Being Boring
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[Intro] (Am) (Bb C Am Dm)
Bb Am Gm F7M
F#m
I came across a cache of old photos
G/E
And invitations to teenage parties
F#m
"Dress in white" one said, with quotations
G/E
From someone's wife, a famous writer
G/A A7
In the nineteen-twenties
D
When you're young you find inspiration
G6
In anyone who's ever gone
C
And opened up a closing door
Am
She said: "We were never feeling bored
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Bb
'Cause we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We had too much time to find for ourselves
Bb
And we were never being boring e-chords.com
C Am Dm
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
Bb Am
And we were never holding back or worried that
Gm F7M
Time would come to an end"
F#m
When I went I left from the station
G/E
With a haversack and some trepidation
F#m
Someone said: "If you're not careful
G/E
You'll have nothing left and nothing to care for
G/A A7
In the nineteen-seventies"
D
But I sat back and looking forward
G6
My shoes were high and I had scored
C
I'd bolted through a closing door
Am A
I would never find myself feeling bored
Bb
'Cause we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We had too much time to find for ourselves
Bb
And we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
Bb Am
And we were never holding back or worried that
Gm F7M
Time would come to an end
Bb Am
We were always hoping that, looking back
Gm F7M (Em F7M)
You could always rely on a friend
F#m
Now I sit with different faces
G/E
In rented rooms and foreign places
F#m
All the people I was kissing
G/E
Some are here and some are missing
G/A A7
In the nineteen-nineties
D
I never dreamt that I would get to be
G6
The creature that I always meant to be
C
But I thought in spite of dreams
Am A
You'd be sitting somewhere here with me
Bb
'Cause we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We had too much time to find for ourselves
Bb
And we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
Bb Am
And we were never holding back or worried that
Gm F7M
Time would come to an end
Bb Am
We were always hoping that, looking back
Gm F7M
You could always rely on a friend
Bb
And we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We had too much time to find for ourselves
Bb
And we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"
Bb
And we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We were never being bored
Bb
'Cause we were never being boring
C Am Dm
We were never being bored
How to play Being Boring
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.