Delete Forever chords by Grimes (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cadd9
Em7
G
D
A7sus4
C
D/A
G/F#
Bm7

Intro 1

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

Verse 1
Cadd9 
Em7 
Lying    so awake, things I can't escape
G 
D 
A7sus4 
Lately, I just turn 'em into demons
Cadd9 
Em7 
Flowing  to the sun, fucking heroin
G 
D 
Lately I just turn 'em
A7sus4 
into reasons and excuses

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Pre-chorus 1

Cadd9

Always down when I'm not up

Em7

Guess it's just my rotten luck

A7sus4

To fill my time with permanent blue

Cadd9

But I can't see above it

Em7

Guess I fucking love it

A7sus4

But, oh, I didn't mean to

Chorus 1
Cadd9 
I        see everything,
Em7 
I see everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
Don't you tell me now that I don't want it
Cadd9 
But I        did everything,
Em7 
I did everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
More lines on the mirror than a sonnet

Interlude 1

(woo)

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

Verse 2
Cadd9 
Funny    how they think
Em7 
us    naive when we're on the brink
G 
D 
A7sus4 
Innocence was fleeting like a season
Cadd9 
Cannot   comprehend,
Em7 
lost  so many men
G 
D 
Lately, all the ghosts turned
A7sus4 
into reasons and excuses

Pre-chorus 2
Cadd9 
Always   down when I'm not up
Em7 
Guess it's just my rotten luck
G 
D 
A7sus4 
To fill my time with permanent blue
Cadd9 
But I can't    see above it
Em7 
Guess I fucking love it
G 
D 
A7sus4 
But, oh, I  didn't mean to

Chorus 2
Cadd9 
I        see everything,
Em7 
I see everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
Don't you tell me now that I don't want it
Cadd9 
But I        did everything,
Em7 
I did everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
More lines on the mirror than a sonnet

Interlude 2
(woo)
Cadd9 
Em7 
G 
D/A 
G 
Cadd9 
Em7 
G/F# 
G 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D 
Em7 
G/F# 
G 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D 

Chorus 3
Cadd9 
I        see everything,
Em7 
I see everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
Don't you tell me now that I don't want it
Cadd9 
But I        did everything,
Em7 
I did everything
G 
D 
A7sus4 
More lines on the mirror than a sonnet

Outro 1

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

Cadd9

Em7

A7sus4

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Cadd9
Em7
G
D
A7sus4
C
D/A
G/F#
Bm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Ab majorBPM: 95

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x

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This is the original studio version of Delete Forever by Grimes, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Grimes's performance.