Too Polite To Fight
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5
[Verse 1]
Bb5
All shook up
No thumbs up
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5
No more interlocking key
Bb5
Twenty-two stops to you
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5
Tell me what's a boy to do
Bb5
And I'm not ashamed to say
Bb5
That I've never ever prayed
Bb5 Bb5
But I'm starting to think that I really should
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5*
You see I'm half the man I used to be back then
[Chorus]
N.C Gm
I didn't want to leave you
Eb
I didn't want to go but
Bb F
I didn't have the power to hold on
Gm
A mystery surrounds it
Eb
Everything around it
Bb F Bb5 Bb5
I was too polite to fight for you, for you
[Verse 2]
Bb5 Bb5
Bb5
Give me speed
To concede
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5
If you don't I'm gonna bleed
Bb5
Woe is you
Woe is me
Bb5 Bb5 Bb5
Tell me what's a boy to be?
Bb
And the way I'm acting now
Bb
Is derivative and foul
Bb Bb
And I'm starting to annoy myself
Bb Bb Bb Bb5*
You see I'm half the man I used to be back then
[Chorus]
N.C Gm
I didn't want to leave you
Eb
I didn't want to go but
Bb F
I didn't have the power to hold on
Gm
A mystery surrounds it
Eb
Everything around it
Bb F
I was too polite to fight for you
[Post Chorus]
Gm
Did you lie, did you lie
Eb
Did you lie beneath the stars
Bb F
When you fell from my arms
Gm
I didn't want to leave you
Eb
I didn't want to go but
Bb F Bb
I didn't have the power to hold on to you that night
[Bridge]
Bb/C Bb/D Eb Bb/F Gm7 Dm Eb
Bb
I'm half the man I used to be
Bb/C
I'm half the man I used to be
Bb/D
I'm half the man I used to be
Eb
I'm half the man I used to be
Bb/F
I'm half the man I used to be
Gm7
I'm half the man I used to be
Dm Eb Bb5 Bb5*
The night I lost you
[Chorus]
N.C Gm
I didn't want to leave you
Eb
I didn't want to go but
Bb F
I didn't have the power to hold on
Gm
A mystery surrounds it
Eb
Everything around it
Bb F
I was too polite to fight for you
[Post Chorus]
Gm
Did you lie, did you lie
Eb
Did you lie beneath the stars
Bb F
When you fell from my arms
Gm
I didn't want to leave you
Eb
I didn't want to go but
Bb F Bb5 Bb5*
I didn't have the power to hold on to you that night
How to play Too Polite To Fight
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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.