Chord Booklet

Tame Impala

10 songs|44 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Bbm

Ebm

Abm

F#m

Gadd9

Dmaj7

C#m

Bm7

G#sus4

D#m

C#sus4

Emaj7

Amaj7

A/B

F#m7

A/C

Bbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Ab7

Gb7

Fm7

Db7

Eb7

New Person Same Old Mistakes

Key: CmHard

Bbm

Ebm

Abm

DbAbCm

EbDbAbCm

DbI can just hAbear them Cmnow

Db"How could you Ablet us Cmdown?"

But Dbthey don't know Abwhat I fCmound

EbOr Dbsee it from tAbhis way arCmound

DbFeeling it AbovertCmake

DbAll that I uAbsed to hCmate

DbOne by one, eAbvery tCmrait

EbI trDbied but it's Abway too lCmate

DbAll the signs AbI don't rCmead

Two sDbides of me cAban't aCmgree

DbWhen I breathe Abin too dCmeep

DbGoing with wAbhat I alEbways longed Bbmfor Ab

Feel like a brand new pCmerson

(But you Dbmake the same Abold miCmstakes)

CmI don?t cDbare I?m Abin lCmove

Db(Stop before Abit?s too lCmate, EbI kDbnow)

DbFeel like a bAbrand new peCmrson

(But you Dbmake the same Abold miCmstakes)

I fiCmnally knDbow what Abis lCmove

(You don?t have what it takes)

Db(Stop before Abit?s too lCmate)

Eb(I kDbnow there?s too mAbuch at sCmtake)

Db(Making the sAbame miCmstakes)

And I sCmtill don?t kDbnow Abwhy it?s hapCmpening

Db(Stop while it?s nAbot too lCmate)

And I sCmtill Ebdon?t kDbnow Ab Cm

DbFinally taAbking flCmight

I kDbnow you don't tAbhink it's rCmight

I kDbnow that you thAbink it's fCmake

DbMaybe fake's wAbhat I lCmike

DbPoint is I hAbave the rCmight

I'm thDbinking in bAblack and wCmhite

I'm thDbinking it's wAborth the fCmight Eb

DbSoon to be About of sCmight

DbKnowing it Aball this Cmtime

DbGoing with wAbhat I alEbways longed Bbmfor Ab

Feel like a brand new pCmerson

(But you Dbmake the same Abold miCmstakes)

CmI don?t cDbare I?m Abin lCmove

Db(Stop before Abit?s too lCmate) Eb Db

DbFeel like a bAbrand new peCmrson

(But you Dbmake the same Abold miCmstakes)

I fiCmnally knDbow what Abis lCmove

(You don?t have what it takes)

Db(Stop before Abit?s too lCmate)Eb Db

Man, I Ebmknow that it's hFard to diEgest

But Ebmbaby this sFtory ain?t so difEferent from the Abmrest

And I kEbmnow it seems wrFong to acEcept

But youEbm've got your demFons, and she's gEot her reAbmgrets

And I kEbmnow that it's haFrd to digEest

A rEbmealizaFtion is as goEod as it Abmgets

And I kEbmnow it seems hFard to acEcept

But youEbm've got your demFons, and she's gEot her reAbmgrets

DbAbCm

EbDbEb

DbAbCm

DbAb

Feel like a brand new peCmrson Db Ab

So Cmhow will I kDbnow that Abit's riCmght? Db Ab Cm Eb Db Ab

In a Abnew dirCmection Db Ab

So Cmhow will I kDbnow I've gone tAboo fCmar? Db Ab

Cm(Stop thiEbnking tDbhat the only opAbtion was)

Feel like a bAbrand new peCmrson Db Ab

I fiCmnally kDbnow what Abit's lCmike Db Ab

Cm(Stop thiEbnking tDbhat the only opAbtion was) Cm Db Ab

So Cmhow will I kDbnow I've gone tAboo fCmar? Db Ab

Cm(Stop thiEbnking tDbhat the only opAbtion was) Cm Db Ab

And I kCmnow it's hDbard to deAbscribe Cm Db Ab

Cm(Stop thiEbnking tDbhat the only opAbtion was) Cm Db Ab

So Cmhow will I kDbnow that iAbt's riCmght? Db Ab Cm

EbDbAbCm

DbAbCm

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The Moment

Key: F#mHard

F#m

Gadd9

Dmaj7

C#m

F#mGF#mGF#mGF#mGadd9

In the F#mend, it's Gstronger than F#mI know Ghow to beF#m G F#m Gadd9

And I F#mcan't just Gspend my whole F#mlifetime GwonderingF#m G F#m Gadd9

I fell in F#mlove with the Gsound of my F#mheels on the Gwooden floorF#m G F#m Gadd9

