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A Certain Softness

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Paul McCartney
A Certain Softness 
(McCartney)
From: "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard" (2005)
E7b9   0-2-x-1-3-1
E7     0-2-x-1-3-0
Bb6    x-1-3-3-3-3
Bm/A   x-0-4-4-3-2
first bar of verses
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|--------1---0---|
B|------0---------|
G|----1-----------|
D|--2-------------|
A|----------------|
E|0---------------|
E7b9               E7  Am           E             F
     A certain softness  in her eyes fascinates me more than I ever thought it
E     E7b9           E7   F                            Bb6  A  Dm
would (a certain softness) more than I ever thought it could     A certain
                C           F              G
softness in her eyes got me hooked, got me hooked     
E7b9          E7  Am
 A kind of sadness  in her smile 
E7b9        E7 F                            E   E7b9          E7
 captivates me  surer than anything that's sure (a kind of sadness) 
F                      Bb6 A   Dm                         C            F
 surer than anything before      A kind of sadness in her smile got me hooked, got me
G              A
hooked, hot me hooked
Amaj7                         F#m             Bm                      A
     If I could even find the words to tell her I wouldn't want to anyway
Amaj7                               F#m                     Bm               F     G
   'cause that could only break the spell and you know very well I couldn't betray her 
E7b9            E7  Am            E7b9          E7 F
 A touch of wildness  in her style haunts my memory more than I ever
           E      E7b9           E7   F                            Bb6  A
thought it would (a touch of wildness) more than I ever thought it could
Dm                           C            F              G              A
  A touch of wildness in her style got me hooked, got me hooked, got me hooked
  A  Amaj7Bm/AA
|  |  |  |  | 
  A  Amaj7Bm/AA
|  |  |  |  | 
E7b9               E7  Am           E             F
     A certain softness  in her eyes fascinates me more than I ever thought it
E     E7b9           E7   F                            Bb6  A  Dm
would (a certain softness) more than I ever thought it could     A certain
                C           F              G        A
softness in her eyes got me hooked, got me hooked

A Certain Softness chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Certain Softness by Paul McCartney. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Paul McCartney
A Certain Softness 
(McCartney)
From: "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard" (2005)
| A | Amaj7 | Bm/A | A | 
| A | Amaj7 | Bm/A | A |

A Certain Softness Chords by Paul McCartney

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The chords for "A Certain Softness" show the original chord names (including A, E7, Bb6, Bm/A, B, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.