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If you're doing this song with two guitars, then the second guitar goes like this... capo on 7th
instead of  C   G  F, it goes  G   D  C  
instead of  Dm   G   C  F, it goes  Am   D   G  C  
Intro:  C   G  F  
CI am a lovGesick Fgentleman
CWho pines and Gpines over the Fsmallest things
CMost of them Gare truly Finconsequential
CThey are Ginconsequential Fthings
DmSo I'll Gwrite you the longest letter
CDescribing my feelings Fand other stupid things
DmI'll cross my Gfingers that your heart melts
CAnd you look at me, and tell me
F"Darling, where have you been?"
CI am an Guncool CFanadian kid
CAwed and iGnspired by all the pFopular guys
CMost of them aGre truly Firresponsible
CThey do Girresponsible Fthings
DmBut I'm just a heart bGroke gentleman
CA gentleman Fnever seems to get gentle women
DmI need a Gsmall town girl 
CTo follow me home and teach me Fhow to be a real man
C       G    F   C
I  Am   Agentleman
GAn old sFoul gentlemanC  
GA plain jFane gentlemanC  
GHold-the-door-for-you gFentleman     
--Solo--
 Dm   G   C   F> X2
C       G    F
I  Am   Agentleman
GAn old sFoul gentlemanC  
GA plain jFane gentlemanC  
GHold-the-door-for-you gFentleman     C  
A nGo good Fgentleman  C  
A sGtupid born FgentlemanC  
A Ggentle, Fgentle, Cgentleman.

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Gentleman

by Said the Whale

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

If you're doing this song with two guitars, then the second guitar goes like this... capo on 7th

C G F G D C

instead of , it goes

Dm G C F Am D G C

instead of , it goes

C G F

Intro:

C G F

I am a lovesick gentleman

C G F

Who pines and pines over the smallest things

C G F

Most of them are truly inconsequential

C G F

They are inconsequential things

Dm G

So I'll write you the longest letter

C F

Describing my feelings and other stupid things

Dm G

I'll cross my fingers that your heart melts

And you look at me, and tell me

"Darling, where have you been?"

C G F

I am an uncool Canadian kid

C G F

Awed and inspired by all the popular guys

C G F

Most of them are truly irresponsible

C G F

They do irresponsible things

Dm G

But I'm just a heart broke gentleman

C F

A gentleman never seems to get gentle women

Dm G

I need a small town girl

C F

To follow me home and teach me how to be a real man

C G F C

Am A

I gentleman

G F C

An old soul gentleman

G F C

A plain jane gentleman

G F

Hold-the-door-for-you gentleman

--Solo--

Dm G C F

> X2

C G F

Am A

I gentleman

G F C

An old soul gentleman

G F C

A plain jane gentleman

G F C

Hold-the-door-for-you gentleman

G F C

A no good gentleman

G F C

A stupid born gentleman

G F C

A gentle, gentle, gentleman.

About Gentleman Chords by Said the Whale

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