Ex-Factor chords by
Lauryn Hill (Official Version)

1998R&B1.6K views

Key: F# majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

G#m7

F#maj7

G#m7

F#maj7

Verse 1
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
It could all be so        simple
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
But you'd rather    make it hard
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Loving you       is like a battle
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
And we both      end up with scars
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Tell me,       who I have to be
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
To get some reciprocity
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Seem no one       loves you more than me
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
And no one ever      will

Verse 2
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Is this just      a silly game
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
That for-      ces you to act this way?
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Forces you       to scream my name
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Then pretend      that you can't stay
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Tell me,       who I have to be
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
To get some reciprocity
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
Seem no one       loves you more than me
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
And no one ever      will

Chorus 1
A#m7 A#m7 
 
No matter how    I think we grow
D#m7 D#m7 
 
You always seem   to let me know
G#m7 G#m7 
 
It ain't workin', It ain't workin'
D#m7 D#m7 
 
(No,   it ain't workin')
A#m7 A#m7 
 
And when I try    to walk away
Am7 Am7 
 
G#m7 G#m7 
 
You'd hurt  yourself   to make me stay
B B 
 
This is crazy, this is crazy
D#m7 D#m7 
 
(This is crazy, uh-huh)

Verse 3
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
I keep letting   you back in
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
How can I         explain myself?
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
As painful as        this thing has been
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
I just can't be        with no one else
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
See I know what      we've got to do
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
You let go,       and I'll let go too
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
'Cause no one's     hurt me
more than you
G#m7 G#m7 
 
F#maj7 F#maj7 
 
And no one ever      will

Chorus 2
A#m7 A#m7 
 
No matter how    I think we grow
D#m7 D#m7 
 
You always seem   to let me know
G#m7 G#m7 
 
It ain't workin', It ain't workin'
D#m7 D#m7 
 
It ain't workin' (It ain't workin')
A#m7 A#m7 
 
And when I try    to walk away
Am7 Am7 
 
G#m7 G#m7 
 
You'd hurt  yourself   to make me stay
B B 
 
This is crazy, this is crazy
D#m7 D#m7 
 
This is crazy, this is crazy

Bridge 1
Care for me, care for me
I know you care for me
There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
A#m7 A#m7 
 
Care   for me, care for me
Am7 Am7 
 
You said you'd care  for me
G#m7 G#m7 
 
There  for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
B B 
 
Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
D#m7 D#m7 
 
Give   to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
A#m7 A#m7 
 
Care   for me, care for me
You said you'd care for me
D#m7 D#m7 
 
There  for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
G#m7 G#m7 
 
Cry    for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
D#m7 D#m7 
 
Give   to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
A#m7 A#m7 
 
Care   for me, care for me
Am7 Am7 
 
You said you'd care  for me
G#m7 G#m7 
 
There  for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
B B 
 
Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
D#m7 D#m7 
 
Cry    for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
A#m7 A#m7 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
G#m7 G#m7 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
(Care, there, cry,   me)
A#m7 A#m7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G#m7 G#m7 
 
B B 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
(Care, there, cry, give)

Solo 1

A#m7

D#m7

G#m7

D#m7

A#m7

Am7

G#m7

B

D#m7

Outro 1

A#m7

D#m7

G#m7

D#m7

A#m7

Am7

G#m7

B

D#m7

[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG#m7 F#maj7 A#m7 D#m7 Am7...

Chords

G#m7
F#maj7
A#m7
D#m7
Am7
B

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

G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
F#maj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
A#m7: x-1-3-1-2-x
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill, 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 F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Lauryn Hill's performance.

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