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Metanoia

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Here are the chords of Metanoia by MGMT. IT’S NOT MY TAB. All credits go to
If you don’t know how to strum it you can look it up in this vid. The only thing I did
putting the chords and lyrics together. The final bit of the song is missing so if you
[Part 1]
MetanAoia, reshDaping the C#mworld
CmIt can teach you
D#And reprogram youD  
C#mIt can show you the fDlood
That's tErapped insAide
DThis one's C#malive
CmThe tail is breathing
D#And she's listeningD  
C#mKill the serpent
DDivide, Edisperse and Agrow
DInto an C#moak
CmA silver lining D#on a black scaleD  
C#mWicked hunter on Dthree hooves Ehe still rAode
But Dwhere is the C#mfourth?
CmYou can climb there
D#To your lofty Dperch
C#mIt can teach you the DfairyEtale of Ahurt
[Break]
 A–  Bm-  G#-  F#- C#  
[Part 2]
C#Mystic referee, don't looG#k on me with scorn
C#I'm a child, I'm a lG#over being born
D#Satchidananda
C#                         (riff)
Disregard the path I'm on
(repeat chords of part 2)
You can justify the action, should you bless
My ambition and my indecisiveness
Satchidananda
Let me know that you exist
BWatch me tremble as I'm F#answering the phone
BI am separate from F#everything you Fknow
F# G#
(repeat chords earlier in part 2)
Mystic referee I promise to return
Once I've given up and lessons have been learned
Satchidananda
You can watch my fire burn
Part 3: No chords
We were talkin' junk right,
Just before the show
This wild-eyed kid came up to the fence
He took one look at us, and he said:
"AHelp me,
CDrummer,
ATicket,
CYeah!"
AWe didn't play his favorite song,
ANow he'll never come to another showG  
(repeat this sentence until fade in of part 4)
[Part 4]
Section four:
repeat these chords 7 times:  A   C   G   F#m  F  
Hospitals and woods confirm
Red in the eyes of everyone
Parasites and lovers scrape the meat from bones
Turned into jade and tiger's eye
Save me some dark hair over a face like hers
She'll help the rain come to a pour
Bathroom floor of stone and tiles broke in two
Warm where they touch her porcelain
Timid skin I'm careful to untie this road
Wrapped in a knot indifferent
Lion's foot unearthing all the things i've seen
But never truly understood
Rotten wood from oceans that were never green
Crumbles beneath the canopy
Secretly
Let's pretend we F#never touched the sugG#ar
C#(ThF#ese F#laFmst F# and Fm chords are played high on the fretboard.)

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Metanoia

by MGMT

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Here are the chords of Metanoia by MGMT. IT’S NOT MY TAB. All credits go to

If you don’t know how to strum it you can look it up in this vid. The only thing I did

putting the chords and lyrics together. The final bit of the song is missing so if you

[Part 1]

A D C#m

Metanoia, reshaping the world

It can teach you

D# D

And reprogram you

C#m D

It can show you the flood

E A

That's trapped inside

D C#m

This one's alive

The tail is breathing

D# D

And she's listening

C#m

Kill the serpent

D E A

Divide, disperse and grow

D C#m

Into an oak

Cm D# D

A silver lining on a black scale

C#m D E A

Wicked hunter on three hooves he still rode

D C#m

But where is the fourth?

You can climb there

D# D

To your lofty perch

C#m D E A

It can teach you the fairytale of hurt

[Break]

A Bm G# F# C#

– - - -

[Part 2]

C# G#

Mystic referee, don't look on me with scorn

C# G#

I'm a child, I'm a lover being born

Satchidananda

C# (riff)

Disregard the path I'm on

(repeat chords of part 2)

You can justify the action, should you bless

My ambition and my indecisiveness

Satchidananda

Let me know that you exist

B F#

Watch me tremble as I'm answering the phone

B F# F

I am separate from everything you know

F# G#

(repeat chords earlier in part 2)

Mystic referee I promise to return

Once I've given up and lessons have been learned

Satchidananda

You can watch my fire burn

Part 3: No chords

We were talkin' junk right,

Just before the show

This wild-eyed kid came up to the fence

He took one look at us, and he said:

"Help me,

Drummer,

Ticket,

Yeah!"

We didn't play his favorite song,

A G

Now he'll never come to another show

(repeat this sentence until fade in of part 4)

[Part 4]

Section four:

A C G F#m F

repeat these chords 7 times:

Hospitals and woods confirm

Red in the eyes of everyone

Parasites and lovers scrape the meat from bones

Turned into jade and tiger's eye

Save me some dark hair over a face like hers

She'll help the rain come to a pour

Bathroom floor of stone and tiles broke in two

Warm where they touch her porcelain

Timid skin I'm careful to untie this road

Wrapped in a knot indifferent

Lion's foot unearthing all the things i've seen

But never truly understood

Rotten wood from oceans that were never green

Crumbles beneath the canopy

Secretly

F# G#

Let's pretend we never touched the sugar

C# F# F# Fm

(These last F# and Fm chords are played high on the fretboard.)

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