Midlife Crisis chords by Faith No More (Official Version)

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E5
Em7
Esus2
A/E
B/E
E
D/E
Em
G
B

Intro 1

Verse 1
E5 
 (E5) Go on and wring my neck
Em7 
 (E minor7) Like when a rag gets wet
Esus2 
A/E 
 (Esus2) A little discipline  (A/E) 
For my pet genius
E5 
 (E5) My head is like lettuce
Em7 
 (E minor7) Go on and dig your thumbs in
Esus2 
 (Esus2) I cannot stop giving
I'm thirty-something

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Pre-chorus 1

Sense of security

Like pockets jingling

Midlife crisis

Suck ingenuity

Down through the family tree

Chorus 1
E 
D/E 
You're  (E major) perfect, yes, it's true  (D/E) 
A/E 
Em 
D/E 
A/E 
But  (A/E) without me  (E minor) you're only you  (D/E)  (A/E) 
E 
D/E 
Your  (E major) menstruating heart  (D/E) 
A/E 
E 
 (A/E) It    ain't  (E major) bleedin' enough for two
E5 
Em7 
Esus2 
A/E 
 (E5) It's a mid (E minor7) life  (Esus2) crisis  (A/E) 
E5 
Em7 
Esus2 
 (E5) It's a mid (E minor7) life  (Esus2) crisis

Verse 2
E5 
 (E5) What an inheritance
Em7 
 (E minor7) The salt and the Kleenex
Esus2 
 (Esus2) Morbid self attention
A/E 
 (A/E) Bending my pinky back
E5 
 (E5) A little discipline
Em7 
 (E minor7) A donor by habit
Esus2 
 (Esus2) A little discipline

Pre-chorus 2
Rent an opinion
E5 
 (E5) Sense of security
Em7 
 (E minor7) Holding blunt instrument
Esus2 
A/E 
 (Esus2) Midlife cri (A/E) sis
E5 
 (E5) I'm a perfectionist
Em7 
B/E 
 (E minor7) And perfect is a skinned  (B/E) knee

Chorus 2

You're perfect, yes, it's true

But without me you're only you

Your menstruating heart

It ain't bleedin' enough for two

Interlude 1

Bridge 1

[Effects]

It's a midlife crisis

Chorus 3

You're perfect, yes, it's true

But without me you're only you

Your menstruating heart

It ain't bleedin' enough for two

Chorus 4
E 
D/E 
You're  (E major) perfect, yes, it's true  (D/E) 
A/E 
Em 
D/E 
A/E 
But  (A/E) without me  (E minor) you're only you  (D/E)  (A/E) 
E 
D/E 
Your  (E major) menstruating heart  (D/E) 
A/E 
E 
 (A/E) It    ain't  (E major) bleedin' enough for two
[Repeat and fade]

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E5
Em7
Esus2
A/E
B/E
E
D/E
Em
G
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E minorBPM: 108

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

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D/E: x-x-2-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Midlife Crisis by Faith No More, 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 E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Faith No More's performance.