I go to extremes
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Bb F/A C
{intro}
Bb F/A C
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C F/A F C
Call me a joker, call me a fool. Right at this moment I'm totally
cool.
C F/A F C
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife. I feel like I'm in the prime of my
life.
Bb F/A C D
Sometimes it feels like I'm going 2 fast/I don't know how long this feeling
will last.
C G C C Bb F/A
Maybe it's only tonite. Darling I don't know why I go to ex-
C Bb F/A
tremes. Too high or too low there ain't no in be-
C Gm7 A7
weens. And if I stand or I fall,
Dm Fm6 Fsus F
it's all or nothing at all. Darling I don't know why I go to ex-
C C F/A
tremes. Sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I'm
shot.
F C C F/A
Sometimes I don't know how much more I've got/Maybe I'm headed over the
hill.
F/A C Bb F/A
Maybe I've set myself up for the kill. Tell me how much do u think u can
take.
C D C G C C
until the heart in u is starting to break?/Sometimes it feels like it will.
Darling, I
Bb F/A C
don't know why I go to extremes. Too high or
Bb F/A C
too low there ain't now in-betweens. You can be
Gm7 A7 Dm Fm6
sure when I'm gone, I won't be out there too long.
Darling,
Fsus F C
I don't know why I go to extremes.
D Bb F C
Out of the darkness, into the light, leaving the scene of the crime.
D Bb F
Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time.
Am F C G
Sometimes I lie awake night after night, coming apart at the seams.
D Bb F C C
Eager to please, ready to fight. Why do I go to extremes.
Bb F/A C
{piano interlude}
Bb F/A C
{} And if I
Gm7 A7 Dm7 Fm6
stand, or I fall it's all or nothing at all. Darling
I
Fsus F C
don't know why I go to extremes. No, I
Bb F/A C
don't know why I go to extremes. Too high or
Bb F/A C
too low, there ain't no in-betweens. You can be
Gm7 A7 Dm Fm6
sure when I'm gone I won't be out there too long. Darling,
I
Fsus F C
don't know why I go to extremes.
Bb F/A C
{piano} I don't know why, I don't know
why!
Bb F/A C
I don't know why. I don't know
why!
Bb F/A C
{fadeout}
Bb F/A C
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Bb F/A C
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Bb F/A C
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Bb F/A C
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A Bitchin' Chart
How to play I go to extremes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. 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.