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Alanis Morissette

RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

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

F#5Diagram coming soon
B5Diagram coming soon
E5Diagram coming soon
C#5Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
D5Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
E

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: F#5  B5  E5  C#5 
 
      F#m   Bm                      F#m          
Indeed I    have sucked it up to heights 
    Bm              F#m 
Unknown to those outside 
     Bm            F#m 
My body has contained and suppressed 
      Bm 
And swallowed and abetted 
   F#m    Bm           F#m 
Oh I am a stranger to myself 
        Bm          F#m 
Beneath altruism dwells 
     Bm               
A force uncontended 
  F#m            
A voice that is tempered 
   Bm 
To boiled and unhindered 
 
(F#5  B5  E5  C#5) 
Who am I kidding? 
I am not some Mother Theresa 
If I don't say something soon 
I will break from the weight of the high road I take 
No 
 
(F#m   Bm) 
Indeed I need my chance to fail 
some room to unravel 
I need a chance to blame for two minutes 
unbridled, unbrazened 
so I need imaginings of maiming 
fantasies of outright screaming 
I need a chance to thrash for minutes 
uncontained, unforgiving 
 
(F#5  B5  E5  C#5) 
Who am I kidding? 
I am not some Mother Theresa 
If I don't do something soon 
I will die from restraint 
As a sick subjugate 
No 
 
(D5   C#5) 
I will move beyond, I'm certain of tha 
the sooner I go the quicker I'll be back 
I would not threaten or cause you any harm 
Have to get this out or my light will go out 
 
Solo: 
 
hide this tab e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9-10-9-5~--7----------9-10-9-5~--7--------11p--9-10-9-5~--7-------14p-| 
G|--------------4-6-------------------4-6---4------------------4-6-------| 
D|--------------------6p-------------------6------------------------6----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
(F#5  B5  E5  C#5) 
Who am I kidding? 
I am not some Mother Theresa 
If I don't do something soon 
I will die from restraint 
As a sick subjugate 
No 
          
 

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Chord set

F#5 · B5 · E5 · C#5 · F#m · Bm · D5 · B · G · D · A · E

Practice tip

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