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Step 1 / 93Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Acoustic version.
Check this link for the complete intro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSIIAHzliJ8
Check this one to hear the outro part clearly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJbcN8n9kQ
When playing the D switch between D and Dsus2 (xx0230).
You can hear this really well in the 2nd part of the intro.
[Intro]
e|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
B|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|
G|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| x4
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
B|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|
G|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
D A C G
[Verse 1]
If Dyou, if you could return
Don't let it A6burn, don't let it fade
I'm sure I might be Cadd9rude
But it's just your attitude
It's tearing me aGpart
It's ruining everything
And I Dswore, I swore I would be true
And honey, so did A6you
So why were you holding her Cadd9hand
Is that the way we stand
Were you lying all the Gtime
Was it just a game to you
[Chorus]
But I'm in so Ddeep
You know I'm such a A6fool for you
You got me wrapped around your Cadd9finger
Do you have to let it Glinger
Do you have to, do you have to
Do you have to let it Dlinger
[Verse 2]
Oh, I A6thought the world of you
I thought Cadd9nothing could go wrong
But I was Gwrong, I was wrong
If Dyou, if you could get by
Trying not to A6lie
Things wouldn't be so conCadd9fused
And I wouldn't feel so used
But you always really Gknew
I just wanna be with you
[Chorus]
And I'm in so Ddeep
You know I'm such a A6fool for you
You got me wrapped around your Cadd9finger
Do you have to let it Glinger
Do you have to, do you have to
Do you have to let it Dlinger
(Instrumental)
[Chorus]
And I'm in so Ddeep
You know I'm such a A6fool for you
You got me wrapped around your Cadd9finger
Do you have to let it Glinger
Do you have to, do you have to
Do you have to let it Dlinger
[Outro]
e|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|
B|----3--------3--------3--------3--------3-----|----3--------3--------3--------3--------3-----|
G|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------2--------2--------2--------2--|-------2--------2---------2--------------|
B|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|----3--------3---------3-----3-----------|
G|-2--------2--------2--------2--------|-0--------0--------0h2----------0--2-----|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

The story behind the song

"Linger" is a standout track from The Cranberries' 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, this song features an acoustic arrangement complemented by a string section. It was first released as a single in February 1993 and became the band's first major hit. An acoustic, stripped-down version was later released in 2017.

AI-written from these sources:Linger (The Cranberries song) — Wikipedia ↗The Cranberries — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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