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Gnaw chords by Alex G (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Em
Csus2
G
F
C
Bm
B
Bsus4

Verse 1
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Yeah,
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Am 
Em 
Am 
Csus2 
G 
Am 
Em 
Am 
Csus2 
G 
F 
C 
F 
Am 
Em 
you were scarred
Csus2 
And you      were cryin' loud, right
G 
out in the schoolyard
Am 
Em 
And, yeah, I felt good
Csus2 
Everything I knew was
G 
looking just as it should
Am 
Em 
And I saw the tree
C 
Csus2 
G 
Carved in       it 6-6-6 and
Am 
he found me
Em 
But I am no fool
Csus2 
G 
I know every    time I look in his eyes, he sees me too

Interlude 1
F 
G 
C 
F 
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Am 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
F 
C 
F 
C 
F 
C 
Csus2 
Em 
G 
Em 
Bm 
G 
Em 
Csus2 
G 
Em 
B 
Bsus4 
Em 
C 
Em 
G 

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Verse 2

Em

Dry your eyes

I won't tell your mother

Bm

She won't ever discover

Csus2

G

The things you kept under the covers

Em

And please don't cry

I am not your brother

B

Em

I am not your lover

C

Csus2

And there is nothing wrong

Outro 1

G

Em

B

Bsus4

B

C

G

Em

B

C

G

C

G

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Am
Em
Csus2
G
F
C
Bm
B
Bsus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 98

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

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This is the definitive original version of Gnaw by Alex G, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Gnaw the way Alex G intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Gnaw

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