Impostor Syndrome chords by Cavetown

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Intro:

E minorEm C majorC D MajorD


Verse 1:
G+G  E minorEm  C majorC    D MajorD
 Unfortunately I am
G+G   E minorEm    C majorC     BB
 My own dog, my own fur companion
E minorEm      A augmentedA
 My own old lady on a forum
C majorC       C minorCm
 Who types in glittery decorum

G+G  E minorEm   C majorC   D MajorD
 Unfortunately I take
G+G  E minorEm   C majorC     BB
 Myself out walking every day
E minorEm     A augmentedA
 I hand my legs to the feet and
C majorC      C minorCm
 I give my head to the leash

Chorus:
A minorAm      D MajorD
 Every other day I’m wondering
G+G        E minorEm
 What’s a human being gotta be like
A minorAm      D MajorD
 What’s a way to just be competent
G+G            B minorBm
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

A minorAm      D MajorD
 Every other day I’m wondering
G+G        E minorEm
 Was it a mistake to try and define
A minorAm      D MajorD
 What I’m certain’s mad incompetence
G+G           G# minorG#m A#mA#m C minorCm
 These sweet instincts    ruin my life

Verse 2:
G+G  E minorEm     D MajorD
 I can't smell well, or tell the time.
G+G   E minorEm    A augmentedA     BB
 Not K through 8, nor K - 9.
E minorEm      A augmentedA
 (For human, grossly underqualified
C majorC       C minorCm
 For canine, grossly overqualified)

G+G   E minorEm    A minorAm     D MajorD
 I don’t blend in at Pet-Smart
G+G     E minorEm  C majorC      D MajorD
 That truth remains for the Walmart
E minorEm         A augmentedA
 'Cause in either case they say to me
C majorC          C minorCm
 "What the fuck is lost in aisle 3 "

Chorus:
A minorAm      D MajorD
 Every other day I’m wondering
G+G        E minorEm
 What’s a human being gotta be like
A minorAm      D MajorD
 What’s a way to just be competent
G+G            B minorBm
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

A minorAm      D MajorD
 Every other day I’m wondering
G+G        E minorEm
 Was it a mistake to try and define
A minorAm      D MajorD
 What I’m certain’s mad incompetence
G+G           AbmAbm BbmBbm C minorCm
 These sweet instincts    ruin my life

Solo:
A minorAm D MajorD G+G E MajorE
A minorAm D MajorD G+G G MajorG
(Key Change)
A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE

Verse 3:
A augmentedA   F# minorF#m    A augmentedA    E MajorE
 Just watch me, moving far away
A augmentedA           E MajorE
 Nobody even knows my name and
F# minorF#m          B minorBm
 No one suspects that I’m not fine, and
D MajorD              A augmentedA
 Nobody outs behavioral Frankenstein

A augmentedA   F# minorF#m   D MajorD    E MajorE
 Just look at Victor in LA
A augmentedA     F# minorF#m   A augmentedA    E MajorE
 And Syd with the y; State U of A augmentedA
F# minorF#m      B minorBm
 And all the majors at the labels -
D MajorD           A augmentedA  B minorBm
 Rebooting soon as I am able

Chorus:
D MajorD      E MajorE
 Every other day I’m wondering
A augmentedA        F# minorF#m        B minorBm
 What’s a human being gotta be like
D MajorD      E MajorE
 What’s a way to just be competent
A augmentedA        F# minorF#m        B minorBm
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

D MajorD      E MajorE
 Every other day I’m wondering
A augmentedA        F# minorF#m        B minorBm
 Was it a mistake to try and define
D MajorD      E MajorE
 What I’m certain’s mad incompetence
A augmentedA        F# minorF#m        B minorBm
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

Outro:
B minorBm      E MajorE
 Da da da da da da dadada
A augmentedA       F# minorF#m
 Da da da da da da dadada
B minorBm      E MajorE
 Da da da da da da dadada
A augmentedA       F# minorF#m
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

B minorBm      E MajorE
 Da da da da da da dadada
A augmentedA       F# minorF#m
 Da da da da da da dadada
B minorBm      E MajorE
 Da da da da da da dadada
A augmentedA       F# minorF#m
 These sweet instincts ruin my life

Outro Chords:
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA