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RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em○○○○
Am×○○
BDiagram coming soon
C×○○
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
 
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E|------------8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-| ---------------8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-| 
B|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
 
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B|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
 
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E|------------8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-| ---------------8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-| 
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G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
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B|--------------13--13--13----10--| -----------------13--13--13----10--| 
G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
 
hide this tab   Em                               Am       Am/B Am/C 
E|------------7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-| ---------------8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-| 
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G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
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E|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
 
F 
Summer's gone and so are you 
Em                      Am 
See the sky electrocute 
F 
A thousand boys that look like you 
Em                          Am 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
      F 
Now I can't get my head around it 
            Em 
I thought I found it 
           Am 
But I found out I don't know shit 
      F 
Now I can't get my head around it 
            Em 
I thought I found it 
            Am 
But I found out 
 
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B|----| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|----| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|----| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|----| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|----| -----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
hide this tab   Em                               Am 
E|----7---------7-8-7-8-7-8---7-8-| -------10--8-----7-8-7-8-7-8---7-8-| 
B|--------8-----------------------| -----------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| -----------------------------------| 
 
 
                  F 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Em 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Am 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  F 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Em 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Am 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
( F ) 
( Em  Am Am/B Am/C ) 
 
F 
A thousand girls that look like me 
Em                          Am 
Staring out at the open sea 
  F 
Repeat the words until they're true 
Em                          Am 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
      F 
Now I can't get my head around it 
            Em 
I thought I found it 
           Am 
But I found out I don't know shit 
      F 
Now I can't get my head around it 
            Em 
I thought I found it 
            Am 
But I found out 
 
                  F 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Em 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Am 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  F 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Em 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
                  Am 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na 
 
F 
Now you've got me so confused 
       Em                              Am 
'Cause I don't know how to sing your blues 
F 
Jesus Christ, what could I do? 
Em                              Am 
I don't know how to sing your blues 
 
( F ) 
( Em  Am ) 
 
      F 
Now I can't get my head around it 
            Em                    Am 
I thought I found it, but I found out 
 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you 
                F 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
 
Cover my eyes electric blue 
                     Em 
Every single night I dream about you 
                     Am 
Every single night I dream about you

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Chord set

Em · Am · B · C · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.