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played with capo on 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
CIt's funny I know
F#m7b5But I'm disappointed in you
Fmaj7I thought you could read my CmindG/B  G  
CBut I came home early
F#m7b5And saw that a drawer'd been opened
Fmaj7Looks like you've been reading my diC/Gary insGtead
[Chorus]
EmHow does it feFel to realiGsus4zeGadd4  
EmYou're all alFone behind your Gsus4eyes?Gadd4  
E/G#It seemAm7s to me if D/F#you can't truGst
You can't be trusted
C   G/B  G
[Verse 2]
CCaught in a dream
F#m7b5Picking up astral signals
SFmaj7ome of them psychic, you betteCr watch what you think
CHappens to be that
EveryboF#m7b5dy else's dreams are FreudiFmaj7an clues
C/GYou better watch what yoGu dream
[Chorus]
EmYou wanna sFee the other sGsus4ideGadd4  
WhEmat's going on Fbehind the Gsus4eyesGadd4  
E/G#Still it Am7seems if D/F#you can't truGst
You can't be trusted
C   G/B  G
[Bridge]
F#m7b5 Fmaj7   C
F#m7b5 Fmaj7   C  D#maj7
GmDidn't you know, we're as close as we can bA#e?F  
C   G/B  G
[Verse 3]
CThe sun's coming up
F#m7b5She's pulled all the blankets oFmaj7ver
Fmaj7Curled in a ball
CLike she's hiding from me G/CandG  
CThat's when I know
F#m7b5She's gonna be pissed when she wakes upF  
For terrible things I did to Cher in Gher dreams
[Chorus]
EmYou wanna sFee the other sGsus4ideGadd4  
WhEmat's going on Fbehind the Gsus4eyesGadd4  
E/G#Still iAm7t seems if D/F#you can't truGst
You can't be trusted
C   G/B  G
Ending
F#m7b5 Fmaj7   C
F#m7b5 Fmaj7   C  D#maj7
GmDidn't you know, we're as close as we can bA#e?F  
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Trusted

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7b5

Fmaj7

G/B

C/G

Gsus4

Gadd4

E/G#

Am7

D/F#

D#maj7

G/C

played with capo on 3rd fret

[Verse 1]

It's funny I know

F#m7b5

But I'm disappointed in you

Fmaj7 C G/B G

I thought you could read my mind

But I came home early

F#m7b5

And saw that a drawer'd been opened

Fmaj7 C/G G

Looks like you've been reading my diary instead

[Chorus]

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

How does it feel to realize

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

You're all alone behind your eyes?

E/G# Am7 D/F# G

It seems to me if you can't trust

You can't be trusted

C G/B G

[Verse 2]

Caught in a dream

F#m7b5

Picking up astral signals

Fmaj7 C

Some of them psychic, you better watch what you think

Happens to be that

F#m7b5 Fmaj7

Everybody else's dreams are Freudian clues

C/G G

You better watch what you dream

[Chorus]

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

You wanna see the other side

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

What's going on behind the eyes

E/G# Am7 D/F# G

Still it seems if you can't trust

You can't be trusted

C G/B G

[Bridge]

F#m7b5 Fmaj7 C

F#m7b5 Fmaj7 C D#maj7

Gm A# F

Didn't you know, we're as close as we can be?

C G/B G

[Verse 3]

The sun's coming up

F#m7b5 Fmaj7

She's pulled all the blankets over

Fmaj7

Curled in a ball

C G/C G

Like she's hiding from me and

That's when I know

F#m7b5 F

She's gonna be pissed when she wakes up

C G

For terrible things I did to her in her dreams

[Chorus]

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

You wanna see the other side

Em F Gsus4 Gadd4

What's going on behind the eyes

E/G# Am7 D/F# G

Still it seems if you can't trust

You can't be trusted

C G/B G

Ending

F#m7b5 Fmaj7 C

F#m7b5 Fmaj7 C D#maj7

Gm A# F

Didn't you know, we're as close as we can be?

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