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There are a lot of muted/lightly played notes in the strumming
plus hammer-ons/pull-offs and inbetween bass notes: for example
a B shortly before the C chords or an E before the F chords.
The strumming pattern should be clear from the completely mute
strumming in the beginning. Notice how it's a 6/8.
[Intro]
Muted strumming
Am C F E
E
[Verse 1]
It's not too Amlate I hope
under Cthe microscope,
where we Fwill learn it all,
I hope   Eit's not too late.
Caught in a Amphotograph,
lingering Cin the past,
searching Foutside myself,
    Esomething to own.
[Chorus]
If you Fneed somebody
  Cto love,E  
I could Fbe somebody
  Cto love,E  
Fif only I could help myself.G  G#m  
[Post-Chorus]
AmOooCoh, FoooEoh.
[Verse 2]
And you seem like the Amperfect match with another
Cone, down the hatch.
   FDrunk on this hopeful brew
and the Eobject of you.
Nothing can Ammake Amthis Amhold
the pieces Cno, they don't fit the mold,
Fwhat I've been longing for has
Ebeen here along
[Chorus]
If you Fneed somebody
  Cto love,E  
I could Fbe somebody
  Cto love,E  
Fif only I could help myself.G  G#m  
[Post-Chorus]
AmOh-FOh-COh-GOh
...
G
[Outro]
If you Fneed somebody
  Cto love,E  
I could Fbe somebody
  Cto love,E  
If you Fneed somebody
  Cto love,E  
I could Fbe somebody
  Cto loveE  

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Under The Microscope

by Matthew Santos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

There are a lot of muted/lightly played notes in the strumming

plus hammer-ons/pull-offs and inbetween bass notes: for example

a B shortly before the C chords or an E before the F chords.

The strumming pattern should be clear from the completely mute

strumming in the beginning. Notice how it's a 6/8.

[Intro]

Muted strumming

Am C F E

[Verse 1]

It's not too late I hope

under the microscope,

where we will learn it all,

I hope it's not too late.

Caught in a photograph,

lingering in the past,

searching outside myself,

something to own.

[Chorus]

If you need somebody

C E

to love,

I could be somebody

C E

to love,

F G G#m

if only I could help myself.

[Post-Chorus]

Am C F E

Ooooh, ooooh.

[Verse 2]

And you seem like the perfect match with another

one, down the hatch.

Drunk on this hopeful brew

and the object of you.

Am Am Am

Nothing can make this hold

the pieces no, they don't fit the mold,

what I've been longing for has

been here along

[Chorus]

If you need somebody

C E

to love,

I could be somebody

C E

to love,

F G G#m

if only I could help myself.

[Post-Chorus]

Am F C G

Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

...

[Outro]

If you need somebody

C E

to love,

I could be somebody

C E

to love,

If you need somebody

C E

to love,

I could be somebody

C E

to love

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