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My Name Is Dark

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Aminor

90BPM

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 33Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords
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   Amx02210
   Em022000
    F133210 (play Fmaj7 as defined, shown as F for ease of reading)
    G32000x
  Eb5x11xxx
   D5xx023x
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
e|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------| x3
A|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
x = mute string
Am  Em  F
[Verse 1]
GSo we Amparty when the sun goes Emlow
Imminent anFnihilation sounds so dope (dope)
GI'm not Amshy but I refuse to Emspeak
Because I don't Ftrust you to understand meG  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You Amknow me as the Emgirl who plays with FfireG  
And Emthis is the song I Eb5wrote you D5in the dark
[Chorus 1]
 N.C.                                  Am         Em          F  
(I hear they're calling my name)
                           I'm not gonna sleep anymore
(I hear they're Gcalling my Amname) Em  F  G  
                           I'm not gonna sleep anymore
The Amboys are such a bore, the Emgirls are such a bore
I Fnever trust the government and pray to God for sGure, yeah
              Am         Em       FN.C.
I don't need to sleep anymore, that's what the drugs are for
[Verse 2]
Every Amcity has a place like Emthis
Underneath the Fbridges where the tainted kiss
GPut on AmBullet with Butterfly EmWings
So that I can Fsing along while I break things
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You Amknow me as the Emgirl who plays with FfireG  
And Emthis is the song I Eb5wrote you D5in the dark
N.C.                              Am                    Em      F  G  
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, you know me as the girl who plays with fire
And Amthis is the song I Emwrote you in the Fdark (ooh ooh-ooh, yeah)
[Chorus 2]
 N.C.                                  Am         Em     F      G  
(I hear they're calling my name)
                           I'm not gonna sleep anymore
AmI'm not gonna Emsleep anyFmoreG  
The Amboys are such a bore, the Emgirls are such a bore
I Fnever trust the government and pray to God for sGure, yeah
AmI don't need to Emsleep anyFmore, that's what the Gdrugs are for
[Bridge]
   AmParadise on my right,   Emand h-h-hell on my left
   FThe a-a-angel of death, right behind me
   AmParadise on my right,   Emand h-h-hell on my left
   FThe a-a-angel of death, right behind me
   AmParadise on my right,   Emh-h-hell on my left
   FAnd the angel of death
She said to GAmod, "un-fuck the Emworld
Un-fuck the Fworld, you stupid girl, you Gstupid girl"
[Interlude]
AmHah-ah Emhah hah Fhah-ah-ahG  
AmHah-ah Emhah hah-hah-hah-Fhah-ahG  
AmI'm not gonna Emsleep anyFmoreG  
AmI'm not gonna Emsleep anyFmoreG  
[Chorus 3]
The Amboys are such a bore, the Emgirls are such a bore
I Fnever trust the government and pray to God for sGure, yeah
              Am         Em       FN.C.
I don't need to sleep anymore, that's what the drugs are for
    Am      Em    FThat's what the Gdrugs are for
    Am      Em    FThat's what the Gdrugs are for
[Outro]
The Amboys are such a bore, the Emgirls are such a bore
I Fnever trust the government and pray to God for sGure, yeah
The Amboys are such a bore, the Emgirls are such a bore
I Fnever trust the government and pray to God for sGure, yeah
  Am    Em    F   Gx8

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My Name Is Dark

by Grimes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb5

Chords

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x02210

022000

133210 (play Fmaj7 as defined, shown as F for ease of reading)

32000x

Eb5

x11xxx

xx023x

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

e|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------------------------------------|

B|------------------|-------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|

D|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------| x3

A|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|

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

x = mute string

Am Em F

[Verse 1]

G Am Em

So we party when the sun goes low

Imminent annihilation sounds so dope (dope)

G Am Em

I'm not shy but I refuse to speak

F G

Because I don't trust you to understand me

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Am Em F G

You know me as the girl who plays with fire

Em Eb5 D5

And this is the song I wrote you in the dark

[Chorus 1]

Am Em F

N.C.

(I hear they're calling my name)

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

G Am Em F G

(I hear they're calling my name)

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

Am Em

The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore

F G

I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah

Am Em F

N.C.

I don't need to sleep anymore, that's what the drugs are for

[Verse 2]

Am Em

Every city has a place like this

Underneath the bridges where the tainted kiss

G Am Em

Put on Bullet with Butterfly Wings

So that I can sing along while I break things

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Am Em F G

You know me as the girl who plays with fire

Em Eb5 D5

And this is the song I wrote you in the dark

Am Em F G

N.C.

Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, you know me as the girl who plays with fire

Am Em F

And this is the song I wrote you in the dark (ooh ooh-ooh, yeah)

[Chorus 2]

Am Em F G

N.C.

(I hear they're calling my name)

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

Am Em F G

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

Am Em

The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore

F G

I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah

Am Em F G

I don't need to sleep anymore, that's what the drugs are for

[Bridge]

Am Em

Paradise on my right, and h-h-hell on my left

The a-a-angel of death, right behind me

Am Em

Paradise on my right, and h-h-hell on my left

The a-a-angel of death, right behind me

Am Em

Paradise on my right, h-h-hell on my left

And the angel of death

Am Em

She said to God, "un-fuck the world

F G

Un-fuck the world, you stupid girl, you stupid girl"

[Interlude]

Am Em F G

Hah-ah hah hah hah-ah-ah

Am Em F G

Hah-ah hah hah-hah-hah-hah-ah

Am Em F G

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

Am Em F G

I'm not gonna sleep anymore

[Chorus 3]

Am Em

The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore

F G

I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah

Am Em F

N.C.

I don't need to sleep anymore, that's what the drugs are for

Am Em F G

That's what the drugs are for

Am Em F G

That's what the drugs are for

[Outro]

Am Em

The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore

F G

I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah

Am Em

The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore

F G

I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah

Am Em F G

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