Envy
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Bm A
Rough time of year
F#m Bm A
Does it get to you too
F#m Bm A
When it rains and it rains
F#m Bm A
And your shoes never dry
Bm A F#m
I stay inside with my
Bm A
Veins full of glue
F#m Bm A
And I stick to a screen
F#m Bm A
Till my battery dies
[Chorus]
Em D Bm A
I don’t need to be rich
Em D Bm A
Only so wealthy as to pay for my food
Em D Bm A
I don’t need to be huge
Em D Bm F#
Only so big as to ever be noticed
[Verse 2]
Bm A
Rough time of year
F#m Bm A
Do you sit through it too
F#m Bm A
With that envy so strong
F#m Bm A
That you can’t even move
Bm A
I must confess
F#m Bm A
An embarrassing truth
F#m Bm A F#m
Almost nothing can hurt me
Bm A
Like thinking of you
[Chorus]
Em D Bm A
You’ve got a beautiful home
Em D Bm A
Bestselling novel and effortless style
Em D Bm A
You enchant the people around you
Em D Bm A
They swoon when you show even the hint of a smile
[Verse 3]
Bm A
Rough time of year
F#m Bm A
Does it darken the doors
F#m Bm A
To the lofty salons
F#m Bm F#m Bm
Of the luminaries
Bm A
I wouldn’t know
Bm A
I wouldn’t know
Bm A
I only know
[Chorus]
Em D Bm A Em
Weeks of godawful overcast days
D Bm A
Abstinence from sun on the skin
Em D Bm A
Drifting deeper and deeper into quarantine
Em D Bm A
Until my own company begins to wear thin
How to play Envy
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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.