I don't F#mwant our Gfootsteps to be F#msilent GanymoreF#m G

F#m Want them to Gadd9be in the F#mmomeGeeF#meeenGt F#m G

F#m Storm Gadd9clouds are F#mclosGiiF#miiinGg F#m G F#m Gadd9

In the F#mend, it's Ggone, and there's F#mnothing Gleft to doF#m G F#m Gadd9

But I'm F#mstill not Gcertain just F#mhow I'm Ggonna feelF#m G

F#m I only Gadd9know in the F#mmomeGeeF#meeenGt F#m G

F#m And anticiGadd9pation is F#mgrowGiiF#miiinGg

F#mF#mDmaj7FF#mF#m

It's getting DcloserBm D C#m F#m A A Bm

F#mGF#mGadd9

F#mGF#mGF#mGF#mGadd9

F#mF#mDmaj7FF#mF#m

It's getting DcloserBm D C#m F#m A A Bm

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Posthumous Forgiveness

Key: GmHard

Bm7

GmDF

GmEver since I Dwas a Fsmall boy Cm

No one Gmelse compared to Dyou, no Fway

GmI alwaysD?thought?heroesF stay closBbe

WhenGmever?troubledF times aBbrose

DI didn't knCmow

DAin't always?how itDm goes Eb

GmEvery single Dword you Ftold meCm

I beliGmeved without a Dquestion, Falways

To Gmsave all of Dus, you Ftold us both to Bbtrust

But Gmnow I know you Fonly saved Bbyourself

DDid you think I'd never Cmknow?

DNever wise up as I Dmgrow? Eb

GmDFBb

GmDF

GmDFCm

GmFBb

Gm D And Fyou could store an Cmocean in the Gmholes

In any Dof the explaFnations that you gave

Gm And Dwhile you still had Ftime, you Bbhad a chance

But Gmyou decided Fto take all your Bbsorries to the grave

DDid you think I'd never Cmknow?

DNever wise up as I Cmgrow?

DDid you hope I'd never Cmdoubt?

DNever wonder, work it Cmout?

DCmFDCmF

DCmFDDmEb

CEmBm7Em

CYou were runnin' for cover Em

Bm7Doin' like any other Em

CFallin' out with a lover Em

Bm7You didn't know that I suffered Em

Bm7What a thing to discover Em

CThere was time to recoverEm

COne-on-one with each otherEm

CJust a boy and a fatherEm

Bm7What I'd give for anotherEm

CEverything that I have Em

Bm7Wouldn't need this for longEm

CNever speak of the timeEm

Bm7That you left us aloneEm

Bm7Me and Steve on our ownEm

CI wanna tell you 'bout the timeEm

CWanna tell you 'bout my lifeEm

CWanna play you all my songsEm

Bm7Learn the words, sing alongEm

CEmBm7Em

(This Ctime) Wanna tell you 'bout the time Em

(I know) Bm7I was in Abbey RoadEm

COr the time that I hadEm

Bm7Mick Jagger on the phoneEm

Bm7I thought of you when we spokeEm

CWanna tell you 'bout the timeEm

CWanna tell you 'bout my lifeEm

CWanna play you all my songsEm

Bm7Hear your voice sing alongEm

(This Ctime) I wanna say, "It's all right"Em

(I know) Bm7You're just a man after allEm

CAnd I know you have demonsEm

Bm7I got some of my ownEm

Bm7I think you passed them alongEm

CWanna tell you 'bout the timeEm

CWanna tell you 'bout my lifeEm

CWanna play you all my songsEm

Bm7And hear your voice sing alongEm

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Lost In Yesterday

Key: DmMedium

DmWhen we were Clivin' in FsqualorC, wasn't itDm HeaCvenF? C

DmBack when we Cused to getF on?itC, ?four outDm of?CsevFen C

NoDmw even thoughC that was Fa?time CI hated fDmrom CdayF onCe

EvDmentually, tCerrible FmemorieCs turn intoDm greCat Fones

So Cif they cDmall CyouF, eCmbrace tDmhem C F

ICf they hDmauntC yoFu, Cerase tDmhem C F C

'Cause it mDmight've been Csomethin',F who's tCo say?

