Laymens Terms (Acoustic) Chords

Tempo:
152.8 bpm
Chords used:

F

Eb

D

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Laymens Terms (Acoustic) chords
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[Eb]
If [F]
[D]
[Gm]
[C] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [D]
[Dm]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] you could say [F] something
[D] without sedating [Gm] [F] me,
[Eb] the air [F] in this [Bb] small world might [D] clear to [Eb] breathe.
[Bb] [F] They [Eb] meant some [Bb] skin [F] [Eb]
of fools.
[F]
[Eb] [F] Illiterate,
[D] you [Gm] render me [F]
[Eb] endless, [F] bouncing
[Bb] into [D] the gallery [Eb] and they won't [F] remember you.
[D] They [Gm] will [F] remember [Eb] the dirt, [F] the joke.
[Bb] I'm through, [D]
[Eb] humor in you.
[Bb] I [D] am learning [Eb] to hate you, [F] it's [Bb] true.
I'm through, [D]
[Eb] humor in you.
[Bb] I've been [D] sleeping [Eb] and drinking, [Gm] my [F] enemies
[Eb] holidaying.
[F]
[D]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb]
[F]
[D]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[F] Identify, we speak on [D] truths because there's [Gm] strength [F] in [Eb] numbers.
Forced to [F] relate in a world [D]
depraved.
[Gm]
Identify, [F] alone we [Eb]
speak [F] in tongues, [D]
give me [Gm] lament [F] terms.
[Eb]
The air [F] in this [Ebm] small [Bb] club [D] might clear but [Eb] they remember [F] all their lies.
[D] They all [Gm] [F] remember [Eb] the dirt, [F] the joke.
[Bb] I'm [D] through,
[Eb] humor in you.
[Bb] I [D] am learning [Eb] to hate you, [F] it's [Bb] true.
I'm through, [D]
[Eb] humor in you.
[Bb] [D] I've been living
[Eb] and dying, [Gm] my [F] enemies
[Eb] holidaying.
[F]
[Eb] Leanest terms, [Bb] [F] skin [D] of fools.
[Eb] [F] Walk [Gb] with you, [Eb] [F] walk
[Bb] with you.
Key:  
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
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To learn Joey Cape - (Acoustic) Laymens Terms chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, D, Gm, F, Eb, F, Eb and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 76 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 153. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] you could say _ [F] something _ _
[D] without sedating [Gm] _ [F] me, _
[Eb] _ the air [F] in this [Bb] small world might [D] clear to [Eb] _ breathe.
_ [Bb] _ [F] They [Eb] meant some _ [Bb] skin [F] _ [Eb]
of _ fools.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Illiterate, _
[D] you [Gm] render me _ [F] _ _
[Eb] endless, _ _ [F] bouncing _ _
[Bb] _ _ into [D] the _ gallery [Eb] and they won't [F] _ remember you.
[D] They [Gm] will _ [F] remember [Eb] the dirt, [F] the joke.
[Bb] I'm _ through, [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ humor in you. _
[Bb] _ _ _ I [D] am learning [Eb] to hate you, [F] it's [Bb] true. _
I'm through, [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ humor in you. _
[Bb] _ _ _ I've been [D] sleeping [Eb] and drinking, _ [Gm] my [F] enemies _
[Eb] _ _ holidaying. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Identify, _ we speak on [D] truths _ _ because there's [Gm] strength _ [F] in _ _ _ [Eb] numbers. _
_ Forced to _ _ [F] relate _ in a world _ _ [D] _
depraved.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
Identify, _ [F] alone _ we [Eb] _
_ speak [F] in tongues, _ [D] _
give me [Gm] lament _ [F] terms.
[Eb] _
The air [F] in this [Ebm] small [Bb] club _ [D] might clear but [Eb] they remember [F] all their lies.
[D] They all [Gm] _ [F] remember [Eb] the dirt, [F] the joke.
[Bb] I'm _ [D] through, _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ humor in you. _
[Bb] _ _ I [D] am learning [Eb] to hate you, [F] it's [Bb] true.
I'm _ through, [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ humor in you. _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] I've been living _
[Eb] and dying, [Gm] my [F] enemies _
[Eb] _ _ holidaying.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Leanest terms, [Bb] _ _ [F] skin [D] of fools.
[Eb] _ _ [F] Walk [Gb] with you, _ [Eb] _ [F] walk _
[Bb] with you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The One Week Record album includes this song.

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