Rex Orange County – A Song About Being Sad (Guitar)

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Version 1 is completely wrong and the youtube tutorials I found all had minor errors. Fairly certain these are the correct chords with timings. Listen to the recording for the picking/strumming, bass notes, and mutes. Good luck! Recording for this version: All chord variations used are listed bellow. [Chords] E A D G B e Gm11b5 : x 10 11 10 13 x Gm7b5 : x 10 11 10 11 x Fmaj7 : x 8 10 9 10 x F9 : x 8 7 8 8 x Bbmaj7 : 6 x 7 7 6 x Edim7 : x 7 8 6 8 x C6 : 8 10 x 9 10 x A7/C# : 9 10 x 9 10 x (Same as C6 but move bass note to 9th fret) Dm7 : 10 x 10 10 10 x C#m7 : 9 x 9 9 9 x Cm7 : 8 x 8 8 8 x F7b9 : x 8 7 8 7 x C7b13 : 8 x 8 9 9 x (slide pinky from 9-10) C13 : 8 x 8 9 10 x (^^^) C7 : 8 x 8 9 8 x Amaj7 : 5 x 6 6 5 x (He slides from Amaj7 to Bbmaj7, same positioning just up a fret) Key: - : Slide [Intro] Gm11b5 Gm7b5 Fmaj7 Gm7b5 Fmaj7 Gm7b5 [Verse 1]
       Fmaj7                 F9
Always felt like I needed to please her, or impress her

       Bbmaj7                                Edim7
Though only in the hope that one day I would undress her

Fmaj7
    Don't be offended

    F9                                 Bbmaj7
You think I'm 'bout to tell you that "I love you"

                                   Edim7
But I really really really fucking don't

        Fmaj7
See the months of obsession

    C6            A7/C#
And crying for hours

Dm7            C#m7    Cm7         F7b9   Bbmaj7
I even started sitting down in the shower, girl

                       C7b13- C13
I'll take my time on my own

            C7              Fmaj7
And I'll be fine now I'm alone
Gm7b5 Fmaj7 [Verse 2]
  Gm7b5 Fmaj7                   F9
Constantly told stories with a stretch of the truth

       Bbmaj7  Amaj7-Bbmaj7     Amaj7-Bbmaj7  Edim7
Trying hard to make memories to remember from youth

     Fmaj7                    F9
Desperately wanting you to be interested too

         Bbmaj7
It's not clear what I need yet

                        Edim7
But it's clear it's not you
[Bridge]
       Fmaj7                                 C6                  A7/C#
Here's what I'd say to any young man that's still interested in you

   Dm7                               C#m7
Do you prioritise the things in your life

    Cm7                     F7b9
The things that you hope to do

Bbmaj7
  Cause if not then

                                             C7b13- C13
Mate you'd better trust me when I tell you that

                                   C7
It's not worth forgetting about yourself
Because of one fucking girl [Outro]
Fmaj7                     C6            A7/C#
She may seem perfect, and gorgeous, and lovely

Dm7
You'll think she likes you

C#m7    Cm7          F7b9
I mean I thought she loved me, no

        Bbmaj7
But no

                                      C7b13- C13
Neither of us will get down from the shelf

         C7
The only one she loves is herself