99 5
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Intro
Dmaj7 E x4
[Verso 1]
Dmaj7 E
What if the truth is required but your tongue is dry and you can't get it out now?
Dmaj7 E
What if you're floating away but you get too high and you can't come back down?
Dmaj7 E
Up, up and away, looking back at the rest of the flocks to the down, down back
Dmaj7 E
What if you oughta go home but you bump again, and you bump again
Dmaj7 E
Most of us just won't make it
Dmaj7 E
Most of us just gotta fake it
Dmaj7 E
But ninety's close and ninety nine is almost true
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Ninety nine and half, it just won't do
E
It just won't do
Dmaj7 E
It just won't do, ooh, ooh, ooh
It just won't do
[Verso 2]
Dmaj7 E
What if your man steps out and you're stuck with the junk and they're working on the clamp down?
Dmaj7 E
Oh, I thought I told you before, you never take it so far that you can't take it back down
Dmaj7 E
But if you wanna fix something broken, man, it's bad enough we exist on this stolen land
Dmaj7 E
'Cause if you just can ignore the past, she says,
"What the hell you talking about baby, Of course you can" Ooh
Dmaj7 E
Most of us just won't make it
Dmaj7 E
Most of us just gotta fake it
Dmaj7 E
But ninety's close and ninety nine is almost true
Dmaj7 E Dmaj7
Ninety nine and half, it just won't do
E
It just won't do
Dmaj7 E
It just won't do, ooh, ooh, ooh
It just won't do
Outro
Dmaj7 E x4
How to play 99 5
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dmaj7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.