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For Nancy

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO on 2 (key of D)
E|C/E-0—-(G3)-Em-0--Fmaj0---|
B|-1---0---0--1---|
G|-0---0---0--2---|
D|-2---0---2--3---|
A|-3---2---2--3---|
E|-3---3---0--1---|
Intro and Verses:
E|-C/E--------------G-------------Em---------Fmaj--------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    C/EAnd when you Gsaid I could not Emstay with Fmajyou
  C/EThat's not the Gway you would have Emwanted to Fmajbe
  C/EConvince yourGself that everyEmthing is Fmajalright
Cause it C/Ealready GisEm  Fmaj  
   C/EDon't sell your Gheart and break just Ema- ny -Fmajone
  C/EI won't turn Gon with you from Emall the Fmajtears
  C/EConvince yourGself that everyEmthing is Fmajalright
Cause it C/Ealready Gis          Em        FmajCause it C/Ealready GisEm  Fmaj  
  C/ESo take your Glessons hard and Emstay with Fmajhim
  C/EBut when your Gcar crash comes Emdon't be misFmajled
  C/EConvince yourGself that everyEmthing is Fmajalright
Cause it C/Ealready Gis          Em        FmajCause it C/Ealready GisEm  Fmaj  
  C/ESo take your Glessons hard and Emstay with Fmajhim
  C/EBut when your Gcar crash comes Emdon't be misFmajled
  C/EConvince yourGself that everyEmthing is Fmajalright
Cause it C/Ealready GisEm  Fmaj  
Yeah it C/Ealready GisEm  Fmaj  

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For Nancy

by Pete Yorn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Fmaj

CAPO on 2 (key of D)

C/E G Em Fmaj

E|-0—-(3)--0--0---|

B|-1---0---0--1---|

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

D|-2---0---2--3---|

A|-3---2---2--3---|

E|-3---3---0--1---|

Intro and Verses:

C/E G Em Fmaj

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

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

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

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

C/E G Em Fmaj

And when you said I could not stay with you

C/E G Em Fmaj

That's not the way you would have wanted to be

C/E G Em Fmaj

Convince yourself that everything is alright

C/E G Em Fmaj

Cause it already is

C/E G Em Fmaj

Don't sell your heart and break just a- ny -one

C/E G Em Fmaj

I won't turn on with you from all the tears

C/E G Em Fmaj

Convince yourself that everything is alright

C/E G Em Fmaj C/E G Em Fmaj

Cause it already is Cause it already is

C/E G Em Fmaj

So take your lessons hard and stay with him

C/E G Em Fmaj

But when your car crash comes don't be misled

C/E G Em Fmaj

Convince yourself that everything is alright

C/E G Em Fmaj C/E G Em Fmaj

Cause it already is Cause it already is

C/E G Em Fmaj

So take your lessons hard and stay with him

C/E G Em Fmaj

But when your car crash comes don't be misled

C/E G Em Fmaj

Convince yourself that everything is alright

C/E G Em Fmaj

Cause it already is

C/E G Em Fmaj

Yeah it already is

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