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Almost Crimes

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Gmajor

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                  ALMOST CRIMES - Broken Social Scene
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These are the chord Wade Cockrill uses for his cover on Youtube, so thanks to 
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:
         G|-320033-|
      G/F#|-2X0233-|
Cmaj7     |-332000-| sometimes pull-off to |-330000-| during interlude part.
Bm11      |-220200-|
        Em|-7750XX-|
Dadd11    |-5540XX-|
Ebaug/   A|-56500X-| (E Flat augmented slash A)
     Gmaj7|-109000X-|
Cmaj7(2)  |-8109000-|
 Intro Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4----------|
D|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GYou're like a messG/F#iah, pal. 
GLittle kingdoms in your G/F#chest.
                     Cmaj7Bm11
I told you we'd make it, it's all for another.
                     Cmaj7Bm11
I told you we'd make it, it's all for a more than now.
GThis is how they wG/F#ear their all,
GBut we'd look better if we G/F#wed.
Cmaj7I told you we'd make it, I'm G/F#all for another.
Cmaj7I told you we'd make it, I'm G/F#up for another.
Interlude (Play this bit 4 times):
Cmaj7
Em Dadd11 (repeat these 3 chords, listen to song to get the rhythm)
Then:
Ebaug/  A    Gmaj7  Cmaj7(2)
Then play the intro riff again. 
GHelp this love before you lG/F#eave
GDemonstrations lack caG/F#rress.
                       Cmaj7Bm11
I wanted you to take you, call on for life
                       Cmaj7Bm11
The longer we make this, got no way there
GThe Yukon keeps me up G/F#all night.
GComplication sees your G/F#best.
Cmaj7Told you, I want it herG/F#e longer for you.
                   Cmaj7                     G/F#   EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
I waited, I waited, it's late night, she's waiting at home.
Bridge/Interlude:
Cmaj7
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
  We've got love and hate, it's the only way
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
      We've got love and hate, it's the only way.
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7  
 EmDadd11 Cmaj7(
Ebaug/ A   Gmaj7  
Chorus (Play 3 times, for the last line play a Cmaj7):
Cmaj(2)
I think it's almost
  G    G/F#    G  G/F#  
CRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMES
Ebaug/ A  Gmaj7  

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Almost Crimes

by Broken Social Scene

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Ebaug

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Cmaj

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ALMOST CRIMES - Broken Social Scene

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

These are the chord Wade Cockrill uses for his cover on Youtube, so thanks to

Tuning: Standard

Chords used:

|-320033-|

G/F#

|-2X0233-|

Cmaj7 |-332000-| sometimes pull-off to |-330000-| during interlude part.

Bm11 |-220200-|

|-7750XX-|

Dadd11 |-5540XX-|

Ebaug A

/ |-56500X-| (E Flat augmented slash A)

Gmaj7

|-109000X-|

Cmaj7

(2) |-8109000-|

Intro Riff:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4----------|

D|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G G/F#

You're like a messiah, pal.

G G/F#

Little kingdoms in your chest.

Cmaj7

Bm11

I told you we'd make it, it's all for another.

Cmaj7

Bm11

I told you we'd make it, it's all for a more than now.

G G/F#

This is how they wear their all,

G G/F#

But we'd look better if we wed.

Cmaj7 G/F#

I told you we'd make it, I'm all for another.

Cmaj7 G/F#

I told you we'd make it, I'm up for another.

Interlude (Play this bit 4 times):

Cmaj7

Em Dadd11 (repeat these 3 chords, listen to song to get the rhythm)

Then:

Ebaug A Gmaj7 Cmaj7

/ (2)

Then play the intro riff again.

G G/F#

Help this love before you leave

G G/F#

Demonstrations lack carress.

Cmaj7

Bm11

I wanted you to take you, call on for life

Cmaj7

Bm11

The longer we make this, got no way there

G G/F#

The Yukon keeps me up all night.

G G/F#

Complication sees your best.

Cmaj7 G/F#

Told you, I want it here longer for you.

Cmaj7 G/F# Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

I waited, I waited, it's late night, she's waiting at home.

Bridge/Interlude:

Cmaj7

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

We've got love and hate, it's the only way

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

We've got love and hate, it's the only way.

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11

Em Cmaj7

Dadd11 (

Ebaug A Gmaj7

Chorus (Play 3 times, for the last line play a Cmaj7):

Cmaj

(2)

I think it's almost

G G/F# G G F#

CRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMES

Ebaug A Gmaj7

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