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Intro:   Am    Am  Am  
       AmOne, two, three, four.
       F  Dm7  Am  Am
[Verse 1]
          GHey baby come 'round,
          Dm7Keep holding me down,
        And I'll be  Fkeeping you up toCnight.
          GA four letter word got stuck in my heDm7ad,
        The dirtest word that I've ever saFid,
        It's making me feel alCright.C  
[Chorus 1]
            FFor what it's Dm7worth, I loAmve you,Am  
            FAnd what is woDm7rse, I reAmally do.Am  
            FFor what it's Dm7worth,
          I'm gonna Crun, run, run 'til the Gsweetness gets to Fyou,
          And what is Dm7worse, I Amlove you.Am  
[Verse 2]
          GHey please baby come back,
          There'll bDm7e  no more lovin' attacks,
          And I'll be  Fkeeping it cool toCnight.C  
            GThe four letter word is out of my Dm7head,
          Come on around, get back in my Fbed,
          Keep making me feel aClright.C  
[Chorus 2]
            FFor what it's Dm7worth, I liAmke you,Am  
            FAnd what is woDm7rse, I reAmally do.Am  
            FThings have beDm7en worse,
          And we had Cfun, fun, fun 'til I sGaid I love Fyou,
          And what is Dm7worse, I Amreally do.Am  
[Middle]
           FFor what it's Dm7worth, I Amlove you,Am  
           FAnd what is wDm7orse, I rAmeally do.
[Interlude]     G     G     Dm7     Dm7     F     F     C  C  
             Oh
[Chorus 3]
            FFor what it's Dm7worth, I loAmve you,Am  
            FAnd what is woDm7rse, I reAmally do, Amoh.
            FFor what it's Dm7worth, I loAmve you,Am  
            FAnd what is woDm7rse, I reAmally do.Am  
[Outro]
          Oh, oh, oh, Foh, oh, oh, oh.
            Dm7Oh, oh, oh, oAmh, oh, oh, oh.
          Oh, oh, oh, Foh, oh, oh, oh.
            Dm7Oh, oh, oh, oAmh, oh, oh, oh.
          Oh, oh, oh, Foh, oh, oh, oh.Dm7  
          C   G   F   Dm7   Am

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XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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A minor

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For What Its Worth

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For What Its Worth

by The Cardigans

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am Am Am

Intro:

One, two, three, four.

F Dm7 Am Am

[Verse 1]

Hey baby come 'round,

Dm7

Keep holding me down,

F C

And I'll be keeping you up tonight.

G Dm7

A four letter word got stuck in my head,

The dirtest word that I've ever said,

C C

It's making me feel alright.

[Chorus 1]

F Dm7 Am Am

For what it's worth, I love you,

F Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I really do.

F Dm7

For what it's worth,

C G F

I'm gonna run, run, run 'til the sweetness gets to you,

Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I love you.

[Verse 2]

Hey please baby come back,

Dm7

There'll be no more lovin' attacks,

F C C

And I'll be keeping it cool tonight.

G Dm7

The four letter word is out of my head,

Come on around, get back in my bed,

C C

Keep making me feel alright.

[Chorus 2]

F Dm7 Am Am

For what it's worth, I like you,

F Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I really do.

F Dm7

Things have been worse,

C G F

And we had fun, fun, fun 'til I said I love you,

Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I really do.

[Middle]

F Dm7 Am Am

For what it's worth, I love you,

F Dm7 Am

And what is worse, I really do.

G G Dm7 Dm7 F F C C

[Interlude]

[Chorus 3]

F Dm7 Am Am

For what it's worth, I love you,

F Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I really do, oh.

F Dm7 Am Am

For what it's worth, I love you,

F Dm7 Am Am

And what is worse, I really do.

[Outro]

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Dm7 Am

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Dm7 Am

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

F Dm7

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

C G F Dm7 Am

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