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2016 version from A Moon Shaped Pool


Intro:

   Cmaj7                         
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B|--------------------------|    
G|---------4--------------4-|    
D|----5-----------5---------|x2  
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|    
E|--------------------------|    


Verse 1:

   Cmaj7                                                                                       C
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------5-|
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A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      I'll    drown      my       beliefs

Am                                                    G#
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|
                           To have your ba-         -bies

   Cmaj7                                                                        
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      I'll    dress      like   your niece

   Am                                                    G#
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5----------------|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------------|
                          And wash your swollen      feet


Chorus 1: 

   Cmaj7      C                                                                                G/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----2-------2-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Just                                  don't leave,                                              don’t

   Am                                                    C/G
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
   leave


Verse 2:

   Cmaj7                                                                             
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      I'm     not        living

   Am                                                    G#
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|
                              I'm just killing        time

   Cmaj7                                                                        
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      Your    tiny                   hands

   Am                                                    G#
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5----------------|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------------|
                          Your crazy kitten          smile


Chorus 2: 

   Cmaj7      C                                                                                G/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----2-------2-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Just                                  don't leave,                                              don’t

   Am                                                    C/G
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
   leave


Verse 3:

   Cmaj7                                                                          
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      And     true       love        waits

   Am                                                    G#
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|
                              In haunted           attics

   Cmaj7                                                                                       C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------4-|---------4--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      And     true       love        lives

   Am                                                    G#
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B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5----------------|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-4----4-----4-------4-----|-4----4-----4-------------|
                              On lollipops and       crisps
     

Chorus 3: 

   Cmaj7      C                                                                                G/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------4--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------4-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----2-------2-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Just                                  don't leave,                                              don’t

   Am                                                    C/G
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|---------5--------------5-|
D|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|----5-----------5---------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-5----5-----5-------5-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|-3----3-----3-------3-----|
   leave

   Cmaj7                 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------4----------------|
D|----5---------------------|
A|-3----3-------------------|
E|--------------------------|

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Last Updated: April 30, 2026