Sorry
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Em7
(riff)
[Verse]
Em Em/D#
What's the matter with your life?
D A
Did someone come and shoot your with wife
Em7
Just as you planned?
Em Em/D#
Will you live or will you die?
D A
Are you that butterfly
Em7
That never lands?
Em Em/D#
Set aside these vacant rules;
D A Em7
Break them now and don't get fooled again.
[Chorus]
Bb
Sorry; How many times must I say
F
Life is not a cake to separate?
Bb
What do I have to do
F
To save you from worry?
G
Cut off my nose
Bb C
To spite my face? (1 bar)
[Verse]
Em Em/D#
When you look into these eyes
D A
Do you see civilized
Em7
Or Son of Sam?
Em Em/D#
Will you love or do you hate?
D A Em7
Why do you hesitate? (yeah)
[Chorus]
Bb
Sorry; How many times must I say
F
Life is not a cake to separate?
Bb
What do I have to do
F
To save you from worry?
G
Cut off my nose
Bb
To spite my face?
G
Cut off my nose
Bb C D
To spite my face? (yea)
[middle eight]
Eb
Time is an arrow,
Bb
You are the bow;
Eb Bb
Shoot it now to seal your own fate.
Eb Bb
Get a life, get a love, get a new big idea.
C D
(inst)
[Verse]
Em Em/D#
What's the matter with your life?
D A
Did someone come and shoot your with wife
Em7
Just as you planned?
Em Em/D#
Will you live or will you die?
D A Em7
Are you that butterfly...
[Chorus]
Bb
Sorry; How many times must I say
F
Life is not a cake to separate?
Bb
What do I have to do
F
To save you from worry?
G
Cut off my nose
Bb
To spite my face?
G
Cut off my nose
Bb
To spite my face?
How to play Sorry
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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.