Almost Lover (ver 2) by A Fine Frenzy
okay so i'm tabbing this song in the drop D version that i made. i don't think a
drop D version has ever been made before? but it sounds pretty good so yeahhh check it out.
The chords used in the song are in chromatic order:
Am B5? C Dm Em F G
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|-7----9----10----0----2----3----5--|
INTRO:
okay so now i know this isn't the exact piano part, but it sounds kinda like it but it's
cool too.
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VERSE 1:
Okay so I just tabbed out the lyrics and some piano with a clean tone. quite beautiful.
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Images..... (piano)
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Am
Your fingertips across my skin
F
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Am F
Images
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Clever trick (piano)
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Am
You sang me Spanish lullabies
F
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Am F
Clever trick
PRECHORUS:
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G C
Well I never want to see you unhappy
Dm G
I thought you'd want the same for me
CHORUS:
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C
Goodbye, my almost lover
G
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
Dm
I'm trying not to think about you
F
Can't you just let me be?
C
So long, my luckless romance
G
My back is turned on you
Dm
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
F C
Almost lovers always do
VERSE 2:
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Am
We walked along a crowded street
F
You took my hand and danced with me
Am F
Images
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No...
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Am
And when you left you kissed my lips
F Am
You told me you would never ever forget these images
F
No...
PRECHORUS:
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G C
Well I never want to see you unhappy
Dm G
I thought you'd want the same for me
CHORUS:
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C
Goodbye, my almost lover
G
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
Dm
I'm trying not to think about you
F
Can't you just let me be?
C
So long, my luckless romance
G
My back is turned on you
Dm
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
F C C B5
Almost lovers always do
BRIDGE:
not sure if this is correct but play around with it.
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Am G
I cannot go to the ocean
F
I cannot drive the streets at night
Em
I cannot wake up in the morning
Am
Without you on my mind
G
So you're gone and I'm haunted
F
And I bet you are just fine
Dm
Did I make it that easy
G
To walk right in and out of my life?
CHORUS:
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C
Goodbye, my almost lover
G
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
Dm
I'm trying not to think about you
F
Can't you just let me be?
C
So long, my luckless romance
G
My back is turned on you
Dm
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
F
Almost lovers always...
C
Do
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