Forgiven Acoustic chords by Alanis Morissette

Chords with lyrics

Forgiven - Alanis Morissette

Acoustic version from Jagged Little Pill
For reference, see: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWa-dAkQDg)

Please note that this is my interpretation of the song! I may not be
playing the exact same chords as on the record, but at least you won't get
booed off stage if you use them. (At least it won't be my fault if it happens!)
I tried my best, but I'm not certain about the accuracy
of the lyrics.

Here are some chord grips for some of the more unusual chords
(the numbers above some of them are recommended fretting fingers):

      1 4 2
Aadd9: X-0-2-4-2-(0)
   t  1 3 2
F#7: 2-x-2-3-2-(0)

Bmaj9(no 3rd): 0-2-4-4-4-0 or: X-x-2-4-4-0

Caug: X-3-2-1-1-x

If the chord grips for the Aadd9Aadd9 and F#7F#7 chords in the intro are too difficult to fret,
alternatively you could play both using a regular E MajorE major-shaped bar chord and just lift
your bar finger to let the open e and BB strings ring out.


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Intro (00:00)

Aadd9Aadd9  F#7F#7
Aadd9Aadd9  F#7F#7

Verse (00:13)

Aadd9Aadd9            F#7F#7            Aadd9Aadd9   F#7F#7
   You know how us Catholic girls can be.
Aadd9Aadd9            F#7F#7           Bmaj9(no 3rd)
   We make up for so much time a little too late.


 E MajorE    CaugCaug    C# minorC#m     E7E7
I never forgot it, confusing as it was:
   F#7F#7       A minorAm
no fun with no guilt feelings
  E MajorE      CaugCaug     C# minorC#m   E7E7
The sinners, the saviors, the loveless priests
   F#7F#7     A minorAm
I'll see you next Sunday

Chorus (1:04)

D MajorD         C#C#       D MajorD
  We all had our reasons to be there,
       C#C#       D MajorD
we all had a thing or two to learn,
       C#C#         Bsus4Bsus4 BB
we all needed something to cling to,
    C#sus4C#sus4  C#C#
so we did.


Verse (1:30)

Aadd9Aadd9      F#7F#7      Aadd9Aadd9
   I sang Alleluia in the choir,
     F#7F#7
   (Allelu-allelu-allelu-ya-ah)
Aadd9Aadd9       F#7F#7         Bmaj9(no 3rd)
  I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man.

    E MajorE     CaugCaug    C# minorC#m         E7E7
My brothers, they never went blind for what they did,
   F#7F#7  A minorAm
but I may as well have
     E MajorE    CaugCaug     C# minorC#m      E7E7
in the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son.
  F#7F#7      A minorAm
I have one more   stupid question, yeah


Chorus (2:21)

D MajorD         C#C#       D MajorD
  We all had our reasons to be there,
       C#C#       D MajorD
we all had a thing or two to learn,
        C#C#        Bsus4Bsus4 BB
we all needed something to cling to,
     C#sus4C#sus4 C majorC
so we did.


Bridge (2:46)

D MajorD            E MajorE           D MajorD
  What I learned I rejected, but I believe again.
            C#C#
I will suffer the consequence of his inquisition.
D MajorD            E MajorE          F#sus4F#sus4 F#F#  F#sus4F#sus4 FF
   If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven?


Chorus (3:12) (single stroke on each)

D MajorD          C#C#       D MajorD
  We all had our reasons to be there,
       C#C#       D MajorD
we all had a thing or two to learn,
       C#C#         Bsus4Bsus4 BB
we all needed something to cling to,
    C#sus4C#sus4 C majorC
so we did.


Chorus (3:38)

D MajorD         C#C#      D MajorD
  We all had delusions in our heads,
        C#C#        D MajorD
we all had our minds made up for us,
       C#C#      Bsus4Bsus4 BB
we had to believe in something,
     C#sus4C#sus4  BB
so we did.


Chorus (4:03) (Instrumental, ad-lib vocals)


(4:29)
Dmaj7Dmaj7 (let ring)

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