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What You Meant by Franz Ferdinand

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Intro: (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------0-----0----------------7-5-7---| x4 (But without the slide, next 3 times)
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--10\2----2-2---2-1-0-0-3--0-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------|

Intro: (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------5-3-5------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-----2---------0----0------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--4----4-4---4-3-2-2----2--------------| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
 "As i took step..."
  N.C.
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5--4--2---------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't        know..."
  Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
 "oh what you meant"
  Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA minorAm
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 2:
 "So Alec you may..."
  Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5--4--2---------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't        know..."
  Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
 "oh what you meant"
  Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA minorAm
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 3: (In the original there's no guitar here, but i'm still putting it here)
 "If we were feckless..."
  Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5--4--2---------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't        know..."
  Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

"No i don't know.."
  Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramG+G
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Bridge:
"Oh i don't know"
   Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramA minorAm
e|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------0-----0----------------7-5-7---| x4 (But without the slide, next 3 times)
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--10/2----2-2---2-1-0-0-3--0-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------|

 "Oh what did you mean?"
  Chord diagramA minorAm                 Chord diagramG+G
e|------------------------------------|-3--|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|-3--|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------|-4--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--|

Chorus:
  Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA minorAm
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 2:
 "Cause i feel blood..."
  Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA minorAm
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
Chord diagramG+G|--5--4--2---------0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't        know..."
  Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC majorC
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

"If that's what you meant"
      Chord diagramG+G
e|----------3----|
Chord diagramBB|----------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|----------4----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------5----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------5----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------3----|

| \ slide down
| x Mute note

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