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Conventional Friend

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BPM 106
I believe, originally this is played in Drop Db-Tuning.
If your guitar is tuned a half-step down (Db or Eb-Tuning), the chords
below refer to the familiar chord shapes. I.e. if you want to get
the right chords for a standard tuned guitar, you'll have to transpose -1.
Power Chords pretty much all the whole way through.
xxx means muting the strings while you strum them, often used as some sort of build-up
[Intro]
 Bm   F#m   G   Dx4
[Verse 1]
  BmI F#mwas bGlind tDill I Bmopened F#mup my Geyes Dto seeBm  G  Bm  G  Bm  G  
  BmAnd all this F#mtime I nGever Dnoticed Bmall you evF#mer had were Ghidden Dmotives
    Bm      G'n you're just a cBmurseG, another lBmie, Ganother wCaste of my time
[Chorus]
      xxx        Bm         G      D  E  
Until you go away, go away then
You only sBmee me insGide of this skDinE  
Conventional frBmiend, you've Gtaken the beDst, you've Etaken the bBmest and thrown Git away
[Instrumental]
 Bm   F#m   G   Dx3
[Verse 2]
   BmI'F#mm oblGiged Dto forgBmet you F#mafter Gall Dis said   Bm     G(and doBmne)G  Bm  G  
  BmAnd all F#mthis time I trGied to fDix you was Bmjust another F#mway to aGvoid the Dissue
   Bm      GYou're just a rBmuseG, another guBmiseG, another wCaste of my time
[Chorus]
      xxx        Bm         G      D  E  
Until you go away, go away then
You only sBmee me insGide of this skDinE  
Conventional frBmiend, you've Gtaken the beDst, you've Etaken the bBmest and thrown Git away
YCeah.  ENo, no GI won't get Dover this (it's a lBmittle too late)
  CI'm gEoing insDane (you gotta get, no, no I gotta gBmet away)
COh Ethis is gonna fDuck with my head and I'll be lCooking for it Ein the Gend
[Instrumental] (omit D second time through)
 Bm   F#m   G(D) x2
[Chorus]
Until you Bmgo away, Ggo away DthenE  
You only sBmee me insGide of this skDinE  
Conventional frBmiend, you've Gtaken the beDst, you've Etaken the bBmest and thrown Git awaDy
Until you Bmgo away, Ggo away DthenE  
You only sBmee me insGide of this skDinE  
Conventional frBmiend, you've Gtaken the beDst, you've Etaken the bBmest and thrown Git awaDy

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Conventional Friend

by Cartel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

BPM 106

I believe, originally this is played in Drop Db-Tuning.

If your guitar is tuned a half-step down (Db or Eb-Tuning), the chords

below refer to the familiar chord shapes. I.e. if you want to get

the right chords for a standard tuned guitar, you'll have to transpose -1.

Power Chords pretty much all the whole way through.

xxx means muting the strings while you strum them, often used as some sort of build-up

[Intro]

Bm F#m G D

[Verse 1]

Bm F#m G D Bm F#m G D Bm G Bm G Bm G

I was blind till I opened up my eyes to see

Bm F#m G D Bm F#m G D

And all this time I never noticed all you ever had were hidden motives

Bm G Bm G Bm G C

'n you're just a curse, another lie, another waste of my time

[Chorus]

Bm G D E

xxx

Until you go away, go away then

Bm G D E

You only see me inside of this skin

Bm G D E Bm G

Conventional friend, you've taken the best, you've taken the best and thrown it away

[Instrumental]

Bm F#m G D

[Verse 2]

Bm F#m G D Bm F#m G D Bm G Bm G Bm G

I'm obliged to forget you after all is said (and done)

Bm F#m G D Bm F#m G D

And all this time I tried to fix you was just another way to avoid the issue

Bm G Bm G Bm G C

You're just a ruse, another guise, another waste of my time

[Chorus]

Bm G D E

xxx

Until you go away, go away then

Bm G D E

You only see me inside of this skin

Bm G D E Bm G

Conventional friend, you've taken the best, you've taken the best and thrown it away

C E G D Bm

Yeah. No, no I won't get over this (it's a little too late)

C E D Bm

I'm going insane (you gotta get, no, no I gotta get away)

C E D C E G

Oh this is gonna fuck with my head and I'll be looking for it in the end

[Instrumental] (omit D second time through)

Bm F#m G D

() x2

[Chorus]

Bm G D E

Until you go away, go away then

Bm G D E

You only see me inside of this skin

Bm G D E Bm G D

Conventional friend, you've taken the best, you've taken the best and thrown it away

Bm G D E

Until you go away, go away then

Bm G D E

You only see me inside of this skin

Bm G D E Bm G D

Conventional friend, you've taken the best, you've taken the best and thrown it away

About Conventional Friend Chords by Cartel

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What key is "Conventional Friend" in?

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