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You don't need a capo, just do this, and you'll be mostly alright. I think he does
another chord occasionally in the chorus, but it's not a big deal if you miss it.
   Bb688766
   Gm355333
   Ebx68886
    Fx8TTT8
(the T is for 10)
BbChill out, whatcha yellin' for
GmLay back, it's all been done before
EbAnd if you could only Flet it be, you would see
BbI like you the way you are
GmWhen we're driving in your car
EbAnd you're talking to me Fone-on-one, but you become
(prechorus)
BbSomebody else round everyone else
GmWatchin' your back, like you can't relax
EbYou're tryin' to be cool, you look like a fool Fto me
FTell me
(chorus)
BbWhy'd you have to go and make
Gmthings so compli-Ebcated
FI see the way you're
Bbacting like you're somebody
Gmelse gets me frus-Ebtrated
EbLife's like this you
Fyou fall and you 
Bbcrawl and you break and you 
Gmtake what you get and you
Ebturn it in-to
Fhonesty and promise me I'm
Bbnever gonna find you 
Gmfake it
Ebno, no, Fno
The rest goes pretty much the same, I'm sure you've got the hang of it by now.

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Complicated

by Benjamin Gibbard

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You don't need a capo, just do this, and you'll be mostly alright. I think he does

another chord occasionally in the chorus, but it's not a big deal if you miss it.

688766

355333

x68886

x8TTT8

(the T is for 10)

Chill out, whatcha yellin' for

Lay back, it's all been done before

Eb F

And if you could only let it be, you would see

I like you the way you are

When we're driving in your car

Eb F

And you're talking to me one-on-one, but you become

(prechorus)

Somebody else round everyone else

Watchin' your back, like you can't relax

Eb F

You're tryin' to be cool, you look like a fool to me

Tell me

(chorus)

Why'd you have to go and make

Gm Eb

things so compli-cated

I see the way you're

acting like you're somebody

Gm Eb

else gets me frus-trated

Life's like this you

you fall and you

crawl and you break and you

take what you get and you

turn it in-to

honesty and promise me I'm

never gonna find you

fake it

Eb F

no, no, no

The rest goes pretty much the same, I'm sure you've got the hang of it by now.

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