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Clearly Quite Absurd

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Intro
e|-------2--0-------------------------------2--0-------------------------|
B|------------3----2--0------0-------------------3----2--3------0--------|
G|-----4---------4------2----------------4---------4------2--------------|
D|---4---------------------4----4-5-----4---------------------4----0-4---|
A|-2----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
BmAfter all we Gsaid toAday
The F#mstrangest Gthought oEmccurred
I Bmfeel I ought to Gtell youA  
But it's Dclearly Gquite Dabsurd
BmWouldn't it be GwonderfulA  
If F#myou could Gread my Emmind
BmImagine Gall the Astuff
That Dwe could Gleave beDhindA  
Chorus:
How many Bmwords you F#mwaste
BeGfore you're understoodEm  A  
Or simply Bmsow some F#mseeds
You'd Gdo it if you Dcould
ALet me take a Bmmoment
GOf your Emtime    CAaaaF#h
Inside you Bmmind

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Clearly Quite Absurd

by Deep Purple

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F#m

Intro

e|-------2--0-------------------------------2--0-------------------------|

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

G|-----4---------4------2----------------4---------4------2--------------|

D|---4---------------------4----4-5-----4---------------------4----0-4---|

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

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

Listen to the song for the right timing...

Verse 1:

Bm G A

After all we said today

F#m G Em

The strangest thought occurred

Bm G A

I feel I ought to tell you

D G D

But it's clearly quite absurd

Bm G A

Wouldn't it be wonderful

F#m G Em

If you could read my mind

Bm G A

Imagine all the stuff

D G D A

That we could leave behind

Chorus:

Bm F#m

How many words you waste

G Em A

Before you're understood

Bm F#m

Or simply sow some seeds

G D

You'd do it if you could

A Bm

Let me take a moment

G Em C F#

Of your time Aaaah

Inside you mind

About Clearly Quite Absurd Chords by Deep Purple

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