My Clementine
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
Darling won’t you be my clementine?
[Verse 1]
F# G# C# G#
I don’t remember you now, when we met or how
C# G# F# F Bm
but I loved you once the way I can’t love me now
G# F# C#
And that’s why I left you and this town
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
Won’t you be my clementine?
[Verse 2]
F# F# C#
I thought that you were mine
F# G#
But it all ran amuck
C# G# Bm
And I can’t get you unstuck
[Chorus]
F# G# C#
Won’t you be my clementine?
[Verse 3]
C# G#
I was so ashamed
F# F Bm
We thought me you could fix
G# F# G#
You were my Charon on this river styx
C# G# F# F Bm
But across this riv-er is a deadened world
[Bridge]
G# F# C#
And I’d seen enough to abandon ship
F# G# C#
And now we’re trailing off in our own directions
F# G# C#
Sometimes I think it could have worked
F# G#
But that’s just insurrection
C# G# Bm
In the face of what hurts
F# G# C#
It’s only memories we have yet to burn
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
So darling, won’t you be my Clementine?
F# G# C#
I hope you managed to be fine
F# G# C# G# Bm
I hope we get past all the lost time
F# G# C#
Won’t you be my Clementine?
F# G# C#
Won’t you be my Clementine?
How to play My Clementine
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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.