The Feminine Urge
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[Verso 1]
Bm
A room at dusk
A
Mastering the art of lying still
Em
Breathe like a girl
G
Til my lungs fill
Bm
Oh pull your boots on boys
A
And push me down
Em G
I'm only here for your entertainment
[Refrão]
Gm
I am a dark red liver stretched out on a rock
F#m D
All the poison I convert it and I turn it to love
Em
Here comes the feminine urge I know it so well
G
To nurture the wounds my mother held
D
Oh, ballerina bend under the weight of it all
Am
Ain't it fun to hold the world in your hand?
G
Do you feel like a man when I can't talk back?
Gm
Do you want me or do you want control?
D
Failure to commit to the role, I admit
Am
Was a failure you achieved on your own
G
Do you want me to care when you just disappear?
Gm
I can't win them all
[Verso 2]
Bm
Run 'til I fall
A
How I wish the trees would swallow me
Em
Make me a forest
G
Take away my soul
Bm
I could never give
The curse of her
A Em
I- I could never live with the guilt of lying
G
That people are kind
[Refrão]
Gm
I am a dark red liver
Stretched out on the rocks
F#m D
All the poison I convert it and I turn it to love
Em
Here comes the feminine urge
I know it so well
G
To nurture the wounds my mother held
D
Oh, ballerina bend under the weight of it all
Am
Ain't it fun to hold the world in your hand?
G
Do you feel like a man when I can't talk back?
Gm
Do you want me or do you want control?
D
Failure to commit to the role, I admit
Am
Was a failure you achieved on your own
G
Do you want me to care when you just disappear?
Gm
I can't win them all
[Refrão]
Gm
I am a dark red liver (ooh)
Stretched out on the rocks (oh-oh-ooh)
F#m D
All the poison I convert it and I turn it to love
(ooh-oh-ooh-ooh)
Em
Here comes the feminine urge
I know it so well (oh-oh-ooh)
G
To nurture the wounds my mother held
Gm
Give me that dark red liquor
Stretched out on the rocks
F#m D
All the poison I convert it and I turn it to love
Em
Here comes the feminine urge
I know it so well
G
To nurture the wounds my mother held
How to play The Feminine Urge
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. 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.