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Obscene (acoustic)

Bloc Party

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

F#Diagram coming soon
D××○
A×○○
C#Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
G○○○
E○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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hide this tab   F#       D      A       C# 
 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|----------3---3---2---2----------| 
G|---------2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2--6---6--| 
D|--4---4-0---0---2---2----6-6-6-6-| 
A|-4-4-4-4----------------4---4---6| 
E|2---2----------------------------| 
 
 
Intro - play riff 
 
verse 1, play riff 
 
 
    F#      D            A           C# 
If you must ask you were in my heart always. 
F#                       D                    
If I did not comfort you or say the right things 
         A                 C# 
You were here every time I looked within 
 
Chorus - strum chords  
        F#              D 
I don't know where I've been 
             A                    C# 
All I really know is this scene's obscene 
        F#                 D 
Forgive me for what you've seen 
             A                 C# 
All I really know is I've been obscene to you 
 
           F# 
I wish you luck 
 
BEFORE VERSE - F# D F# D 
 
VERSE - Play riff
 
      F#             D 
Every breath was for you, 
     A                C# 
Even though you won't believe me 
F#                 A          
And as I walk away tears flow in my eyes 
D                      C# 
We both know that this love was never right 
 
 
        F#              D 
I don't know where I've been 
                 A                    C# 
But all I really know is this scene's obscene 
        F#                 D 
Forgive me for what you've seen 
             A                 C# 
All I really know is I've been obscene to you 
 
           F# 
I wish you luck, I wish you luck

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Chord set

F# · D · A · C# · B · G · E

Practice tip

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