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Key: Ab
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Fm-  133111
 Db-  x46664
 Ab-  466544
 Eb-  x68886
 Bbm- x13321
 Cm-  x35543
 Gb-  244322
Intro:
Db Ab Db Fm Db Fm Eb  Fm
Verse 1:
The Dbnicest man
I Fmever met
Was Dbmore malicious
than Abmalcontent
Yeah, he Dbtaught me how
to Bbmhold my tongue
And Dbwait to strike til
their Fmbacks were Ebturned
Refrain 1:
And you sDblither aCmway like
the sFmnake that you Abare
Yeah, you sDblither aCmway 
like the sFmnake that you Gbare
Chorus 1:
And Dball I ever did 
was look Abup to you
And if Dball I ever 
did was Fmlet let you DbdownFm  
Ain't nothing stopping me EbnowFm  
Interlude:
Db Ab Fm Ab
Verse 2:
The Dbvanities fell 
  Fmcorrectly beDbneath
The receding Abpart 
of his twenties
Was cDbapital M-BbmE 
Was Dbcapital M-FmE (but you 
can't say I Ebdidn't try)
Refrain 2:
You Dbsay what you Cmwant 
(maybe FmI didn't Abget my way)
So you Dbsay what you Cmwant 
(maybe I Fmdidn't Gbget my way)
But I got I got away
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
Was it Bbmeverything you hoped for?
Was it Dball of that and 
more? BbmToo much too soon?
Or too Fmgood to be true?
Was it Ebeverything you hoped for?
Was it all of that and more?
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
And Bbmall I ever did 
was look Abup to you
And if Dball I ever 
did was Fmlet let you DbdownFm  
                           Eb   Fm   Db(hold)
Ain't nothing stopping me now

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Capital M-E

by Taking Back Sunday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Key: Ab

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 133111

- x46664

- 466544

- x68886

Bbm

- x13321

- x35543

- 244322

Intro:

Db Ab Db Fm Db Fm Eb Fm

Verse 1:

The nicest man

I ever met

Was more malicious

than malcontent

Yeah, he taught me how

Bbm

to hold my tongue

And wait to strike til

Fm Eb

their backs were turned

Refrain 1:

Db Cm

And you slither away like

Fm Ab

the snake that you are

Db Cm

Yeah, you slither away

Fm Gb

like the snake that you are

Chorus 1:

And all I ever did

was look up to you

And if all I ever

Fm Db Fm

did was let let you down

Eb Fm

Ain't nothing stopping me now

Interlude:

Db Ab Fm Ab

Verse 2:

The vanities fell

Fm Db

correctly beneath

The receding part

of his twenties

Db Bbm

Was capital M-E

Db Fm

Was capital M-E (but you

can't say I didn't try)

Refrain 2:

Db Cm

You say what you want

Fm Ab

(maybe I didn't get my way)

Db Cm

So you say what you want

Fm Gb

(maybe I didn't get my way)

But I got I got away

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

Bbm

Was it everything you hoped for?

Was it all of that and

Bbm

more? Too much too soon?

Or too good to be true?

Was it everything you hoped for?

Was it all of that and more?

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

Bbm

And all I ever did

was look up to you

And if all I ever

Fm Db Fm

did was let let you down

Eb Fm Db

(hold)

Ain't nothing stopping me now

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