Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings chords by Father John Misty (Official Version)

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Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1
Bm 
D 
F#m 
Jesus Christ, girl
E 
A 
D 
What are people gonna think?
Bm 
When I show up to one
D 
F#m 
of several funerals
E 
A 
D 
I've attended for Grandpa this week
With you, with me
C#7 
D 
A 
But someone's gotta help me dig
C#7 
D 
A 
Someone's gotta help me dig

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Verse 2

F#m

Jesus Christ, girl

It hasn't been long, so it seems

Since I was picking out an island

F#m

and a tomb for you

At the Hollywood Cemetery

You kiss on me

C#7

But we should let this dead guy sleep

C#7

We should let this dead guy sleep

Verse 3
Bm 
D 
F#m 
Jesus Christ, girl
E 
A 
D 
I laid up for hours in a daze
Bm 
Retracing the expanse
D 
F#m 
of your American back
E 
A 
D 
With Adderall and weed in my veins
You came, I think
C#7 
'Cause the marble
D 
A 
made my cheeks look pink
C#7 
D 
A 
But I'm unsure of so many things

Interlude 1

F#m

Outro 1

C#7

Someone's gotta help me dig

C#7

Someone's gotta help me dig

C#7

Someone's gotta help me dig

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A majorBPM: 94

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

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings by Father John Misty, 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 A major. It suits players who want to learn Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings the way Father John Misty intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.