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Symmetry by Mew
Capo on 1st
Verse: x2
Gmaj7I’m caught in the symmetry of your mindDmaj7. 
Gmaj7But I’m not happier than youDmaj7. 
DDid I really Esussee yEou Gmaj7or was it a Ddream? 
DDreaming that it was EsusseamlEess, Gmajnot a trace of Dwrong. 
DWrong words that we have EsusspokeEn. 
Gmaj7Little did we Dknow. No bigotry, No Esustears Eshed. 
Gmaj7oh if 
Chorus:
onDly you’d try to be poBmlite 
thinking you were riAght 
only to fiGnd that yoAu’re unkDind.   
But ironicaBmlly you will always bAe belle of the bGall
at lAeast to mGmaj7e. 
Verse:
Gmaj7I’m caught in the symmetry of your mind. Dmaj7  
Gmaj7But I’m not happier than you. Dmaj7  
DBut my words are fEsusrail nEot aGmaj7udible
they dDo not even conEsusvince Eme 
Gmaj7perhaps they are unDtrue. 
DTruly with you the Esusworst iEs aGmaj7lways true. 
I gDave you all the EsusbenefEits of Gmaj7all the doubts 
Chorus:
I Dhad never hoped to Bmbe as benign as Ame. 
Funny how Gyou aAlways get Dthrough 
but ironically Bmyou will always Abe belle of the Gball 
at leAast to mDe. 
Outro:
 D   Bm   A   G   Ax2
Ends with D

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Symmetry

by Mew

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Dmaj7

Esus

Gmaj

Symmetry by Mew

Capo on 1st

Verse: x2

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

I’m caught in the symmetry of your mind.

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

But I’m not happier than you.

D Esus E Gmaj7 D

Did I really see you or was it a dream?

D Esus E Gmaj D

Dreaming that it was seamless, not a trace of wrong.

D Esus E

Wrong words that we have spoken.

Gmaj7 D Esus E

Little did we know. No bigotry, No tears shed.

Gmaj7

oh if

Chorus:

D Bm

only you’d try to be polite

thinking you were right

G A D

only to find that you’re unkind.

Bm A G

But ironically you will always be belle of the ball

A Gmaj7

at least to me.

Verse:

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

I’m caught in the symmetry of your mind.

Gmaj7 Dmaj7

But I’m not happier than you.

D Esus E Gmaj7

But my words are frail not audible

D Esus E

they do not even convince me

Gmaj7 D

perhaps they are untrue.

D Esus E Gmaj7

Truly with you the worst is always true.

D Esus E Gmaj7

I gave you all the benefits of all the doubts

Chorus:

D Bm A

I had never hoped to be as benign as me.

G A D

Funny how you always get through

Bm A G

but ironically you will always be belle of the ball

A D

at least to me.

Outro:

D Bm A G A

Ends with D

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