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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|--Cm-----------------|
B|-----4---4---4-----|
G|-------5---5---5---|
D|--------5---5---5--|
A|--3---3---3---3----|
E|-------------------|
[Intro]
Cm Cm Cm Cm
[Verse]
 CmIt's not the Cmway GmI BbgoF  Cm  
 CmIt's not the Cmway GmI BbgoF  Cm  
 CmNo one Cmhere Gmhears BbmeF  Cm  
 CmI'm sick of people CmknowGming BbmeF  Cm  
 BbLife's confusing FmeCm  
 BbSo much I don't Fsee
 CmSomething's controlling Gmme~Bbee~FeeCm  
Cm Gm Bb F Cm
[Verse]
 CmIt's no Cmway Gmto BbliveF  Cm  
 CmI haven't got a Cmthing Gmto BbgivFeCm  
 CmAnd as those Cmsigns Gmtrade BboffF  Cm  
 CmI'm a line from Cmloud Gmto BbsofFtCm  
 BbFor what I have to FsayCm  
 BbI wanted to build a Fstage
 CmI wanted to feel this Gmwa~Bbaa~FayCm  
This Bbwa~Fay
[Chorus]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Ebmaj7 Cm
 Ebmaj7All these things are Cmreal
Ebmaj7I don't know my own Cmfield
 Ebmaj7You will prove me Cmwrong
I Bbdon't know one
[Verse]
Cm    Cm Gm Bb F Cm
Cm    Cm Gm Bb F Cm
 CmI see now Cmwhat GmI've BbgotF  Cm  
 CmIt reveals just Cmwhat Gmit's BbnotF  Cm  
 CmSome day I'll Cmtake it Gmaw~BbayF  Cm  
 CmThere's nothing for me Cman~Gmy~~BbwayF  Cm  
BbLove, don't Fchoose mCme
BbWhy I don't see a Fthing
CmWhy I don't see a Gmthi~Bbi~~FingCm  
A BbthiFng
[Chorus]
Ebmaj7 Cm
Ebmaj7 Cm
 Ebmaj7What I'm saying is Cmnow
I Ebmaj7don't know what it's aCmbout
Ebmaj7I wander through the Cmdawn
So Bbmuch goes on
 Ebmaj7Who will make me Cmrun?
I Ebmaj7admit I might be Cmwrong
Ebmaj7These letters shelter me Cmnow
I Bbwonder how

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Barre (Em shape)

355333

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press3 Fret

Skill · find home

G minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Control

by John Frusciante

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

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

B|-----4---4---4-----|

G|-------5---5---5---|

D|--------5---5---5--|

A|--3---3---3---3----|

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

[Intro]

Cm Cm Cm Cm

[Verse]

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

It's not the way I go

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

It's not the way I go

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

No one here hears me

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

I'm sick of people knowing me

Bb F Cm

Life's confusing me

Bb F

So much I don't see

Cm Gm Bb F Cm

Something's controlling me~ee~ee

Cm Gm Bb F Cm

[Verse]

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

It's no way to live

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

I haven't got a thing to give

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

And as those signs trade off

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

I'm a line from loud to soft

Bb F Cm

For what I have to say

Bb F

I wanted to build a stage

Cm Gm Bb F Cm

I wanted to feel this wa~aa~ay

Bb F

This wa~ay

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 Cm

All these things are real

Ebmaj7 Cm

I don't know my own field

Ebmaj7 Cm

You will prove me wrong

I don't know one

[Verse]

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

I see now what I've got

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

It reveals just what it's not

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

Some day I'll take it aw~ay

Cm Cm Gm Bb F Cm

There's nothing for me an~y~~way

Bb F Cm

Love, don't choose me

Bb F

Why I don't see a thing

Cm Gm Bb F Cm

Why I don't see a thi~i~~ing

Bb F

A thing

[Chorus]

Ebmaj7 Cm

What I'm saying is now

Ebmaj7 Cm

I don't know what it's about

Ebmaj7 Cm

I wander through the dawn

So much goes on

Ebmaj7 Cm

Who will make me run?

Ebmaj7 Cm

I admit I might be wrong

Ebmaj7 Cm

These letters shelter me now

I wonder how

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