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

Intro 1

Eb

Cm

Gm7

Abadd9

Abmaj7

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

Pre-chorus 1
Ab Ab 
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Eb Eb 
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Now I'm watching as I waste away my days
Ab Ab 
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And then it's a cross dissolve
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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Eb Eb 
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It's a scene     I've played before
Ab6 Ab6 
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And the leading role that I thought I'd hold
Cm Cm 
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Bb Bb 
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Ab Ab 
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Doesn't listen to me  anymore

Chorus 1
Eb Eb 
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But I'm wearing his boxers
Eb/D Eb/D 
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I'm being a good   wife
Cm7 Cm7 
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We won't be together
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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But maybe the next      life
Eb Eb 
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I need him like water
Eb/D Eb/D 
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He lives on a landslide
Cm7 Cm7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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He turns off the big       light
Eb Eb 
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I'm being the cool girl
Eb/D Eb/D 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Cm7 Cm7 
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I carry him home  while
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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My friends have a good      night
Eb Eb 
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I need him like water
Eb/D Eb/D 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Cm Cm 
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I'm not feeling human
Ab Ab 
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I think he's a good guy

Interlude 1

Eb

But it's complex

Eb/D

It's a complex

Cm7

Abmaj7

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

Pre-chorus 2

Ab

Now I just want to kill you

Eb

But I don't want to paint you the victim

Ab

And I talk a good game

Abmaj7

Eb

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

Chorus 2
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But I'm wearing his boxers
Eb/D Eb/D 
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I'm being a good   wife
Cm7 Cm7 
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We won't be together
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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But maybe the next      life
Eb Eb 
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I need him like water
Eb/D Eb/D 
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He lives on a landslide
Cm7 Cm7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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He turns off the big       light
Eb Eb 
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I'm being the cool girl
Eb/D Eb/D 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Cm7 Cm7 
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I carry him home  while
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
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My friends have a good      night
Eb Eb 
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I need him like water
Eb/D Eb/D 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Cm Cm 
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I'm not feeling human
Ab Ab 
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I think he's a good guy

Outro 1

Eb

Eb/D

Cm

Ab

But it's complex, it's a complex

Eb

Eb/D

Cm

It's a complex, I'm a complex

Ab

Abmaj7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Cm Gm7 Abadd9 Abmaj7...

Chords

Eb
Cm
Gm7
Abadd9
Abmaj7
Gm
Ab
Ab6
Bb
Eb/D
Cm7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Abadd9: x-x-6-5-4-6
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb/D: x-x-0-3-4-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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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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