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Band: Metric
Song: Gimme Sympathy (Chords)
Album: Fantasies
[Verse]
Get hoAt Get too close to the flaEme
Wild open spaceF#m  
Talk like an open Bmbook
Sign me Aup
Got no time to take a pEicture
I'll remember somF#meday
All the chances we tBmook
[Pre-Chorus]
We're so clDose
to something better left unEknown
We're so cDlose
to something better left unEknown
[Chorus]
I can feel it in my F#mbones
DGimme sympatAhy
EAfter all this is gF#mone
DWho would you rather bAe
The BEeatles or The Rolling F#mStones
DOh seriousAly
You're gEonna make mistakes you're Dyoung
[Post-Chorus]
ACome on baby play me Esomething
ELike here comes the Dsun
ACome on baby play me Esomething
ELike here comes the sF#mun
(F#m)
[Verse 2]
Don't Ago
Stay with the all unkEnown
Stay away from the hF#mooks
All the chances we tBmook
[Pre-Chorus]
We're so cDlose to something better left unknoEwn
We're so cDlose to something better left unknoEwn
[Chorus]
I can feel it in my bF#mones
DGimme sympathAy
EAfter all this is F#mgone
DWho would you rather Abe
The EBeatles or The Rolling F#mStones?
DOh seriouslAy
You're gEonna make mistakes you're yDoung
[Post-Chorus]
ACome on baby play me Esomething,
Like here comes the sun
[Chorus]
     F#mGiDmme sympaAthy
EAfter all this is F#mgone
DWho would you rather Abe
The EBeatles or The Rolling F#mStones?
DOh seriouslAy
You're gEonna make mistakes you're yDoung
[Post-Chorus]
CoAme on baby play me soEmething,
Like here comes the sunD  
ACome on baby play me Esomething,
Like here comes the sF#mun
[Outro]
F#m
A
E

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Gimme Sympathy

by Metric

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Band: Metric

Song: Gimme Sympathy (Chords)

Album: Fantasies

[Verse]

A E

Get hot Get too close to the flame

F#m

Wild open space

Talk like an open book

Sign me up

Got no time to take a picture

F#m

I'll remember someday

All the chances we took

[Pre-Chorus]

We're so close

to something better left unknown

We're so close

to something better left unknown

[Chorus]

F#m

I can feel it in my bones

D A

Gimme sympathy

E F#m

After all this is gone

D A

Who would you rather be

E F#m

The Beatles or The Rolling Stones

D A

Oh seriously

E D

You're gonna make mistakes you're young

[Post-Chorus]

A E

Come on baby play me something

E D

Like here comes the sun

A E

Come on baby play me something

E F#m

Like here comes the sun

F#m

()

[Verse 2]

Don't go

Stay with the all unknown

F#m

Stay away from the hooks

All the chances we took

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

We're so close to something better left unknown

D E

We're so close to something better left unknown

[Chorus]

F#m

I can feel it in my bones

D A

Gimme sympathy

E F#m

After all this is gone

D A

Who would you rather be

E F#m

The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

D A

Oh seriously

E D

You're gonna make mistakes you're young

[Post-Chorus]

A E

Come on baby play me something,

Like here comes the sun

[Chorus]

F#m D A

Gimme sympathy

E F#m

After all this is gone

D A

Who would you rather be

E F#m

The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

D A

Oh seriously

E D

You're gonna make mistakes you're young

[Post-Chorus]

A E

Come on baby play me something,

Like here comes the sun

A E

Come on baby play me something,

F#m

Like here comes the sun

[Outro]

F#m

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