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

Intro 1

G

Em

Bm7

Cadd9

Cmaj7

Verse 1
G G 
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I'm twenty-one
The edge is razor thin
Em Em 
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Between being numb
Bm Bm 
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And feeling everything
C C 
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G G 
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Good days only serve as relief again

Pre-chorus 1
C C 
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G G 
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Now I'm watching as I waste away my days
C C 
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And then it's a cross dissolve
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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G G 
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It's a scene    I've played before
C6 C6 
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And the leading role that I thought I'd hold
Em Em 
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D D 
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C C 
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Doesn't listen to me anymore

Chorus 1
G G 
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But I'm wearing his boxers
G/F# G/F# 
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I'm being a good   wife
Em7 Em7 
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We won't be together
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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But maybe the next     life
G G 
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I need him like water
G/F# G/F# 
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He lives on a landslide
Em7 Em7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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He turns off the big      light
G G 
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I'm being the cool girl
G/F# G/F# 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Em7 Em7 
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I carry him home  while
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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My friends have a good     night
G G 
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I need him like water
G/F# G/F# 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Em Em 
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I'm not feeling human
C C 
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I think he's a good guy

Interlude 1

G

But it's complex

G/F#

It's a complex

Em7

Cmaj7

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

Pre-chorus 2

C

Now I just want to kill you

G

But I don't want to paint you the victim

C

And I talk a good game

Cmaj7

G

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

Chorus 2
G G 
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But I'm wearing his boxers
G/F# G/F# 
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I'm being a good   wife
Em7 Em7 
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We won't be together
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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But maybe the next     life
G G 
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I need him like water
G/F# G/F# 
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He lives on a landslide
Em7 Em7 
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I cry in his bathroom
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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He turns off the big      light
G G 
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I'm being the cool girl
G/F# G/F# 
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I'm keeping it so     tight
Em7 Em7 
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I carry him home  while
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
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My friends have a good     night
G G 
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I need him like water
G/F# G/F# 
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He thinks that I'm alright
Em Em 
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I'm not feeling human
C C 
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I think he's a good guy

Outro 1

G

G/F#

Em

C

But it's complex, it's a complex

G

G/F#

Em

It's a complex, I'm a complex

C

Cmaj7

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ChordsG Em Bm7 Cadd9 Cmaj7...

Chords

G
Em
Bm7
Cadd9
Cmaj7
Bm
C
C6
D
G/F#
Em7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 7

7

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 guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Katie Gregson-MacLeod's performance.

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