Parting Gift chords by Fiona Apple

Guitar chords with lyrics

Parting Gift by Fiona Apple
Album : Extraordinary Machine, 2005

Submitted by: Facundo M. Quiroga (facundoq86@hotmail.com)

The song is played with a piano, so don't expect much, and try to play with
the chords to make it sound right..

The A-E5-D5 in the 1st part could be something like this:
e|-----------------
BB|-----------------
G+G|-----------------
D MajorD|----6-----------
A augmentedA|---7---77-5---
E MajorE|-5---6----------

or

e|-----------------
BB|-----------------
G+G|-----------------
D MajorD|----6-----------
A augmentedA|---7---77-5---
E MajorE|-5---5----------

which sounds better than playing just plain chords.


Intro: Play the above twice -.-


1st Part:
A augmentedA           E5E5
I opened my eyes
      D5D5        A augmentedA               E5E5       D5D5
While you were kissing me once more than once
A augmentedA                    E5E5   D5D5    A augmentedA   E5D5
And you looked as sincere as a dog
A augmentedA           E5E5  D5D5    A augmentedA        E5E5 D5D5
Just as sincere as a dog does,
              A augmentedA                       E5E5   D5D5       A augmentedA        E5E5 D5D5
When it's the food on your lips with which it's in love

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2nd Part: (Mess with the chords
C majorC                  BB
  I bet you could never tell
C majorC                        A5A5
  That I knew you didn't know me that well
G+G    (Struck Once)
  It is my fault you see
     FF  (Struck Once)
You never learned that much from me


Chorus:
C majorC       BB            C majorC          G+G
Oh you silly stupid pastime of mine
C majorC   E?              FF        G+G
    You were always good for rhyme
A minorAm           E?            C majorC
And from the first to the last time
     DmDm          C majorC
The sign says stop
            DmDm                    C majorC
But we went on whole hearted it ended bad
                     A minorAm G+G (quick transition)         C majorC
But I love what we started                 it says stop
            DmDm                    C majorC
But we went on whole hearted it ended bad
                     A minorAm G+G (quick transition)
But I love what we started


1st Part:
A augmentedA               E5E5
I took off my glasses
      D5D5        A augmentedA                  E5E5       D5D5
While you were yelling at me once more than once
A augmentedA                    E5E5   D5D5    A augmentedA   E5E5 D5D5
So as not to see you see me react
A augmentedA               E5E5     D5D5                    A augmentedA     E5E5 D5D5
Should've put 'em, should've put 'em on again
            A augmentedA                  E5E5   D5D5          A augmentedA        E5E5 D5D5
So I could see you see me sincerely yelling back


2nd Part:
C majorC           BB
I bet your fortress face
C majorC            A5A5
Belied your fort of lace
G+G  (Struck Once)
It is by the grace of me
      FF  (Struck Once)
You never learned what I could see


Chorus:
C majorC       BB            C majorC          G+G
Oh you silly stupid pastime of mine
C majorC   E?              FF        G+G
    You were always good for rhyme
A minorAm           E?                  C majorC
And from the first to all the lasts times
DmDm                   C majorC
All the signs said stop
            DmDm                    C majorC
But we went on whole hearted it ended bad
                     A minorAm G+G (quick transition)         C majorC
But I love what we started                 it says stop
            DmDm                    C majorC
But we went on whole hearted it ended bad
                     A minorAm G+G (quick transition)
But I love what we started


I know it doesn't sound right in some parts, and the song probably has
more complex chords, but hey it's playable, and corrections/suggestions are
welcome.
Hope it helps.

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