It doesn't Dmhelp to getC lost Fin yesCterday

And you mDmight've missed CsomethiFn', donC't slip

'Cause it Dmhurts to beC lost iFn yesCterday

And you're gDmonna have toC let iFt go sComeday

You've been Dmpickin itC up likeF GroundhoCg Day

'Cause it miDmght've been CsomethFin', donC't say

'Cause it Dmhas to beC lost iFn yesCterday

DmMatty saidC life didn'Ft go tChe way that he DmplanCnedF itC

Said, "DmOh, what I'd Cgive to startF oveCr, boy, I DmdemaCnd Fit C

So, wDmhat was I Cever Fafraid ofC? Why did DmI woCrryF? C

And wDmhy was I eCver soF brainlessC? Head in Dma flCurrFy"

'Cause if they DmcallC yoDmu, eCmbraceDm theCm Dm

ICf they stDmall CyouDm, erCase theDmm C

'Cause it Dmmight've been Csomethin',F who's Cto say?

Does it heDmlp to get Clost iFn yestCerday?

And you miDmght've missed CsomethiFn', don'Ct slip

'Cause it Dmhurts to bCe lostF in yCesterday

And you're Dmgonna have toC let iFt go sComeday

You've been pDmickin' itC up likeF GroundhCog Day

'Cause it mDmight've been CsomethiFn', donC't say

'Cause it Dmhurts to beC lost Fin yeCsterday

If it calDmls yCou,F emCbrace Dmit C F C

If it hauntsDm youC, FfacCe itDm C F C

I kDmnow it's Cmad, I FunderCstand

It's onDmly SnCakes aFnd CLadders

The pDmerioCd youF neverC had

There's Dmonly oCne thFat mCatters

And if it calDmls yCou,F emCbrace Dmit C F C

If it hauDmnts CyouF, eCraseD itC

And Fface Cit

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Let It Happen

Key: AHard

F#m

G#sus4

D#m

C#sus4

Emaj7

Tame Impala - Let It Happen

AF#mG#sus4

A It's always aF#mround me, all this G#sus4noise but

A Not nearly as F#mloud as a G#sus4voice singing

A Let it happen,F#m let it happeG#sus4n (It's gonna feel so good)

A Just let it happen,F#m let it happeG#sus4n

D#m All this Brunning around

C Trying to Fcover my shadow

D#m An ocean Bgrowing inside

C Now all the Fothers seem shallow

D#m All this Brunning around

C Bearing Fdown on my shoulders

D#m I can Bhear an alarm

C Must be C#sus4morning

POST-Chorus 1:27

AF#mG#sus4

A I heard about a whirlF#mwind that's coming aG#sus4round

A It's gonna carry off F#mall that isn't G#sus4bound, and

A When it happens,F#m when it happensG#sus4 (I'll be holding on)

A So let it happen,F#m let it happen

D#m All this Brunning around

C I can't Ffight it much longer

D#m Something's Btrying to get out

C And it's Fnever been closer

D#m If my Bticker fails

C Make up Fsome other story

D#m But if I Bnever come back

C Tell my Fmother I'm sorry

AF#mG#sus4AF#mG#sus4

*: this note is the first of each subsequent sentence, so it replaces the first 10 played on the B-string

and sometimes he plays a 7 here

SYNTH INTERMEZZO 4:04

BACK TO FIRST PART 5:06

AF#mG#sus4

A And it means, we F#mmove on ice giving

TG#sus4rying to get dreaming

TArying to pose living

You F#mknew I'm not thinking that IG#sus4 would let you in

AAny other silver

And IF#m would just do it

GG#sus4et the meshed thinking

GAet the meshed dreaming

WF#mhy would I do it

AG#sus4nyone'd think that

IA could not do it, we F#mmove on ice giving

TG#sus4rying to get dreaming

ATrying to pose living

You F#mknew I'm not thinking that IG#sus4 would let you in

AAny other silver

And IF#m would just do it

GG#sus4et the meshed thinking

GAet the meshed dreaming

WF#mhy would I do it

AG#sus4nyone'd think that

A And it means, we F#mmove on ice giving

TG#sus4rying to get dreaming

TArying to pose living

You F#mknew I'm not thinking that IG#sus4 would let you in

AAny other silver

And IF#m would just do it

GG#sus4et the meshed thinking

GAet the meshed dreaming

WF#mhy would I do it

AEmaj7nyone'd think that

AMaybe, I was rF#meady

All alG#sus4ong

Oh Amaybe, I was rF#meady

All alEmaj7ong

Oh Amaybe, I was rF#meady |

G#sus4 | repeat until fade-out

All along /

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When The Feelings In The Core

