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Verse 1
D
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F#
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Another year's gone by,
Absus4
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The world's grown older,
Faug
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Absus4
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Sometimes I heave a sigh,
Absus4
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People grow colder.
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F#m
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Verse 2
B
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Every day I do my best to show,
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I can make it in this world I know,
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But all the bad thoughts that people bring,
Bm
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Abdim
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My faith in human nature's
C#
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Getting pretty thin.
Verse 3
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Asus4
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Help me get through these
F#m
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cynical days.
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Asus4
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Bm
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Help me get through my cynical ways.
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You say it's just a passing phase,
F#m
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F#m
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Abaug
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Ab
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Abm
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Abdim
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You've got to help me get through, these cynical days.
Abaug
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Faug
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Interlude 1
F#
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Absus4
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Abdim
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Bm
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Faug
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F#m
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Faug
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F#
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Verse 4
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Another see through scheme,
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People are shallow.
F#m
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The dark night's closing in,
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Faug
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My dark thoughts follow.
Verse 5
B
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I try and make my world a better place,

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C#m
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Bbdim
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(my efforts seem in vain),
Eb
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Eb
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But I'm competing in a human race,
Ebm
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(falling deeper down the drain),
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Bm
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That value things that just

don't count,
Abdim
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Makes me wonder
C#
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what it's all about.
Verse 6
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Em
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Asus4
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Help me get through these
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F#m
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cynical days.
G
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Asus4
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D
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Bm
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Help me get through my cynical ways.
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Em
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You say it's just a passing phase,
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Asus4
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You've got to help me get through
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Asus4
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these cynical days.
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Yeah,
Verse 7
F#dim
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you say it's
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Gm
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just a passing phase,
Csus4
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You've got to help me get through
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Asus4
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F#m
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these cynical days.
Verse 8
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Yeah, you say it's just a passing phase,
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You've got to help me get through these
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cynical days.
Verse 9
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Yeah, you say it's
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just a passing phase,
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Asus4
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You've got to help me get through
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Asus4
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D
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these cynical days.
Verse 10
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Cynical days.
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Cynical days.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • F#

    2

  • Absus4

    4

  • Bm

    2

  • Faug

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Bbdim

  • Eb

    6

  • Bbm

  • A

  • Abdim

    6

  • C#

    4

  • Em

  • Asus4

  • G

  • Abaug

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • Abm

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • Ebm

    6

  • F#dim

    4

  • Am

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Csus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cynical Days by XTC is D major.

The primary chords used in Cynical Days are D, F#, Absus4, Bm, Faug, F#m.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, F#, Absus4, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cynical Days is approximately 105 beats per minute.

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