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Dissident

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Chords:
G(add9) x-10-9-0-10-x
F(add9) x-8-7-0-8-x
Bb6 6-5-0-0-6-x
C(add9) 8-7-0-0-8-x
C x-3-2-0-1-0
G 3-5-5-4-0-0
Bb 6-8-8-7-x-x
Cmaj7 7-9-9-8-0-0
[Intro]
G(add9)  F(add9)     Bb6     C(add9)
[Verse]
   CShe nursed him there,  F(add9)ooh, over a nightC  
I wasnt so sure she wanF(add9)ted him to stay
What to say...what to sayC  
But soon she was down, sF(add9)oon he was low
At a quaCrter past...a holF(add9)y no...
She had to turn around
[Chorus]
         G(add9)   F(add9)When she coBb6uldn't hC(add9)ooold,
oh - she folG(add9)ded        F(add9)A dissident is Bb6hereC(add9)  
G(add9)Escape is nF(add9)ever, the saBb6fest pC(add9)ath
Oh, G(add9)a dissident, a F(add9)dissident is hBb6eeeereC(add9)  
[Verse 2]
   CAnd to this day, she'F(add9)s glided on
Always home but so fCar away
Like a F(add9)word misplaced
Nothing said, what a wCaste
When she had contact.F(add9)..with the conflict...
There was meaCning, but she sold him to the stateF(add9)  
She had to turn around
[Chorus]
         G(add9)   F(add9)When she coBb6uldn't hC(add9)ooold,
oh - she folG(add9)ded        F(add9)A dissident is Bb6hereC(add9)  
G(add9)Escape is nF(add9)ever, the saBb6fest pC(add9)ath
Oh, G(add9)a dissident, a F(add9)dissident is hBb6eeeereC(add9)  
[Interlude]
G    Bb   Cmaj7
Repeat X4
[Chorus]
She G(add9)gave him F(add9)away when she coBb6uldn't hC(add9)old...no...
she fG(add9)olded,      F(add9)a dissident iBb6s heeeereC(add9)  
G(add9)Escape is F(add9)never the saBb6fest plaC(add9)ce, oh...
Oh, a G(add9)dissident, a F(add9)dissident is hBb6eeeeeereC(add9)  
G(add9)Couldn't holF(add9)d on...she couBb6ldn't hooC(add9)old...no...
she fG(add9)olded,      F(add9)a dissident is Bb6hereC(add9)  
EG(add9)scape is nF(add9)ever the safBb6est pC(add9)lace,
oh, a G(add9)dissidenF(add9)t is hereBb6  C(add9)  

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Dissident

by Pearl Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords:

G(add9) x-10-9-0-10-x

F(add9) x-8-7-0-8-x

Bb6 6-5-0-0-6-x

C(add9) 8-7-0-0-8-x

C x-3-2-0-1-0

G 3-5-5-4-0-0

Bb 6-8-8-7-x-x

Cmaj7 7-9-9-8-0-0

[Intro]

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

[Verse]

C F(add9) C

She nursed him there, ooh, over a night

F(add9)

I wasnt so sure she wanted him to stay

What to say...what to say

F(add9)

But soon she was down, soon he was low

C F(add9)

At a quarter past...a holy no...

She had to turn around

[Chorus]

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

When she couldn't hooold,

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

oh - she folded A dissident is here

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Escape is never, the safest path

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Oh, a dissident, a dissident is heeeere

[Verse 2]

C F(add9)

And to this day, she's glided on

Always home but so far away

F(add9)

Like a word misplaced

Nothing said, what a waste

F(add9)

When she had contact...with the conflict...

C F(add9)

There was meaning, but she sold him to the state

She had to turn around

[Chorus]

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

When she couldn't hooold,

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

oh - she folded A dissident is here

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Escape is never, the safest path

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Oh, a dissident, a dissident is heeeere

[Interlude]

G Bb Cmaj7

Repeat X4

[Chorus]

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

She gave him away when she couldn't hold...no...

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

she folded, a dissident is heeeere

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Escape is never the safest place, oh...

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Oh, a dissident, a dissident is heeeeeere

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Couldn't hold on...she couldn't hooold...no...

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

she folded, a dissident is here

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

Escape is never the safest place,

G(add9) F(add9) Bb6 C(add9)

oh, a dissident is here

About Dissident Chords by Pearl Jam

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