Ask original guitar chords by
The Smiths

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Verse 1

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Shyness is nice, and

G

G

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Am7

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C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Shyness can stop you

G

G

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Am7

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C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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From doing all the things in life

G

G

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Am7

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C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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you'd like to to

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Shyness is nice, and

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Shyness can stop you

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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From doing all the things in life

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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you'd like to

Verse 2

G

G

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So, if there's something

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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you'd like to try

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Ask me, I won't say no, how could I?

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Coyness is nice, and

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Coyness can stop you

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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From saying all the things in life

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G

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Am7

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C

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Dsus4

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you'd like to

Verse 3

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G

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So, if there's something

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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you'd like to try

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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If there's something you'd like to try

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Ask me, I won't say no, how could I?

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Spending warm summer days indoors

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Writing frightening verse

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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To a buck-toothed girl in Luxem bourg

Chorus 1

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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Ask me, ask me, ask me

G

G

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Ask me, ask me, ask me

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Because if it's not love

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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Then it's the bomb, the bomb,

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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The bomb that will bring us together

Interlude 1

Em

Em

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Em/D

Em/D

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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Em

Em

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Em/D

Em/D

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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Cmaj7

Cmaj7

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Verse 4

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Nature is a language, can't you read?

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Nature is a language can't you read?

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Chorus 2

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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So ask me, ask me, ask me

G

G

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Ask me, ask me, ask me

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Because if it's not love

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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Then it's the bomb, the bomb,

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

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the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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The bomb that will bring us together

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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If it's not love

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Then it's the bomb

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Then it's the bomb

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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that will bring us together

Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Outro 1

G

G

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C/G

C/G

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So ask me, ask me, ask me

G

G

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Ask me, ask me, ask me, oh

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

G

G

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Am7

Am7

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Am7

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Dsus4

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[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

G
Am7
C
Dsus4
C/G
Em
Em/D
Cmaj7

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Transpose: 0

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The original key of Ask by The Smiths is G major.

The primary chords used in Ask are G, Am, C, D, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Am, C, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Ask is approximately 168 beats per minute.

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