Bragging Rights
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
NOTE: Em7 is: [020033]
Fm# chord is this: [200233]
Cadd9 is: [x32033]
[Intro: Erik]
Em7
I worked way too hard for this
Cadd9
Told myself I was outgoing, 'til I believed it
G
Asked friends to be my biggest critics
D
For the motivation I needed not to quit
[Instrumental Break]
Em D Cadd9 Cadd9
[Verse 1: Willow]
Em7 D Cadd9
I don’t want to watch the bees die or smash my hips on tables
Cadd9 Em
But I always act so frantic and it just comes off as unstable
D Cadd9
What’s the difference? Lack of reference If I pour it all out at once
N.C.
But it’s the difference in the distance
Cadd9 Em D
Yeah yeah, you can just put it in the trunk (worked too hard for)
Cadd9 Cadd9
Put it in the trunk (worked too hard for)
[Chorus 1: Willow]
Em7 Cadd9
Won’t take my shirt off for you, but don’t tell anybody
G F#m
I’m about to break the rules, but don’t tell anybody
Em Cadd9
Rockstar?, no, I’m a modern fool, but don’t tell anybody
G F#m
Wanna take off the shoes?
[Verse 2: Erik]
Em7
I always knew school wasn't for me
D Cadd9
Sorry mom and dad, I don’t need to take a year off to think
N.C.
I'm already a fuck up, so what's one more thing?
Cadd9
I just can’t spend my life wondering what I could’ve been
Em7 D
I have to work twice as hard to get half of what my white counterparts get - so I’ll
Cadd9
apply it to what I want
Cadd9
Can’t do a 9-5 or join the military industrial complex
Em7
Because for every guy that tried to fuck me and put my dreams down
D
And the bands in it for themselves and a free round
Cadd9
There’s could be someone that looks just like me
Cadd9
That needs to hear they’re not alone, or at least they don’t have to be
Em7
It might takes years, it might not happen at all
D
Could end with a mid-life crisis in a bathroom stall
Cadd9
You can save every reason it’s too big a risk
Cadd9
I’ve already heard it and I know that it’s worth it
[Bridge: Erik & Willow]
Em7 Cadd9
I’m no longer confused, but don’t tell anybody
G F#m
I’m about to break the rules, but don’t tell anybody
E Cadd9
I got something better than school, but don’t tell anybody
G F#m
They want me to get a safe job, just like everybody
Em7 Cadd9 G F#mf
They ain’t walked in my shoes, I’m just not everybody
[Outro x4: Willow]
Em7
If I put it into words would you hear me out? (worked too hard for)
Cadd9
If I put it into words would you hear me out?
F#m
If I put it into words would you hear me out? (worked too hard for)
G F#m
Hear me out, oh-oh
How to play Bragging Rights
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.