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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard Tuning (Capo 1)
All chords sound 1 semitone higher than played
e|Dm-1---G3---C0--Em-0---F1--Am-0--Am/G-0---|
B|-3---3---1---0---1---1---1---|
G|-2---0---0---0---2---2---2---|
D|-0---0---2---2---3---2---2---|
A|-0---2---3---2---3---0---0---|
E|-----3-------0---1-------3---|
Chorus 1
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 DmThis Gis the Ctime to Emdie
 DmI'm not Gsomeone on Cwho to reFly
 DmChances Gcome and Cchances Amgo
 FThis is Gletting goC  
Verse 1
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I feel the Amtightening Am/Gof the Gdawn
The creAmation of Am/Gsomething I've Gsung
No one Amgoes back cos Am/Gthey're all Gthere
 FAre you GeverywhereC  
Verse 2
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Becoming Amwho you Am/Gthink you Gare
In Amorder to Am/Gdo your Gpart
In the Ammulti-dimeAm/Gntional sGcheme 
 FYou'll know Gwhat I meaCn
Chorus 2
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 DmThis Gis the Ctime to Emdie
 DmI'm not Gsomeone on Cwho to reFly
 DmChances Gcome and Cchances Amgo
 FThis is Gletting you Cknow
Verse 2
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I'm almost Amall I'll Am/Gever Gbe
This cutting Amoff of Am/Gfate like a Gstring
A Amline that Am/Gfalls to the fGloor 
And FI'm not Gme anyCmoreAm  
And FI'm not Gme anyCmoreAm  
And FI'm not Gme anyCmore

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Chances

by John Frusciante

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

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Tuning: Standard Tuning (Capo 1)

All chords sound 1 semitone higher than played

Dm G C Em F Am Am/G

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus 1

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Dm G C Em

This is the time to die

Dm G C F

I'm not someone on who to rely

Dm G C Am

Chances come and chances go

F G C

This is letting go

Verse 1

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Am Am/G G

I feel the tightening of the dawn

Am Am/G G

The creation of something I've sung

Am Am/G G

No one goes back cos they're all there

F G C

Are you everywhere

Verse 2

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Am Am/G G

Becoming who you think you are

Am Am/G G

In order to do your part

Am Am/G G

In the multi-dimentional scheme

F G C

You'll know what I mean

Chorus 2

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Dm G C Em

This is the time to die

Dm G C F

I'm not someone on who to rely

Dm G C Am

Chances come and chances go

F G C

This is letting you know

Verse 2

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Am Am/G G

I'm almost all I'll ever be

Am Am/G G

This cutting off of fate like a string

Am Am/G G

A line that falls to the floor

F G C Am

And I'm not me anymore

F G C Am

And I'm not me anymore

F G C

And I'm not me anymore

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