Twenty Three
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Intr.: E, B, C#m, G#m, A, E, F#4, F# x 2 -> E
F# G#m E
I got to tell you that he waited all his life
B F# E
For someone like you to come make the wrong things right
F# G#m
I know he didn't have the answers all the time
B F#
But you can't tell me that you've never told a lie
E, F# x2
B E B E
We're almost twenty-three and you're still mad at me
C#m D#m E F#
So much that I said to you and I want to take it back now
B E B E
Twenty-three and it's so sad to me
C#m D#m
You tell the world I'm dead to you
E F#4, F# -> Intro x1
But I know you want me back now
F# G#m E
Was it fun for you to watch him fall apart? (Watch me fall)
B F# E
And suffocate him while you held him in your arms (in your arms)
F# G#m E
I swear to God I wish he never let you in (let you in)
B F#
And I just hope we never hear from you again
E, F# x2
B E B E
We're almost twenty-three and you're still mad at me
C#m D#m E F#
So much that I said to you and I want to take it back now
B E B E
Twenty-three and it's so sad to me
C#m D#m
you tell the world I'm dead to you
E F#4, F#
But I know you want me back
G#m F# E
Wasted on you (wasted on you)
G#m F# E
Wasted on you (so much time I've)
G#m F# E
Wasted on you (wasted on you)
G#m F# E
Wasted on you
E, F#
On you
E, F#4, F#
On you
B E B E
Twenty-three and you're still mad at me
C#m D#m E F#
So much that I said to you and I want to take it back now
B E B E
Twenty-three and it's so sad to me
C#m D#m
You tell the world I'm dead to you
E F#4, F# -> intro.
But I know you want me back now
How to play Twenty Three
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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.