Hooked Addicted You Might Say
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Intro
Fm C Db C x4
[Verso 1]
Fm C Db C
I can't help it when there's just so many tears that can escape
Db C
One minute I've locked them up for life
The next they flood the gates
Fm C
And they blame it on the fishing line
Db C
That dazzles with the bait of
Fm C Fm
Greener grasses, redder warnings, darker nights, and brighter days
Ab
I'm hooked
C
Addicted you might say
Fm
Conflicted in the way
Db
One should behave (Oh oh oh)
Ab
Hooked
C
By such a little taste
Fm Db
And just the time to waste oh, waste away
N.C.
Reel 'em in young
Fm C
Uh oh, uh oh
Db C
Uh oh, uh oh
Fm C Db C
Uh oh, uh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Fm C
Uh oh, uh oh
Db C
Uh oh, uh oh
Fm C Db C
Uh, uh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verso 2]
Fm
Oh it's funny
C
No not funny
Db C
Let's say "interesting" instead
Db C
That a man can live his whole life
Only wishing he was dead
Fm C
It's obvious to all of us
Db Eb Fm
He's living in his head
Thanks to fishing lines that bore the bait
C Fm
On which the poor man fed
Ab
He's hooked
C
Addicted you might say
Fm
Conflicted in the way
Db
One should behave
Fm C
And try as I might I can't escape
Fm
I lost my mind and took the bait
C
Try as I might I can't escape
I lost my mind
Fm
And I took the bait
Fm C Db C
Hey, hey
Fm C Db C
Hey, hey
Fm C Db C
Hey, hey
Fm C Db C
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
Now I never wanted to be attracted
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
To shiny little things
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
But I can't help it if I'm attracted
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
When they're in front of me
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
Now I never wanted to be attracted
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
To shiny little things
Fm C/E Fm7/Eb C/E
But I can't help it if I'm attracted
Fm C Fm
See
Ab
I'm hooked
C
Addicted you might say
Fm
Conflicted in the way
Db
One should behave (Oh oh oh)
Ab
Hooked
C
By such a little taste
Fm Db
And just the time to waste oh, waste away
Ab
I, I am hooked
C
Addicted you might say
Fm
Conflicted in the way
In the way
Db
In the way, I'm always in the way
Fm C
And try as I might I can't escape
Fm
I lost my mind and took the bait
Fm C
And try as I might I can't escape
Fm
I lost my mind and I took the bait
Pre-Outro
Fm C Db C
Hey, hey
Fm C Db C
Hey, hey
Fm C Db C
Fm C Fm
Outro
Fm C Db C x3
Fm C Fm
How to play Hooked Addicted You Might Say
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Fm. 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.