This Blackest Purse
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Intro
G# G#sus2 G# G#sus2 G# G#sus2 F#maj7 C#maj7
[Verso 1]
G# G#sus2
I'm not who, with my eyes from stage
I claim to be
G# G#sus2
I've only cradled death in my own ending
G# G#sus2
Flesh from far off and abstracted lit
Fm7 C#maj7
Candle wick flickering
G# G#sus2
And when a thing starts finishing around me
G# G#sus2
I faint or fake a mustache, an accent, or flee
G# G#sus2 Fm7 C#maj7
In fear my expired license be pulled by sheer proximity
[Pré-Refrão]
G# Cm/G
Fact: the poseur in the bowler gets shot first
Fm7
Thinks he's the shit 'cause he can spit and curse
C#maj7
Acting brash and flashing a pistol that squirts
Scowling, and shouting, "Shall we dance?"
[Refrão]
G# Cm/G
Should our hero's hands be holding this blackest purse?
Fm7
Mom, am I failing, or worse?
C#maj7
Mom, am I failing?
(Mom, am I failing?)
Fm
What should these earnest hands be holding?
[Verso 2]
G# G#sus2
Still sporting my ex-girlfriend's dead ex-boyfriend's boxers
G# G#sus2
I want to operate from a base of hunger
G# G#sus2
No longer be ashamed and hide my
Fm7 C#maj7
Tears in shower water, while I lather for pleasure
G# G#sus2
I want to speak at an intimate decibel
G# G#sus2
With the precision of an infinite decimal
G# G#sus2
To listen up and send back a true echo
Fm7
Of something forever felt but never heard
C#maj7
I want that sharpened steel of truth in every word
[Pré-Refrão]
G#
The small fry in the bow-tie dies first
Cm/G Fm7
Acting wild, like the spirit of God moving after church
C#maj7
Faking he's hard like he's packed down dirt
Already, and yelling, "Be my guest!"
[Refrão]
G# Cm/G
Should our hero's hands be holding this blackest purse?
Fm7
Mom, am I failing or worse?
C#maj7
Mom, am I failing?
(Mom, am I failing?)
Fm
What should these earnest hands be holding?
G# Cm/G
Should our hero's hands be holding this blackest purse?
Fm7
Mom, am I failing or worse?
C#maj7
Mom, am I failing?
(Mom, am I failing?)
Fm
What should these earnest hands be holding?
Outro
G# G#sus2 G# G#sus2 G# G#sus2 F#maj7 C#maj7
How to play This Blackest Purse
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#. 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.