Be Sensible chords by
Jimmy Eat World

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Key: Ab major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Let me have

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the keys and you can take a rest

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From one lifeless main street

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until the next

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Who knows what there was to see

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Before the light turned green

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There's so much here to learn

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The static or the silence don't

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Know which is worse

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The dial isn't broken

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that's the way it works

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To the new professionals

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irregular is normal

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It'll all in how you pray

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Not what needs to change

Verse 2

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Don't get comfortable

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don't be sensible

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Swing with all you have stop

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me if you can

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Verse 3

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Imagine we had canvas

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with our midnight cold

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We'd dig our fingers in and

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Then we'd watch the snow

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Maybe i need stronger meds

Don't let those feelings in

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I can't get closer now

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Matter's straight across and just

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For me to use

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But theres always another choice

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Another way through

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The notes of progress float along

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Over your candle song

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The game is how you play

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Not who wears a ring

Verse 4

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Don't get comfortable

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don't be sensible

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Swing with all you have

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stop me if you can

Verse 5

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I'm on the losing side not everytime

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I'm gonna lose this love of mine

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Em

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Here are the words to find not one is mine

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Why are we still so afraid?

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The things we do deserve

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their rightful names

Verse 6

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Don't

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get comfortable don't be sensible

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Swing with all you have stop

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me if you can

Verse 7

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Don't get comfortable

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don't be sensible

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Swing with all you have

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stop me if you can

Verse 8

Em

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I'm on the losing side not everytime

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I'm gonna lose this love of mine

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Em

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Here are the words to find not one is mine

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G

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Why are we still so afraid?

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The things we do deserve their rightful names

Outro 1

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Chords

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Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Be Sensible by Jimmy Eat World is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Be Sensible are Ab, Db, Fm, Eb, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, Fm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Be Sensible is approximately 97 beats per minute.

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