guitar chords”, or “Depeche Mode The Things You Said chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Things You Said chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Things You Said lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cm, Ab, Abmaj7, Abadd9, Fm, Bb.

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What key is "The Things You Said" in?

The chords for "The Things You Said" show the original chord names (including Cm, Ab, Abmaj7, Abadd9, Fm, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.