Complicated chords by Benjamin Gibbard

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Em7   Cadd9  G     Dsus4
Em7   Cadd9  G     Dsus4

Uh Huh Life's like this
Uh Huh That's the way it is
Cause life's like this Uh Huh
Uh Huh That's the way it is

Verse 1:
G
Chill out What you yellin for?
Em7
Lay back  It's all been done before
Cadd9                 D
And if you could only let it be
You will see

G
I like you the way you are
Em7
When we're drivin in your car
Cadd9                 Dsus4
And you're talkin to me one-on-one
But you become

Pre-chorus:
Cadd9
Somebody else Round everyone else
Em7
Watchin your back Like you can't relax
Cadd9
You tryin to be cool
                        Dsus4
You look like a fool to me, Tell me

Chorus:
Em7                          Cadd9             G     Dsus4
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em7                         Cadd9
I see the way you're actin like you're somebody else
Cadd9       G      Dsus4
Gets me frustrated Life's like this you
Em7                     Cadd9
You fall and you crawl and you break and
        G                      Dsus4
you take what you get  And you turn into
Am
Honesty, you promised me
                          Cadd9          G
I'm never gonna find you fake it No no no

Verse 2:
G
You come over unannounced
Em7
Dressed up like you're somethin else
Cadd9                        Dsus4
Where you are and where it's at you see

You're makin me
G
Laugh out When you strike a pose
Em7
Take off All your preppy clothes
Cadd9                        Dsus4
You know You're not foolin anyone

When you become

Pre-chorus:

Cadd9
Somebody else Round everyone else
Em7
Watchin your back Like you can't relax
Cadd9                                      Dsus4
You tryin to be cool You look like a fool to me
Tell me

Chorus:
Em7                          Cadd9             G     Dsus4
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em7                         Cadd9
I see the way you're actin like you're somebody else
Cadd9       G      Dsus4
Gets me frustrated Life's like this you
Em7                     Cadd9
You fall and you crawl and you break and
        G                      Dsus4
you take what you get  And you turn into
Am
Honesty, you promised me
                          Cadd9          G
I'm never gonna find you fake it No no no

Interlude:
                Em7
(no no no) No no (no no no)
Cadd9               Dsus4
No no (no no no) No no

Verse 3:
G
Chill out What you yellin for?
Em7
Lay back It's all been done before
Cadd9                Dsus4
And if you could only let it be You will see

Pre-chorus:
Cadd9
Somebody else Round everyone else
Em7
Watchin your back Like you can't relax
Cadd9                                      Dsus4
You tryin to be cool You look like a fool to me
Tell me

Chorus:
Em7                          Cadd9             G     Dsus4
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em7                         Cadd9
I see the way you're actin like you're somebody else
Cadd9       G      Dsus4
Gets me frustrated Life's like this you
Em7                     Cadd9
You fall and you crawl and you break and
        G                      Dsus4
you take what you get  And you turn into
Am
Honesty, you promised me
                          Cadd9           G
I'm never gonna find you fake it No no no

Em7                          Cadd9             G     Dsus4
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em7                         Cadd9
I see the way you're actin like you're somebody else
Cadd9       G      Dsus4
Gets me frustrated Life's like this you
Em7                     Cadd9
You fall and you crawl and you break and
        G                      Dsus4
you take what you get  And you turn into
Am
Honesty, you promised me
                          Cadd9          G
I'm never gonna find you fake it No no no