Chords for Against Me! - Paralytic States [ALBUM VERSION]

Tempo:
127.7 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

G

F#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Against Me! - Paralytic States [ALBUM VERSION] chords
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[B]
[E]
[F#]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [B]
[G#m]
[B] She couldn't even fucking through those thin hotel walls
[E] She heard babies crying, she heard laughter, she heard sirens
[B] Heard an ambulance rushing through those cheap hotel dregs
[E] But stood out on the Portland, [F#] the fact that broke her [E] flowing
Caroling [F#] states of [B] dependency
Are [G#] waking lives just a living [E] dream
I could say [F#] it's states of [B] amazement
Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[B] Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[E] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[E] [F#]
[B] [G#m]
[B] Spread out face down on the same cheap hotel sheets
She [E] spent her last years of her life running from the boy she used to be
[B] Cut her face wide open, she had the bone down thin
[E] Plumped her lips up, exaggerated her fucked [F#] up, not a fair one, [E] yeah
Caroling [F#] states of [B] dependency
Are [G#] waking lives just a living [E] dream
I could say it's [F#] states of [B] amazement
Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[B] Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to [G] be
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] The time at the hotel there was fighting in the hall
[G] Fencing like the people wrote off, she held her breath till it was gone
[D] Standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror
Hearing [G] her dysphoria's reflection, [A] she still saw her mother's [G] son
Caroling [D] states [A] of [G] dependency
Are waking [D] lives [A] just a living [G] dream
I could say [D] it's states [A] of [G] amazement
Never quite the woman [A] that she wanted to be
[G] Never quite the woman [A] that she wanted to be
By [G] the time [A] the ball dropped [D] it was [Bm] already over
[G] By the time [A] the ball dropped [D] it was already [Bm]
over
[G] No resolutions [A] for the new year beginning [D] tomorrow
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
G
2131
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn Against Me - Paralytic States chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G#m, E, F#, B, Bm, G, A, D, G# and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 63 BPM before aiming for the song's 128 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [B] She couldn't even fucking through those thin hotel walls
[E] She heard babies crying, she heard laughter, she heard sirens
[B] Heard an ambulance rushing through those cheap hotel dregs
[E] But stood out on the Portland, [F#] the fact that broke her _ [E] flowing
Caroling [F#] states of [B] dependency
Are [G#] waking lives just a living [E] dream
I could say [F#] it's states of [B] amazement
Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[B] Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [B] Spread out face down on the same cheap hotel sheets
She [E] spent her last years of her life running from the boy she used to be
[B] Cut her face wide open, she had the bone down thin
[E] Plumped her lips up, exaggerated her fucked [F#] up, not a fair one, [E] yeah
_ Caroling [F#] states of [B] dependency
Are [G#] waking lives just a living [E] dream
I could say it's [F#] states of [B] amazement
Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to be
[B] Never quite the woman [G#] that she wanted to _ [G] be
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] The time at the hotel there was fighting in the hall
[G] Fencing like the people wrote off, she held her breath till it was gone
[D] Standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror
Hearing [G] her dysphoria's reflection, [A] she still saw her mother's [G] son
_ Caroling [D] states [A] of [G] dependency
Are waking [D] lives [A] just a living [G] dream
I could say [D] it's states [A] of [G] amazement
Never quite the woman [A] that she wanted to be
[G] Never quite the woman [A] that she wanted to be
By [G] the time [A] the ball dropped [D] it was _ [Bm] already _ over
[G] By the time [A] the ball dropped [D] it was already _ [Bm] _ _
over
[G] No _ resolutions [A] for the new year beginning [D] tomorrow _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Transgender Dysphoria Blues album.

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