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Dear Claudia

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1/53

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 53Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Em7(omit3)	x798xx
		E502xxxx or x799xx
		A5x02xxx or 46xxxx
		G#557xxxx
		B579xxxx
		Amx02210
		G(5)320033 or 355xxx
		F133211
Intro Riff (x4):
e|-Em7------E5----------|
B|-----------------|
G|-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|
1st Verse: (intro riff)
   Em7Dear E5Claudia,
   Em7you should E5try not to Em7sleep with your E5best friend's Em7boyfriendE5  Em7  
You've E5come so Em7far since that E5time when you Em7let
your first E5boy inEm7  E5  
e|-E5--------------------------------A5--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
And you E5do it so carelessly,A5  
E5as if you had no self esteemA5  
E5A victim of apathyA5  
but you don't E5care what people say about youA5  
Pre-Chorus:
e|-G#5-----------------A5-------B5---|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9~-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7~-|
G#5I will let you A5in before you break yourB5self
Chorus: (intro riff)
   Em7It's E5true that Em7you E5like to sleep Em7around,
E5enjoy it Em7with your E5backside on the Em7ground
E5but you should Em7know E5that it's not your Em7fault
your father E5killed himEm7selfE5  
2nd Verse: (intro riff, transitional riff)
Em7Dear E5Claudia,
Em7you leave E5pieces of you Em7in each E5bed you Em7lay inE5  
Em7and E5when you're done
Em7there will be E5somebody else Em7wearing your E5skinEm7  E5  
And you E5do it so carelessly,A5  
E5as if you had no self esteemA5  
E5A victim of apathyA5  
but you don't E5care what people say about youA5  
Pre-Chorus:
G#5I will let you A5in before you break yourB5self
Chorus:
   Em7It's E5true that Em7you E5like to sleep Em7around
E5enjoy it Em7with your E5backside on the Em7ground
E5but you should Em7know E5that it's not your Em7fault
your father E5killed himEm7selfE5  
Bridge:
AmI will lay your fears Gright here next to Fmine
                    Am                G   F(hold)
and when we close our eyes, we'll be entwined
Extended 3rd Verse: (intro riff, transitional riff)
   Em7Dear E5Claudia,
   Em7you should E5try not to Em7sleep with your E5best friend's Em7boyfriendE5  Em7  
You've E5come so Em7far since that E5time when you Em7let
your first E5boy inEm7  E5  
And you E5do it so carelesslyA5  
as E5if you had no self esteemA5  
E5A victim of apathyA5  
but you don't care what people E5say about youA5  
E5Little Claudia,A5  
E5you must find another wayA5  
E5You must forgive yourselfA5  
E5cause it's not your fault A5I killed my--
Pre-Chorus:
G#5I will let you A5in before you break yourB5self
Chorus/Outro:
   Em7It's E5true that Em7you E5like to sleep Em7around
E5enjoy it Em7with your E5backside on the Em7ground
E5but you should Em7know E5that it's not your Em7fault
your father E5killed himEm7selfE5  Em7  E5  
Em7Little E5Claudia,Em7  E5  Em7  E5  Em7  E5  
    Em7        E5   Em7   E5   Em7   E5   E5(hold)
I will forgive you

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Dear Claudia

by SouthFM

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

G#5

G(5)

Em7

(omit3) x798xx

02xxxx or x799xx

x02xxx or 46xxxx

G#5

57xxxx

79xxxx

x02210

G(5)

320033 or 355xxx

133211

Intro Riff (x4):

Em7 E5

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

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

G|-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-|

D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

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

1st Verse: (intro riff)

Em7 E5

Dear Claudia,

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7

you should try not to sleep with your best friend's boyfriend

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

You've come so far since that time when you let

E5 Em7 E5

your first boy in

E5 A5

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

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

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|

E5 A5

And you do it so carelessly,

E5 A5

as if you had no self esteem

E5 A5

A victim of apathy

E5 A5

but you don't care what people say about you

Pre-Chorus:

G#5 A5 B5

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

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

G|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|

A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9~-|

E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7~-|

G#5 A5 B5

I will let you in before you break yourself

Chorus: (intro riff)

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7

It's true that you like to sleep around,

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

enjoy it with your backside on the ground

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

but you should know that it's not your fault

E5 Em7 E5

your father killed himself

2nd Verse: (intro riff, transitional riff)

Em7 E5

Dear Claudia,

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5

you leave pieces of you in each bed you lay in

Em7 E5

and when you're done

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5

there will be somebody else wearing your skin

E5 A5

And you do it so carelessly,

E5 A5

as if you had no self esteem

E5 A5

A victim of apathy

E5 A5

but you don't care what people say about you

Pre-Chorus:

G#5 A5 B5

I will let you in before you break yourself

Chorus:

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7

It's true that you like to sleep around

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

enjoy it with your backside on the ground

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

but you should know that it's not your fault

E5 Em7 E5

your father killed himself

Bridge:

Am G F

I will lay your fears right here next to mine

Am G F

(hold)

and when we close our eyes, we'll be entwined

Extended 3rd Verse: (intro riff, transitional riff)

Em7 E5

Dear Claudia,

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7

you should try not to sleep with your best friend's boyfriend

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

You've come so far since that time when you let

E5 Em7 E5

your first boy in

E5 A5

And you do it so carelessly

E5 A5

as if you had no self esteem

E5 A5

A victim of apathy

E5 A5

but you don't care what people say about you

E5 A5

Little Claudia,

E5 A5

you must find another way

E5 A5

You must forgive yourself

E5 A5

cause it's not your fault I killed my--

Pre-Chorus:

G#5 A5 B5

I will let you in before you break yourself

Chorus/Outro:

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7

It's true that you like to sleep around

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

enjoy it with your backside on the ground

E5 Em7 E5 Em7

but you should know that it's not your fault

E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5

your father killed himself

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5

Little Claudia,

Em7 E5 Em7 E5 Em7 E5 E5

(hold)

I will forgive you

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