Smiths - Accept Yourself Chords

Tempo:
143.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Abm

Gb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smiths - Accept Yourself chords
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[B] [Abm] [Bm] [Gb]
[B] [G] [A]
[B] Every [Ebm] day you must [Eb] say, so how do I [B] feel about my life?
[Abm] [Bm] Anything is [B] hard to find, when you will not open your eyes, when [Ebm] will you accept [Eb] yourself?
[G] [Gb]
[G] [B] I [E]
am [B] sick and I am dull and I [Db] am plain.
[E] [Gb] Oh [E] dearly, I'd [B] love to get carried [Abm] away.
[E] [Gb] Oh, [E] bad dreams have an [B] air of just not coming [Abm] true.
[E] [Gb] And [E]
[B] time is against me [Abm] now.
[E] [Gb] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] Oh, [E] who and what to [Gb] blame?
[B]
Anything [G] [Gb] is [B] hard to find, when you will [A] not [B] open your eyes, when [Ebm] will you accept [Gbm] yourself?
[B] Oh, heaven's sake.
[Abm]
[Bm] Anything [B] is hard to find, [G] when you will not [B] open your eyes.
Every [Ebm] day you [Eb] must say, oh how do [G] I feel about the past?
[Gbm] [B]
[E] [B] Others conquered love, [Abm] but I ran.
[E] [B]
[Gb] I [E] [B] sat in my room and I drew up a [Abm] plan.
[E]
[Gb] Oh, [E] but plans can [B] fall through and so often they [Abm] do.
[E]
[B] [E] And time [B] is against me [Dbm] now.
[Abm] [E]
[Gb] [B] [A] [B]
[A] [B] [Gbm]
And [E] there's no one left [B] to blame.
Oh, [G] tell me [B] when will you,
[G] [E] [B]
when will [Ebm] you accept your [Gbm]
life?
The [B] one that you hate.
[Bm] For anything is [B] hard to find, when [G] you will not [B] open your eyes.
[Ebm] Every day you [Eb] must say, oh how do I [Bm] feel about my shoes?
[E] They [B] make me awkward and [Abm] plain.
[E] [Gb] Surely [E] [B] I would love to kick with the [Abm] fray.
[E] [Gb] But [E] I once had [B] a dream and it never came [Abm] true.
[E] [B] And time is against me [Abm] now.
And time [E] is against [B] me now.
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] And there's no [E] one but [B] yourself to blame.
[G] Oh, anything [B] is hard to find, [G] when you will [A] not open [B] your eyes.
[Ebm] Anything is hard to [Gbm] find.
[B] Oh, I wouldn't say.
[Abm] [G]
Anything [B] is hard to find, when you will not open your eyes.
When [Ebm] will you accept [Eb] yourself?
[D]
When?
[Gb] [Bm] When?
[D] When?
[G]
[D] When?
[Bm] [D]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
Abm
123111114
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To learn The Smiths - (David Jensen session 8/25/83) Accept Yourself chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, Abm, E, Gb, E and B. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 71 BPM and then match the original tempo of 144 BPM. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ Every [Ebm] day you must [Eb] say, so how do I [B] feel about my life?
[Abm] _ _ _ [Bm] Anything is [B] hard to find, when you will not open your eyes, when [Ebm] will you accept [Eb] yourself?
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ I [E] _
am [B] sick and I am dull and I [Db] am plain.
[E] _ _ [Gb] Oh _ [E] dearly, I'd [B] love to get carried _ _ [Abm] away.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] Oh, [E] bad dreams have an [B] air of just not coming [Abm] true. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] And [E] _
[B] time is against me _ [Abm] now. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ Oh, [E] who and what to [Gb] _ blame?
[B] _ _ _
Anything [G] _ [Gb] is [B] hard to find, when you will [A] not [B] open your eyes, when [Ebm] will you accept [Gbm] yourself? _ _ _
[B] Oh, heaven's sake.
_ [Abm] _ _
_ [Bm] Anything [B] is hard to find, [G] when you will not [B] open your eyes.
Every [Ebm] day you [Eb] must say, oh how do [G] I feel about the past?
_ [Gbm] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] Others conquered love, [Abm] but I ran.
_ [E] _ _ [B]
[Gb] I [E] [B] sat in my room and I drew up a _ [Abm] plan.
_ _ [E] _ _
[Gb] Oh, [E] but plans can [B] fall through and so often they [Abm] do.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] [E] And time [B] is against me [Dbm] now.
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm]
And [E] there's no one left [B] to blame. _
_ _ Oh, [G] tell me [B] when will _ you,
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ when will [Ebm] you accept your [Gbm]
life?
_ The [B] one that you hate.
_ _ [Bm] For anything is [B] hard to find, when [G] you will not [B] open your eyes.
[Ebm] Every day you [Eb] must say, oh how do I [Bm] feel about my shoes?
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ They [B] make me awkward and [Abm] _ _ plain.
[E] _ _ [Gb] Surely _ [E] _ [B] I would love to kick with the [Abm] _ fray. _
[E] _ _ [Gb] But [E] I once had [B] a dream and it never came [Abm] _ _ true.
[E] _ _ [B] _ And time is against me [Abm] now.
And time [E] is against [B] me now.
_ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ And there's no [E] one but [B] yourself to blame.
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh, anything [B] is hard to find, [G] when you will [A] not open [B] your eyes.
[Ebm] Anything is hard to [Gbm] find.
_ _ [B] Oh, I wouldn't say.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [G]
Anything [B] is hard to find, when you will not open your eyes.
When [Ebm] will you accept [Eb] yourself?
_ _ _ _ [D]
When? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] [Bm] When? _ _ _ _ _
[D] When?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ When?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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