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Lately I - By The Maldives
Capo on 2nd fret - Standard tuning
[Intro]
C Am C Am C Am F C
[Verse]
CLately AmI been thinking aboutC, everytAmime you call me out,
Clately AmI been playing the Ffool, for Cyou.
CLately AmI been losing sleepC, everydAmay for a few weeks
CLately AmI been weak in the Fknees for Cyou
[Chorus]
GBut when you Ftalk me Cdown
GYou really Ftalk me Cdown
GBut when you Ftalk me Cuuuup
D7It's such a lovely thing you do
FIt's such a lovely thing you do
D7It's such a lovely thing you do
FIt's such a lovely thing Gthat you do to Cme
[Verse]
CLately AmI been hanging outC, by mysAmelf cant take the crowd
CLately AmI been playing it Fcool, for Cyou.
[Intstumental]
C Am C Am C Am F C
[Chorus]
GBut when you Ftalk me Cdown
GYou really Ftalk me Cdown
GBut when you Ftalk me Cuuuup
D7It's such a lovely thing you do
FIt's such a lovely thing you do
D7It's such a lovely thing you do
FIt's such a lovely thing Gthat you do to Cme
[Outro]
CLately AmI,C  Am  
CLately AmI been playing the Ffool,
for CyoooAmu, CyoooAmu, CyoooAmu.F  C  

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Lately I

by The Maldives

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Lately I - By The Maldives

Capo on 2nd fret - Standard tuning

[Intro]

C Am C Am C Am F C

[Verse]

C Am C Am

Lately I been thinking about, everytime you call me out,

C Am F C

lately I been playing the fool, for you.

C Am C Am

Lately I been losing sleep, everyday for a few weeks

C Am F C

Lately I been weak in the knees for you

[Chorus]

G F C

But when you talk me down

G F C

You really talk me down

G F C

But when you talk me uuuup

It's such a lovely thing you do

F G C

It's such a lovely thing that you do to me

[Verse]

C Am C Am

Lately I been hanging out, by myself cant take the crowd

C Am F C

Lately I been playing it cool, for you.

[Intstumental]

C Am C Am C Am F C

[Chorus]

G F C

But when you talk me down

G F C

You really talk me down

G F C

But when you talk me uuuup

It's such a lovely thing you do

F G C

It's such a lovely thing that you do to me

[Outro]

C Am C Am

Lately I,

C Am F

Lately I been playing the fool,

C Am C Am C Am F C

for yooou, yooou, yooou.

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