Emotion chords by Destiny's Child (Official Version)

C
F/G
Em
Dbdim7
Dm7
G
Cmaj7
Am
F
Cadd9

Intro 1

C

Yeah yeah yeah

C

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F/G

F/G

Oh yeah

Verse 1

C

It's over and done

Em

Dbdim7

but the heartache lives on inside

Dm7

And who is the one you're clinging to

F/G

G

C

Instead of me tonight?

Pre-chorus 1
Dm7 
And where are you now?
Cmaj7 
Now that I need you?
Dm7 
Tears on my pillow
Cmaj7 
Wherever you go, go
Dm7 
I'll cry me a river
Cmaj7 
That leads to your ocean
F/G 
G 
You'll never see me fall  apart
F/G 
In the words of a broken heart

Chorus 1
Am 
Em 
It's just emo  tions taking me over
Am 
Em 
Caught up in sorrow, lost in the song
F 
But if you don't come back
Em 
Am 
Come home to me, darling
F/G 
Don't you know there's nobody left
G 
F/G 
in this world to hold  me tight
F/G 
And don't you know there's nobody left
G 
F/G 
in this world to kiss  goodnight
C 
Goodnight...
F/G 
Goodnight

Verse 2

C

I'm there at your side

Em

Dbdim7

A part of all the things you are

Dm7

But you got a part of someone else

F/G

G

C

You gotta go find your shining star

Pre-chorus 2
Dm7 
And where are you now?
Cmaj7 
Now that I need you?
Dm7 
Tears on my pillow
Cmaj7 
Wherever you go
Dm7 
I'll cry me a river
Cmaj7 
That leads to your ocean
F/G 
G 
You'll never see me fall  apart
F/G 
In    the words of a broken heart

Chorus 2
Am 
Em 
It's just emotions taking me over
Am 
Em 
Caught up in sorrow, lost in the song
F 
But if you don't come back
Em 
Am 
Come home to me, darling
F/G 
Don't you know there's nobody left
G 
F/G 
in this world to hold  me tight
F/G 
G 
F/G 
Nobody left in this world to kiss  goodnight
C 
Goodnight

Pre-chorus 3
Dm7 
And where are you now?
Cmaj7 
Now that I need you?
Dm7 
Tears on my pillow
Cmaj7 
Wherever you go
Dm7 
I'll cry me a river
Cmaj7 
That leads to your ocean
F/G 
G 
You'll never see me fall  apart
F/G 
In    the words of a broken heart

Chorus 3
Am 
Em 
It's just emotions taking me over
Am 
Em 
Caught up in sorrow, lost in the song
F 
But if you don't come back
Em 
Am 
Come home to me, darling
F/G 
G 
F/G 
Nobody left in this world to hold  me tight
F/G 
G 
F/G 
Nobody left in this world to kiss  goodnight

Outro 1

C

C

Goodnight...

Cadd9

Goodnight

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Chords

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C
F/G
Em
Dbdim7
Dm7
G
Cmaj7
Am
F
Cadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 87

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dbdim7: x-4-5-3-5-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Emotion by Destiny's Child, 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 Destiny's Child's performance.

Emotion

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