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this is a great song and i really wanted to work out how to play it.it sounds ok,but i'm 
about certain parts.
capo on 2nd
intro-   F#m     E  
(X2)  (LISTEN TO SONG FOR RHYTHM)
BAll the mistakes I F#mmade I made becausEe
I didn't know mysF#melf very well
BAnd by this staF#mge I feel likeE  
I really shouldn't kF#mnow myself
BI'm forced iF#mnto a sponsored silenceE  
F#mWhere I'm only paBid
If I don't F#msay
What I want to Esay
     F#m    E  F#mOpen up your eAyes and seEe
        I can't thBrow it aAll away
     F#m    E   F#mOpen up your eAyes and seEe
        I can't Bgive it aAll away
        F#mI couldn't even cEare what you sAay
        EChange
        You changed F#meverEythiF#mng
        And blAame it on your obvious wEaysB  A  
(SAME AS BEFORE)
I gamble my praises
And threw the jukebox from my favorite phrases
As we cling to the nightclub walls
We whisper the words, we whisper them wrong
So we screamed out the wrong words
Into our own song
And with a kiss that tasted like drugs
Which taste like we'll never ever make it home
Open up your eyes and see
I can't throw it all away
Open up your eyes and see
I can't give it all away
I couldn't even care what you say
Change
You changed everything
And blame it on your obvious ways
F#m            E
F#m            E
F#mThrow me around
First you've got to caElm me down
Don't you think you F#mshould calm me down
Before you throw me Earound
EYou throw me into
    F#m    E    F#manother move I cAan't remakeE  
        It chaBnges everAything
    F#m    E    F#mOpen up your arAms and sayE  
        GiBve it aAll away
        F#mI couldn't even cEare what you sAay
        EChange
        You changed F#meveEryF#mthing
        And bAlame it on your obvious wEaysB  A  
       F#m E F#m A E B A
       F#m E F#m A E B A
       F#m E F#m

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Blame It On Obvious Ways

by Idlewild

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

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F#m

this is a great song and i really wanted to work out how to play it.it sounds ok,but i'm

about certain parts.

capo on 2nd

F#m E

intro-

(X2) (LISTEN TO SONG FOR RHYTHM)

B F#m E

All the mistakes I made I made because

F#m

I didn't know myself very well

B F#m E

And by this stage I feel like

F#m

I really shouldn't know myself

B F#m E

I'm forced into a sponsored silence

F#m B

Where I'm only paid

F#m

If I don't say

What I want to say

F#m E F#m A E

Open up your eyes and see

B A

I can't throw it all away

F#m E F#m A E

Open up your eyes and see

B A

I can't give it all away

F#m E A

I couldn't even care what you say

Change

F#m E F#m

You changed everything

A E B A

And blame it on your obvious ways

(SAME AS BEFORE)

I gamble my praises

And threw the jukebox from my favorite phrases

As we cling to the nightclub walls

We whisper the words, we whisper them wrong

So we screamed out the wrong words

Into our own song

And with a kiss that tasted like drugs

Which taste like we'll never ever make it home

Open up your eyes and see

I can't throw it all away

Open up your eyes and see

I can't give it all away

I couldn't even care what you say

Change

You changed everything

And blame it on your obvious ways

F#m E

F#m

Throw me around

First you've got to calm me down

F#m

Don't you think you should calm me down

Before you throw me around

You throw me into

F#m E F#m A E

another move I can't remake

B A

It changes everything

F#m E F#m A E

Open up your arms and say

B A

Give it all away

F#m E A

I couldn't even care what you say

Change

F#m E F#m

You changed everything

A E B A

And blame it on your obvious ways

F#m E F#m A E B A

F#m E F#m

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