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12-string guitar, capo 4.
  VERSE 1:
  Oh you say I got Gtrouble
        C*
  I got trouble all over me
                         G           F      C*
  I got trouble since the day I was born
  And it's not just a Gstruggle
              C*
  No it's the blood runnin' through my veins
  And it's Gall the clothes I've Fever Cworn
  D'Cause when I'm with you I B7feel so overCdressed
CHORUS:
The trouble is GI'm not above Dor beEmyond anythingC  
                     G          D    C*
So I know you must be good for me
As Gfar as you can Dand as Embad as I amC  
                     G          D    C*  (D)
Oh I know you must be good for me
  VERSE 2:
  I'm a terrible Glover
          C*
  I never love you the way I should
                     G          F       C*
  Oh and every single reason's wrong
  Oh my sister, my Gbrother
         C*
  We got history on our heels
                          G           F     C*
  And were runnin' like we broke the law
  DWith friends like these tell me B7who needs the Cpolice
REPEAT CHORUS
    BRIDGE:
    B7We're makin' noise in the EmtempleEm7  
 C#ø/                     E  Cmaj7/  E(Em7*  Em,maj7)
    We're skimmin' off the top
 Em*                         Em,maj7
    And we don't want you to suffer
 Em7*                     C#ø/E  
    But you don't want to stop
                                 Am      C/   B  Am  
    Because you know that it's the on - ly   way
INSTRUMENTAL:    G  C*    G  C*
REPEAT CHORUS
TAG:
                     G          D    C*
Oh I know you must be good for me
Oh I Gknow you must be Fgood for Cme
320003  G  
x32013  C*
133211  F  
x32010  C  
 lick   * = two down-strums of C with D-string hammer-on
xx0232  D  
x21202  B7  
022000  Em  
020000  Em7  
04x000  C#ø/ E(aka C#m7b5/E)
03x000  Cmaj7/E  
05x000  Em7*
06x000  Em,maj7
07x000  Em*
x02210  Am  
x2x010  C/B  

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Trouble

by Caedmon's Call

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cmaj7

C/B

12-string guitar, capo 4.

VERSE 1:

Oh you say I got trouble

I got trouble all over me

G F C

I got trouble since the day I was born

And it's not just a struggle

No it's the blood runnin' through my veins

G F C

And it's all the clothes I've ever worn

D B7 C

'Cause when I'm with you I feel so overdressed

CHORUS:

G D Em C

The trouble is I'm not above or beyond anything

G D C

So I know you must be good for me

G D Em C

As far as you can and as bad as I am

G D C D

* ()

Oh I know you must be good for me

VERSE 2:

I'm a terrible lover

I never love you the way I should

G F C

Oh and every single reason's wrong

Oh my sister, my brother

We got history on our heels

G F C

And were runnin' like we broke the law

D B7 C

With friends like these tell me who needs the police

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE:

B7 Em Em7

We're makin' noise in the temple

C# E Cmaj7 E Em7 Em

ø/ / (* ,maj7)

We're skimmin' off the top

Em Em

* ,maj7

And we don't want you to suffer

Em7 C# E

* ø/

But you don't want to stop

Am C B Am

Because you know that it's the on - ly way

G C G C

INSTRUMENTAL: * *

REPEAT CHORUS

TAG:

G D C

Oh I know you must be good for me

G F C

Oh I know you must be good for me

320003

x32013 *

133211

x32010

lick * = two down-strums of C with D-string hammer-on

xx0232

x21202

022000

Em7

020000

C# E

04x000 ø/ (aka C#m7b5/E)

Cmaj7 E

03x000 /

Em7

05x000 *

06x000 ,maj7

07x000 *

x02210

C/B

x2x010

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