Evanescence – Imperfection (Guitar Intro)

Capo 1
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

NOTE: the song is ambiguous between major and minor and uses both. the verses are marked as dominant 7ths due to the vocal line only singing the major 3rd alternatively: use 1-5-b7 (EADGBe: 020xxx) E9sus4 = 020202 CAPO 1 [INTRO] (down an octave)
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Em [VERSE 1]
E7
    The more you try to fight it, he more you try to hide it

E7
    The more infected, rejected, you feel alone inside it

E7
    You know you can't deny it: the world's a little more

    E7
    fucked up everyday

E7
    I'm gonna save you from it, together we'll outrun it

E7
    Just don't give into the fear

E7
    So many things I would've told you if I knew that I was
n.c. never gonna see you again [PRE-CHORUS 1]
                 Em     E               Em         E
I wanna lift you up into the light that you deserve

                  Em       E          E9sus4      n.c.
I wanna take your pain into myself so you   won't hurt
[CHORUS]
    Cadd9 C       Em                G
    Don't you dare  surrender

C                      Em
    Don't leave me here  without you

G         Cadd9 C Em                G
   'Cause I....     could never

C                    D            ( Em )
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 1] Em | | [VERSE 2]
E7
    The way you look us over, your counterfeit composure

E7
    Pushing again and again and sinking lower and lower

E7
    The world is on its shoulders; do you really know the

    E7
    weight of the words you say?

Em
    You want a little of it, you just can't let go of it

E
    You've got an ego to feed

E7
    Too late to rise above it

                           Em7
    Don't look now but the little girl's got a grenade
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
                 Em     E               Em         E
I wanna lift you up into the light that you deserve

                   Em              E                 E9sus4       Em Edim Em C/E
I'm gonna take you down to the real world so you can watch it burn
[CHORUS]
    Cadd9 C       Em                G
    Don't you dare  surrender

C                      Em
    Don't leave me here  without you

G         Cadd9 C Em                G
   'Cause I....     could never

C                    D            ( Em )
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[INTERLUDE 2] Em | | [BRIDGE]
Em
    We stand undefined

Em
    Can't be drawn with a straight line

Em
    This will not be our ending

Em                      ( B )
    We are alive, we are alive
[INTERLUDE 3]
B | | | |
  | | | |
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
    Cadd9 C       Em                G
    Don't you dare  surrender

C                      Em
    Don't leave me here  without you

G         Cadd9 C Em                G
   'Cause I....     could never

C                    D             ( C )
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
C                 Em          G
    Don't you dare  surrender

C                  Em
    I'm still right  beside you

G       Cadd9 C Em            G
    And I....     would never

C                    D            ( Em )
    Replace your per - fect imperfec - tion
[OUTRO]
Em | |
n.c.