Chords with lyrics
Standard Tuning Capo 1st fret Verse: Em, G,D MajorD PreChorus:
E minorEm /
D MajorD
Asus2Asus2
D MajorD Chorus: C, D, Em,
G+G Verse 1:
E minorEm Like a foggy mirror,
G+G
D MajorD Where receptions blurred
E minorEm And things could stand to be clearer.
G+G
D MajorD Sometimes it's hard to look you in the eye.
E minorEm
G+G
D MajorD If I could be the man on your shoulder
E minorEm
A augmentedA God as you grow older.
G+G
D MajorD I'd sleep so much easier tonight. Pre Chorus:
E minorEm /
D MajorD
Asus2Asus2 Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
D MajorD Of happy endings.
E minorEm /
D MajorD
A minorAm Close your eyes, re-write the story,
D MajorD
A augmentedA new beginning.
Chorus:C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G+G And all the promises they made us, are all shattered on the ground. Verse 2:
E minorEm Your defense,
G+G
D MajorD you've done no wrong
E minorEm And live life in innocence,
G+G
D MajorD So how could they have looked you in the eye?
E minorEm
G+G
D MajorD If I could be the man on your shoulder
E minorEm To Watch you as you grow older.
G+G
D MajorD I'd sleep so much easier tonight. Pre Chorus:
E minorEm /
D MajorD
Asus2Asus2 Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
D MajorD Of happy endings.
E minorEm /
D MajorD
A minorAm Close your eyes, re-write the story,
D MajorD
A augmentedA new beginning. Chorus: [x2]
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G+G And all the promises they made us,
C majorC are all shattered on the ground. Bridge:
D MajorD It's on the ground.
E minorEm And when the cards are down, It's safe to say that all bets are off.
C majorC It's on the ground.
D MajorD And when the cards are down,
E minorEm Well it's time to play, it's hard to say. So bet all call. Chorus: [x2]
C majorC
D MajorD
E minorEm It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G+G And all the promises they made us,
C majorC are all shattered on the ground.
D MajorD Shattered on the ground, All the cards are down
E minorEm Everything they told us
G+G
C majorC has always been so wrong,
D MajorD
E minorEm
G+G /
E minorEm
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Its Not What They Said' by, formed in 2000