Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
verse 1:
A augmentedA D MajorD
I don’t watch PMQs as often as you might expect
A augmentedA E MajorE
I only live tweet question time for comedic effect
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
I’ve never read Virginia Woolf or any Bertolt Brecht
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
And nobody knows that I’m a fraud
verse 2:
A augmentedA D MajorD
It’s often been alleged that I’m as hard left as can be
A augmentedA E MajorE
But my idea of edgy is an unknown brand of tea
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
And I’m not even veggie let alone dairy free
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
And nobody knows that I’m a fraud
chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m
So I get up underneath the lights until I feel adored
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
And I never tell you anything I think you won’t applaud
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
Oh it might not always be the truth, but it’ll have three chords
F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m D MajorD
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
verse 3:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Well dressing how I do I find I often get mistook
A augmentedA E MajorE
By graphic novel fans who judge me on the way I look
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
But I just like Batman shirts, I've never read a comic book
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Nobody knows that I'm a fraud
verse 4:
A augmentedA D MajorD
When people call me a musician that makes my palms perspire
A augmentedA E MajorE
I took Grade I piano, and I never got no higher
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
If I didn't have this capo then you'd all see I'm a liar
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Nobody knows that I'm a fraud
chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m
So I get up underneath the lights until I feel adored
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
And I never tell you anything I think you won’t applaud
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
Oh it might not always be the truth, but it’ll have three chords
F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m D MajorD
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
bridge:
E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
And some days I get so scared that we're losing
F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
And some days I'm just so sure we'll never win
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
And some days I get so knackered from refusing to let that in
A augmentedA D MajorD
To let that in
D MajorD A augmentedA
Woah Oh
verse 5:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Well some days life feels like a play that you have not rehearsed
A augmentedA E MajorE
But one thing's true of all of us sharing this universe
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Is we could all be doing better and we could all be doing worse
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
And everyone you know feels like a fraud
chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m
So come on and get up underneath the lights until you feel adored
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
And never tell them anything you think they won’t applaud
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
Oh it might not always be the truth, but it’ll have three chords
F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m D MajorD
Nobody knows that I’m a fraud
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
Oh it might not always be the truth but it'll have three chords
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I guess I'll take up spoken word when I run out of chords
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Because nobody knows that I'm a fraud