Thirty-Three

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Step 1 / 8Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Chord Fingerings:
G1 Gmaj7   Gsus2   G2   Cadd9  Dsus2/ A  D6/9sus4 Cmaj7  
E| x x x x x x x x
B| 0 0 x x 3 3 0 0
D| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G| 5 4 7 9 5 0 7 5
B| 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 5
E| x x x x x x x x
Fig1
G1 Gmaj7G1 Gsus2G1 Gmaj7  
Fig2
G1 Gmaj7G1 Gsus2   G2  Gmaj7  
Intro- |Fig1 |Fig2 |Fig1 |
V1- Cadd Dsus2/ AFig1
Speak to me in a language I can hear
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
Humour me before I have to go
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
Deep in thought I forgive everyone
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
As the cluttered streets greet me once again
Br1- Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig2 Cadd9  Dsus2/ A  
I know I can't be late, supper's waiting on the table
Fig1 Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig2
Tomorrow's just an excuse away So I pull my
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
collar up and face the cold, on my own
V2 - Cadd9 Dsus/A Fig1
The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
Steeple guide me to my heart and home
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
The sun is out and up and down again
Br2 Fig2
I know I'll make it, love can last forever
Fig1 D6/9sus4 Cmaj7  
Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
C1 - Fig1 Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig2
And you can make it last forever you
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
You can make it last forever you
Cadd9  Dsus2/ A  
You can make it last,
And Cadd9for a moment I lose myself
Dsus2/ AFig1
Wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
V3 - Cadd9 Dsus/A Fig1
I've journeyed here and there and back again
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
But in the same old haunts I still find my friends
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
Mysteries not ready to reveal
Cadd9  Dsus/ AFig1
Sympathies not ready to return
Br3 - Fig2
I'll make the effort, love can last for ever
Fig1 D6/9sus4 Cmaj7  
Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
D6/9sus4 Cmaj7  
Tomorrow's just an excuse
D6/9sus4 Cmaj7  
Tomorrow's just an excuse
Fig1 Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig2
C2- And you can make it last, forever you
Cadd9  Dsus2/ AFig1
Can make it last, forever you
Cadd9  Dsus2/ A   Cadd9  Dsus2/ A  
Can make it last, forever you Forever you
End - |Fig1 |Fig2 | Fig1| G1 |
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The story behind the song

"Thirty-Three" is a simple song, written in a country tuning, that emerged after a period of touring. The band even kept the original demo's drum machine track because they couldn't recreate its feel. It stands as a testament to the idea that sometimes the initial spark of an idea, even a simple one, holds a unique and irreplaceable magic.

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About Thirty-Three Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

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