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Prepare your power chords ;)
Verse -  A#5   G#5   F5   G#5  C5  
riff1 -  C#5   D#5  A#5  
riff2 -  G#5   A#5   F5  
chorus -  D#5   F5   A#5   F#5   C#5  A#5  
riff3 - F#5 C#5 A#5 (alt.D#5)
A#5Today will G#5not be F5happeG#5ning
             C5    A#5        G#5   F5        G#5   C5          A#5    C#5    D#5   A#5(riff1)
We've come too far away from being to be at all    
  C#5    D#5   A#5x2                              G#5   A#5F5(riff2)  C#5   D#5   A#5  
We're putting the law back in your hands
  C#5    D#5   A#5x2                              G#5   A#5F5x3  
Today we're setting our sights for a new land
Palm Mute F5
D#5Lean inF5to A#5me cuz there's F#5no signs C#5on the vA#5ehicle
D#5Look out aF5nd A#5see cuz the F#5city hC#5as no pA#5eople
D#5They don't know who F5you A#5are but they F#5know wC#5ho
you A#5will be
      D#5        F5         A#5      C5F#5----C#5             A#5  
Monsters of all colors and we're all distorted energy
F#5 C#5 A#5
F#5 C#5 D#5
A#5Pain looks G#5on up F5at G#5me
And when C5I'm A#5beat
From G#5the bF5acksG#5eat I'll crash C5my A#5carC#5  D#5  A#5  
 C#5   D#5   A#5x2                               G#5   A#5    F5   C#5   D#5  A#5  
Incensed I feel like a fool when I'm feeling
 C#5   D#5   A#5x2                                G#5   A#5F5x2   C#5   D#5  A#5  
Right off this blossoming hurts like I'm peeling
 C#5   D#5   A#5x2                          G#5   A#5    F5   C#5   D#5  A#5  
Oh God I can't be found when I'm dreaming
 C#5   D#5   A#5x2                              G#5   A#5F5x3  
Words hard I'm into the sound of their meaning
D#5I am F5divA#5orced from the F#5image C#5I've creA#5ated
So D#5many nights F5and A#5days that are sF#5eparate C#5from the A#5ages
TD#5hank you for thF5e lA#5essons that I lF#5earned while JC#5ohn was A#5sleeping
      D#5   F5          A#5   C5F#5--C#5        A#5  
Whoever it seemed the Creator did the teaching
 F#5   C#5   A#5(repeat several times and end with  F#   C#5  D#5  

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Today

by John Frusciante

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#5

G#5

C#5

D#5

F#5

Prepare your power chords ;)

A#5 G#5 F5 G#5 C5

Verse -

C#5 D#5 A#5

riff1 -

G#5 A#5 F5

riff2 -

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

chorus -

riff3 - F#5 C#5 A#5 (alt.D#5)

A#5 G#5 F5 G#5

Today will not be happening

C5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5 C5 A#5 C#5 D#5 A#5

(riff1)

We've come too far away from being to be at all

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5 C#5 D#5 A#5

x2 F5(riff2)

We're putting the law back in your hands

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5

x2 F5x3

Today we're setting our sights for a new land

Palm Mute F5

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

Lean into me cuz there's no signs on the vehicle

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

Look out and see cuz the city has no people

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5

They don't know who you are but they know who

A#5

you will be

D#5 F5 A#5 C5 A#5

F#5----C#5

Monsters of all colors and we're all distorted energy

F#5 C#5 A#5

F#5 C#5 D#5

A#5 G#5 F5 G#5

Pain looks on up at me

C5 A#5

And when I'm beat

G#5 F5 G#5 C5 A#5 C#5 D#5 A#5

From the backseat I'll crash my car

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5 F5 C#5 D#5 A#5

Incensed I feel like a fool when I'm feeling

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5 C#5 D#5 A#5

x2 F5x2

Right off this blossoming hurts like I'm peeling

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5 F5 C#5 D#5 A#5

Oh God I can't be found when I'm dreaming

C#5 D#5 A#5 G#5 A#5

x2 F5x3

Words hard I'm into the sound of their meaning

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

I am divorced from the image I've created

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

So many nights and days that are separate from the ages

D#5 F5 A#5 F#5 C#5 A#5

Thank you for the lessons that I learned while John was sleeping

D#5 F5 A#5 C5 A#5

F#5--C#5

Whoever it seemed the Creator did the teaching

F#5 C#5 A#5 F# C#5 D#5

(repeat several times and end with

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