To Forgive Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Ab

Fm

Ebm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smashing Pumpkins- To Forgive chords
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[Gb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[C] [Abm]
[Gb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Gb] [F] [Fm]
[Eb] [F]
[Gb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Gb] 10 times we move, [Ab] forget [Ebm] about where it [Gb] all began.
Holding back [Fm] the fool
[Ebm] again.
[Ab]
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool
[Ebm] pretends.
[Ab]
[Gb] I forget [Fm] you've called and [Gb] nothing is [Ab] important.
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool
[Ebm] again.
I
[Gb] [Fm] sensed my [Eb] loss before
[Gb] I [F] even [Ab] looked [Eb] to talk.
[Ab]
[Gb] Don't [F] [Abm] I
[Eb] remember my [Ab] birthday's [Gb] empty [Fm] bloody afternoons?
Lonely, clumsy, [Gb] holding back [Fm] the [Db] fool
[Ebm] again.
[Ab]
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool
[Ebm] pretends.
[Ab]
[Gb] I forget [Db] you've called and [Gb] nothing is [Ab] important.
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool
[Ab] again.
[Bbm] I
[C] [Cm] [Db] [Ebm] forget [Bbm] you've [Fm] called [Gb] and [Ab] nothing [Gb] [C]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Fm] [Db] [Gb] [Ab] is [Gb] important [Cm] to me.
[Gb] [Db] [Ebm] [Db]
[Gb] [Fm] [Abm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [F] Before [Ebm] I even looked to speak.
[Ab]
[Gb] Now [Fm] I
[Eb] [Bb] knew it was wrong, [F] but [Gb] I played along.
[Fm] In my own [Bb] broken song.
[Ab]
[Gb] Holding back [Db] the fool [Ebm] again.
[Ab]
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the [Db] fool
[Ebm] pretends.
[Ab]
[Gb] I forget [Fm] you've called and [Bbm] nothing is [Ab] important.
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool [Ebm] again.
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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To start learning The Smashing Pumpkins - To Forgive chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Fm, Ab, Gb, Fm, Ebm, Fm, Db and Ebm in sequence. Set your pace at 63 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 127. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] [Gb] 10 _ times we _ move, [Ab] _ forget [Ebm] about where it [Gb] _ all _ began.
Holding back [Fm] the fool _
[Ebm] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ Holding back [Fm] the fool _
[Ebm] _ _ pretends.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] I forget [Fm] you've called and [Gb] _ nothing is [Ab] _ _ important.
[Gb] _ Holding back [Fm] the fool _
[Ebm] again.
_ I _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ sensed my [Eb] _ _ loss _ before _
[Gb] I _ [F] even [Ab] _ looked [Eb] to _ talk.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ _ Don't [F] [Abm] I _ _
[Eb] remember my _ _ [Ab] birthday's [Gb] _ empty [Fm] bloody _ _ _ afternoons?
_ Lonely, _ clumsy, [Gb] _ holding back [Fm] the [Db] fool _
[Ebm] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool _
[Ebm] pretends.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] I forget [Db] you've called and [Gb] _ nothing is [Ab] _ important. _
[Gb] _ Holding back [Fm] the fool _
[Ab] again.
_ _ [Bbm] _ I _
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] forget [Bbm] you've [Fm] called [Gb] and _ _ [Ab] nothing _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] is [Gb] _ important [Cm] to me. _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] Before [Ebm] I even looked to speak.
[Ab] _ _
[Gb] Now _ [Fm] I _ _ _
[Eb] [Bb] knew it was wrong, [F] _ but [Gb] I played along.
[Fm] _ In my own [Bb] broken _ song.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] Holding back [Db] the fool _ [Ebm] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the [Db] fool _
[Ebm] _ _ pretends.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] I forget [Fm] you've called and [Bbm] nothing is [Ab] _ important. _
[Gb] Holding back [Fm] the fool [Ebm] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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Featured within the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is this song, written by Billy Corgan.

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