Bechdel Test chords by Isabel Pless

Chords with lyrics

Key: A augmentedA

Verse 1:
           D MajorD
I’ve been missing appointments
          G+G
And birthdays and sun sets
          D MajorD    G+G
I’ve been watching too many movies


   D MajorD        A augmentedA
That do not pass the Bechdel test
   G+G
And that makes me feel
 A augmentedA     B minorBm
Like I am a bad feminist
A augmentedA        E MajorE   G+G
- But I pirate them
  F#F#      G+G     A augmentedA
So that makes it better
I guess

Verse 2:
           D MajorD
I’ve been trying to soul-search
          G+G
And write more and destress
            D MajorD
I’ve been clinging to hope
    G+G         A augmentedA
Like a guard rail, like a life vest
   G+G        A augmentedA
And I’ve been asking everyone
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“How long do you think the ache will last ”
      E MajorE
They don’t know yet


Chorus:
G+G
- Can something be prescribed to me?
  A augmentedA
I don’t like getting high but there’s
  D MajorD            Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA game of operation in my skull
   G+G
The bittersweet, the apathy
   A augmentedA
The backup plans, and stolen dreams
  B minorBm         G+G      A augmentedA
I’m trying to see the genius of it all

Verse 3:
           D MajorD
I’ve been losing my balance
          G+G
My cellphone, and good sleep
      G+G
I’ve been googling
 D MajorD    G+G       A augmentedA
“The best manifestation techniques”
   G+G        A augmentedA
And I’ve been taking quizzes
     B minorBm      A augmentedA
Based in pop psychology
           E7E7    G+G
And they’re always a letdown
     D MajorD     G+G    A augmentedA
But I’ve never been easy to please


Chorus:
   G+G
I’m steeping in anxiety
   A augmentedA
I’m teetering on the tightrope
     D MajorD                Bm7Bm7
And I’m waiting for the moment when I’ll fall
   G+G
The bittersweet, the apathy
   A augmentedA
The backup plans, and stolen dreams
   B minorBm        G+G      A augmentedA
I’m trying to see the genius of it all
   B minorBm        G+G      A augmentedA
I’m trying to see the genius of it all
   B minorBm        G+G     A augmentedA
I’m trying to see the genius of all


Outro:
             D MajorD
But I’ve been missing appointments
          G+G
And birthdays and sun sets
          D MajorD    G+G
I’ve been watching too many movies