How Insensitive
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Intro: Em7 Edim Bm D7 C#7 F#7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm F#7/13-
Bm7 Edim Am6
How insensitive I must have seemed
Cdim Gdim Cdim E9 E7
When she told me that she loved me
Em Em9 Em Em9 C7M C#m5-/7
How unmoved and cold I must have seemed
F#7 Bm
When she told me so sincerely
D7 Am7 D7 Am7 Fdim D7 Am7 D7 G7M
Why, she must have asked, did I just turn
Em7 Edim Bm
And stare in icy silence
D7 C#7 F#7
What was I to say, what can you say
C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm
When a love affair is over
Bm7 Edim Am6
Now she's gone away and I'm alone
Cdim Gdim Cdim E9 E7
With the memory of her last look
Em Em9 Em Em9 C7M C#m5-/7
Vague and drawn and sad, I see it still
F#7 Bm
All her heartbreak in that last look
D7 Am7 D7 Am7 Fdim D7 Am7 D7 G7M
How, she must have asked, did I just turn
Em7 Edim Bm
And stare in icy silence
D7 C#7 F#7
What was I to say, what can you say
C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm
When a love affair is over
How to play How Insensitive
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. 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.