Key: FHard

Ebm

Abm

FFGG

FFGGFGFG

SAend me bDack A--D- the fAeeling's rDeached the core A D

AOcean wDaves A--D- sound mAore like wDhispers fArom the sDhore

SFee my eGyes look bFack agGain oFnce befGore F G

There is DnoooCoo D

There's nothCing tDhat I need Cto sDay

During solo Bass plays:

DDDC

SFee my eGyes look bFack agGain oFnce befGore F G

OFnce befGore

During solo bass plays:

SFee my eGyes look bFack agGain oFnce befGore F G

(OFnce befGore) F G F G F G

SFee my eGyes look bFack agGain oFnce befGore

EbmBDb

EbmFeeliBng's Db Ebin the cBore

FDbeeliFng's Abin Gbthe

EbBDb

EbAbm

EbBAbm

EbmFeeliBng's Db Ebin the cBore

FDbeeliFng's Abin Gbthe cBore

EbBAbm

BAbm

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List Of People To Try And Forget About

Key: AHard

Amaj7

F#m

A/B

Dmaj7

ANow I gotta add you Amaj7to my list of F#mpeople to try and forAget aboutAmaj7 A9

ANow I gotta add yours A/Bto my list of F#mfaces to try and not Athink aboAmaj7ut A9

ANow I gotta tell 'em Amaj7I don?t care and F#mhope that nobody might Awork it oAmaj7ut A9

It was Aobviously an ilA/Blusion 'cause there?s F#mnever been so much I?ve been Awrong aboAmaj7ut A9

And AI don?t want to spend Amaj7all my days thinF#mking of the one I can?t Alive withAmaj7out A9

So I?m Agonna have to add you A/Bto my list of F#mpeople to try and forAget aboutAmaj7 A9 Try and for-

AAmaj7A9F#m

DDmaj7E6

DAnd as the Dmaj7years go byE your name will fade out gradually

D Don?t think my F#mheart will try,E but it was waiting here, so

ANow I gotta add you Amaj7to my list of F#mpeople to try and forAget aboutAmaj7 A9

It Acould?ve been magic,A/B nearly had ya,F#m could you imagine, nearly had yaA Amaj7 A9 F#m

'Til Ait becomes aAmaj7nother one of the F#mthings that I just can?t Atalk abouAmaj7t A9 F#m

I?m Agonna have to keep you A/Bon my list of F#mpeople to try and forAget aboutAmaj7 A9 TF#mry and f***

AAmaj7A9F#m

DDmaj7EF#m

DF#mE

Synths alone

DDmaj7E6

DDmaj7E

D And as the Dmaj7years go byE6 your name will fade out gradually

D They?ll think my Dmaj7heart won?t tryE but it was waiting in the wings

D And as the Dmaj7years go byE6 you?re still a banished memory

D They?ll say my F#mlove has diedE but it was waiting in the wings

DDmaj7E6

DDmaj7

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Breathe Deeper

Key: F#mMedium

F#m7

A/C

F#m7F#m7

If you think I couldn't hold my own, believe me, I F#m7can

Believe me, I can,'believe'meF#m7, I can

If'it ain't so awful and we're'all togetheF#m7r, I can

Believe me, I can, believe me, I can

If you think I couldn't hold it up, believe me, I F#m7can

Believe me, I can, believe me, I F#m7can

If ideally we should feel like this forever, I F#m7can

Believe me, I can, believe me, IF#m7 can

F#m7F#m7

Would you say seems you're coming on?

Breathe a little F#m7deeper

Should you need to come undone

And let those coloursF#m7 run

Would you say now you're having fun?

So do this and get F#m7through this

And come find me when you're done

So we can be asF#m7 one

F#m7F#m7

If you think I couldn't hold my own, believe me, IF#m7 can

Believe me, I can, believe me, I F#m7can

If you need someone to tell you that you're special, F#m7I can

Believe me, I can, believe me, IF#m7 can

If you need someone to carry on, believe me, I F#m7can

Believe me, I can, believe me, IF#m7 can

If you think that I was feeling what you're feeling, F#m7I am

Believe me, I am, believe me, IF#m7 am

F#m7F#m7

And we'reF#m7 moving slow F#m7

Would you say seems you're coming on?

