Two Cherished Understandings
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capo 6
Off their sophomore album "At Best Cuckold"
Get out the ol' falsetto for this one
I wrote out the lyrics myself
I'm pretty sure of all of it except for the penultimate line.
"I bleed feta" sounds close ... if anyone knows the real line, post a correction comment.
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Chords (relative to capo):
|-3-----2-------0------0-------x-|
|-0-----3-------1------1-------1-|
|-0-----2-------0------0-------2-|
|-0-----0-------2------2-------3-|
|-2-----x-------0------3-------3-|
|-3-----x-------x------x-------x-|
G D C/A C Fmaj7
Cool little D flourish leading into C/A (use pinky for this):
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-4-2-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G D
I know why you stalk the night
C/A
Come under the overpass
G D
Seeing all you want to see
C/A
It’s in a space so far away
G D
Years ago I told you why
C/A
Makin' love ain’t nothing wrong with that
G D
Told you that I believed in you
C/A C
Won’t you come on through one more time
C D G
I know I loved you
C
I know I see the rain
G D C
There ain’t no understanding, baby
G D C
Understanding, baby
C
La la la
G D
Told you that I’d talk to her
C/A
Thought we understood each other well
G D
I was wrong as usual
C/A G
Wonder when they’ll break the spell
Fmaj7 C G
Yeah yeah
Fmaj7 C G
I bleed feta (??)
Fmaj7 C G
the lightning strikes.
Enjoy.
How to play Two Cherished Understandings
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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.