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I Would Hurt A Fly

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Chords:
Gm*  31033X       Bb688766
 D/F#20023X      Eb5X688XX
   C7X3231X       F7X8786X
   D7X5453X        F133211
  Eb7X6564X   Cmadd9X3103X
   Gm355333   Bbmaj7X132XX
F*   1032XX
[Intro]Gm(riff)
e|-------------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------------|-------|
G|------3--------0-----0---------|-------|
D|----0---0--------3-----3----3--|--3/5--|
A|-------------------------------|-------|
E|--3--------3-------3-----3-----|--1/3--|
Gm*          D/F#               C7  D7  
I can't get that sound you make out of my head
Gm*                        D/F#          C7  D7  
I can't even figure out what's making it
Gm*                                 D/F#      C7  D7  
no one else around even seems to be noticing
Gmit's only D/F#small enough for C7meD7  Eb7  
Gm(riff) Eb7 
Gm*          D/F#               C7  D7  
I can't get that sound you make out of my head
Gm*                        D/F#          C7  D7  
I can't even figure out what's making it
Gm*                    D/F#               C7  D7  
it feels like fingernails across the moon
Gm*                    D/F#       C7    D7  
or do you rub your wings together
Eb7                       Gm(riff)
Eb7it's connected to the Gmproblems that I Bbwon't take for an Eb5answer
and I F7won't take that from Bbyou
D7because GmI'd Fhurt a fC7ly
Gm*  D/F#   C7   D72x 
Gm*   Cmadd9    F*  Bbmaj7
Gm*    Cmadd9  F* Bbmaj7
Gm*   Cmadd9    F*  Bbmaj7
Gmfeeling Cmadd9badD7  
                       Eb7Gm(riff)
there's a mean bone in my body
Eb7it's connected to the Gmproblems that I Bbwon't take for an Eb5answer
and I F7won't take that from Bbyou
D7because GmI'd Fhurt a fC7ly
 And just in case you want to...
e|--------------------|--1/3--6\3--|
B|--3--3/6----3-3-3p0-|------------|
G|--3--3/6----3-3-3p0-|------------|
D|--0--0---0--1-1-1p0-|------------|
A|--1--1------3-3-3p0-|------------|
E|--3--3/6------------|------------|
| p  Pull-off

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I Would Hurt A Fly

by Built to Spill

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Eb5

Eb7

Cmadd9

Bbmaj7

Chords:

Gm* 31033X 688766

D/F# Eb5

20023X X688XX

C7 F7

X3231X X8786X

D7 F

X5453X 133211

Eb7 Cmadd9

X6564X X3103X

Gm Bbmaj7

355333 X132XX

F* 1032XX

[Intro]Gm(riff)

e|-------------------------------|-------|

B|-------------------------------|-------|

G|------3--------0-----0---------|-------|

D|----0---0--------3-----3----3--|--3/5--|

A|-------------------------------|-------|

E|--3--------3-------3-----3-----|--1/3--|

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

I can't get that sound you make out of my head

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

I can't even figure out what's making it

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

no one else around even seems to be noticing

Gm D/F# C7 D7 Eb7

it's only small enough for me

Gm(riff) Eb7

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

I can't get that sound you make out of my head

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

I can't even figure out what's making it

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

it feels like fingernails across the moon

D/F# C7 D7

Gm*

or do you rub your wings together

Eb7 Gm(riff)

Eb7 Gm Bb Eb5

it's connected to the problems that I won't take for an answer

F7 Bb

and I won't take that from you

D7 Gm F C7

because I'd hurt a fly

D/F# C7 D7

Gm* 2x

Gm* Cmadd9 F* Bbmaj7

Gm Cmadd9 D7

feeling bad

Eb7

Gm(riff)

there's a mean bone in my body

Eb7 Gm Bb Eb5

it's connected to the problems that I won't take for an answer

F7 Bb

and I won't take that from you

D7 Gm F C7

because I'd hurt a fly

And just in case you want to...

e|--------------------|--1/3--6\3--|

B|--3--3/6----3-3-3p0-|------------|

G|--3--3/6----3-3-3p0-|------------|

D|--0--0---0--1-1-1p0-|------------|

A|--1--1------3-3-3p0-|------------|

E|--3--3/6------------|------------|

| p Pull-off

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