Complex chords by
Katie Gregson-macleod (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ab

Fm

Cm7

Dbadd9

Dbmaj7

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
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I'm twenty-one
The edge is razor thin
Fm Fm 
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Between being numb
Cm Cm 
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And feeling everything
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Good days only serve as relief again

Pre-chorus 1
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Now I'm watching as I waste away my days
Db Db 
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And then it's a cross dissolve
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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Ab Ab 
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It's a scene     I've played before
Db6 Db6 
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And the leading role that I thought I'd hold
Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 
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Db Db 
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Doesn't listen to me  anymore

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 
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But I'm wearing his boxers
Ab/G Ab/G 
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I'm being a good   wife
Fm7 Fm7 
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We won't be together
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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But maybe the next      life
Ab Ab 
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I need him like water
Ab/G Ab/G 
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He lives on a landslide
Fm7 Fm7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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He turns off the big       light
Ab Ab 
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I'm being the cool girl
Ab/G Ab/G 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Fm7 Fm7 
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I carry him home  while
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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My friends have a good      night
Ab Ab 
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I need him like water
Ab/G Ab/G 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Fm Fm 
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I'm not feeling human
Db Db 
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I think he's a good guy

Interlude 1

Ab

But it's complex

Ab/G

It's a complex

Fm7

Dbmaj7

Verse 2
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Triangular, I can see them now
Fm Fm 
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Cm Cm 
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Three points at which I let myself down
Db Db 
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I was just a girl
Ab Ab 
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What's the excuse now?
Ab Ab 
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Too regular
Fm Fm 
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Cm Cm 
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This pattern I've been taking shelter in
Reaching new highs
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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When I was nineteen I wanted to die

Pre-chorus 2

Db

Now I just want to kill you

Ab

But I don't want to paint you the victim

Db

And I talk a good game

Dbmaj7

Ab

I'd die for you just the promise you'd listen

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 
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But I'm wearing his boxers
Ab/G Ab/G 
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I'm being a good   wife
Fm7 Fm7 
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We won't be together
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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But maybe the next      life
Ab Ab 
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I need him like water
Ab/G Ab/G 
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He lives on a landslide
Fm7 Fm7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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He turns off the big       light
Ab Ab 
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I'm being the cool girl
Ab/G Ab/G 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Fm7 Fm7 
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I carry him home  while
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
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My friends have a good      night
Ab Ab 
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I need him like water
Ab/G Ab/G 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Fm Fm 
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I'm not feeling human
Db Db 
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I think he's a good guy

Outro 1

Ab

Ab/G

Fm

Db

But it's complex, it's a complex

Ab

Ab/G

Fm

It's a complex, I'm a complex

Db

Dbmaj7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Fm Cm7 Dbadd9 Dbmaj7...

Chords

Ab
Fm
Cm7
Dbadd9
Dbmaj7
Cm
Db
Db6
Eb
Ab/G
Fm7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Db6: x-4-3-3-2-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab/G: 3-x-1-1-1-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -4

-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Complex by Katie Gregson-MacLeod, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Katie Gregson-MacLeod.

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