Breathe a little F#m7deeper

Should you need to come undone

And let those coloursF#m7 run

Now you're having fun

So do this and get F#m7through this

And come find me when you're done

So we can be aF#m7s one

Bm 'Til the mornin'

BmF#m7

'Til the mornin', F#m7oh

Bm And we're F#m7moving slow F#m7

Bm'Til tA/Che mornin' F#m7

And we're moving slow

BmSeems you're coming on

Breathe a little A/Cdeeper

Should you need to come undone ('til the mornin')

Let those colors F#m7run

BmNow you're having fun ('til the mornin')

Do this and get A/Cthrough this

And until we see the sun (and we're moving slow)

You're my numbeF#m7r one

BmA/CF#m7

'Til the mornin'

(Would you say?)

And we're moving slow

'Til the mornin'

And we're moving slow

We're both adults while we behave like children

Long as we got enough to keep on living

'Til F#m7the mornin'

'Til the mornin

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Apocalypse Dreams

Key: GHard

Bbmaj7

Ebmaj7

GEm

Bbmaj7C

EbAb

GThis could be the day that Emwe push thrBbmaj7ough

CIt could Ebbe the day that all our Abdreams come tGrue

For Emme and Bbmaj7you

CTil we're Ebat the end of just aAbnother Gbday

EbF

GYou're too terrified to Emtry your bBbmaj7est

CJust to Ebend up with an eduAbcated guGess

EmBlank sucBbmaj7cess

CLike those Ebtimes you wake up mystiAbfied

GOh, it feels so real Emin my slBbmaj7eep

CNever Ebhad something so close up Abgood to Gme

We could do any damage, Emcould this Bbmaj7be it

CDo you Ebreally wanna live without this Abfeeling

GbEverything is changin'Eb

And there's Ebmaj7nothing I Gbcan do Eb

My Gbworld is turning pagesEb

While Ebmaj7I am just sGbitting here

EbF

Instrumental:

GEm

Bbmaj7C

EbAb

GWell

EmAm I getting Bbmaj7closer

CWill I ever Ebget there

AbDoes it even Gmatter

EmDo I really Bbmaj7need it

CWish that I'd reEbmember

AbAm I really up Gthere?

EmDid I ever Bbmaj7want it

CDoes it really Ebmatter

It was Abonly yesterGday

EmDidn't even Bbmaj7know you

CNow I'm gonna Ebmiss you

EbEbmaj7

EbF

GbNothing ever changesEb

No matter how loGbng you do your hairEb Ebmaj7

GbLooks the Dbsame to everyone else

GbEverything is changin'Eb

I guess I should Gbwarn my mom Eb Ebmaj7

But Dbshe'll just be excited

EbEbmaj7

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10.

Patience

Key: AbHard

Ab7

Gb7

Fm7

Bbm

Db7

Eb7

Has it Ab7really been that long?

Did FmI count the Gb7days wrong?

Did Ab7we just go back at all

All the Fm7way to Gb7step one?

AbPeople Ab7ask me all the time

Every Fmtime the Gb7show's up

"So what you Ab7doin' with your luck?"

It ain't FmgivinGb7' up

Just Abgrowin' Ab7up in stagAbes

(FmLay doGb7wn no more)

Livin' lifeAb7 in phases Bbm Gb7 Gb

EbAnother season AbchangesBbm Gb7

And still my Abdays are shapeAb7less Fm Db7 Gb7

Post-Chorus

Eb7I should be Ab7flying straight, don't be late

'Cause Bbmtime Gbwaits for Bbmno oGb7ne

I should be Ab7flying straight, don't be late

'Cause Bbmtime takes from Gbeveryone Ab7 Fm Bbm Gb7

Ab7FmBbmGb7Eb

Ab7FmGb7

Ab7I've been Dbwaiting here

Waiting Cmfor the day to come

Take us Dbto the place

Takin' us Cmwhere we have gone

AbThey would ask me all the timAb7e

Showin' Fmup in Gbages

"So what you Abdoin' with your lucAb7k?"

Call it Fmgivin' Gb7up

I'm just Abgrowin' Ab7up in stagAbes

(FmLay dGb7own no more)

Livin' life Ab7in phases Bbm Gb7

AnEbother seaAbson changesFm Gb7

And Gbstill my waysAb are aimless, FmI kGb7now

We're gAbrowin' up in stagesFm Gb7

And I'm Gbrunnin' outAb of pagesFm Gb7

AbGrowin' up

I should be Abflying straight, don't be late

'Cause Fmtime wGb7aits for no one

I should be Abflying straight, don't be late

'Cause Fmtime Gbtakes from everyoneEb

AbFmGb7

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