Montreal chords by Penelope Scott (Official Version)

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Db
Eb7
Ab
Ab/G
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Eb
G7
Cm
Bb7
Bb7/D
Fm
Bbm
Abm
B

Verse 1
Db 
Y'got  (D flat major) four for thanksgiving,
Eb7 
twenty-one  (E flat7) for the lord
Ab 
Ab/G 
I haven't  (A flat major) counted in a  (A flat/G) while
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
it might  (A flat/Gb) be       a few more  (F minor7) 
Db 
Then there's  (D flat major) seven days for Spring
Eb7 
and maybe  (E flat7) one   more in between
Db 
And then on  (D flat major) top of all
the everything assuming I survive
Eb7 
Another  (E flat7) ninety-day

Chorus 1
Summer's gonna take my fucking life
Eb 
G7 
Cm 
 (E flat major) And  (G7) I   would rather die  (C minor) 
Ab 
Eb 
And  (A flat major) let me make it clear  (E flat major) 
G7 
Ab 
It's nobody's fault  (G7) but I think we all know  (A flat major) 
Bb7 
Bb7/D 
Eb 
That I won't  (B flat7) make  it to  (B flat7/D) Montre   al  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) And I  (C minor) would  (A flat major) rather die  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) I'll  (C minor) jump be (A flat major) fore I'll fall  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Fm 
 (G7) And I'm  (C minor) having lots  (A flat major) of fun  (F minor) 
Ab 
Bb7 
But I won't make  (A flat major) it to  (B flat7) Montreal

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Db 
I got  (D flat major) five pretty skirts
Eb7 
I've got  (E flat7) sweaters in drawers
Ab 
Ab/G 
I've got a  (A flat major) nice big  (A flat/G) blanket
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
and  (A flat/Gb) carpeted floors  (F minor7) 
Db 
Eb7 
I've got  (D flat major) lovers on lovers,  (E flat7) friends on friends
Db 
The fucking  (D flat major) fun
Eb7 
Ab 
Ab/G 
Ab/Gb 
just  (E flat7) never  (A flat major) ends  (A flat/G)  (A flat/Gb) 
Fm7 
Db 
Eb 
You  (F minor7) like  to  (D flat major) talk about the future as  (E flat major) if  it's real
Ab 
And when you  (A flat major) tell me that you love me
Fm 
I can  (F minor) almost feel it
Bbm 
But the wires  (B flat minor) won't connect
Eb 
and your  (E flat major) blood has been rejected
Db 
And it  (D flat major) doesn't really matter
if I make it through the night because
Eb 
An (E flat major) other fucking Summer's

Chorus 2
gonna take my fucking life
Eb 
G7 
Cm 
 (E flat major) And  (G7) I'd just rather die  (C minor) 
Ab 
Eb 
It's  (A flat major) boredom over all  (E flat major) 
G7 
Ab 
And I'm having  (G7) lots of fun  (A flat major) 
Bb7 
Bb7/D 
Eb 
But I won't make  (B flat7) it to  (B flat7/D) Montre   al  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) And I  (C minor) don't  (A flat major) wanna die  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) But I'll  (C minor) jump be (A flat major) fore I'll fall  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
 (G7) And  (C minor) did you really think  (A flat major) so
Fm 
Ab 
I mean  (F minor) no  one fucking thought I'd make  (A flat major) it
Bb7 
To  (B flat7) Montreal

Solo 1

Verse 3
Db 
It's not that  (D flat major) it's a bad plan
Eb7 
no the plan  (E flat7) fuckin' slapped
Ab 
Ab/G 
I was  (A flat major) so excit (A flat/G) ed
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
you don't know  (A flat/Gb) how bad  (F minor7) 
Db 
I wanted  (D flat major) all of it the coffee job
the weather the apartment
Eb7 
Ab 
But I don't  (E flat7) want anything anymore  (A flat major) 
Ab/G 
Ab/Gb 
 (A flat/G)  (A flat/Gb) 
Fm7 
Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
I  (F minor7) don't know,  (D flat major) I guess I  (E flat7) just  got  (A flat major) bored
Db 
It doesn't  (D flat major) matter
where the trolly goes this time
Eb7 
Because  (E flat7) soon  enough

Chorus 3
the Summer's gonna take my fucking life
Eb 
G7 
Cm 
 (E flat major) And  (G7) I   would rather die  (C minor) 
Ab 
Eb 
And  (A flat major) let me make it clear  (E flat major) 
G7 
Ab 
It's nobody's fault  (G7) but I think we all know  (A flat major) 
Bb7 
Bb7/D 
Eb 
That I won't  (B flat7) make  it to  (B flat7/D) Montre   al  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) And I  (C minor) don't  (A flat major) wanna die  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Eb 
 (G7) I don't wanna  (C minor) get  (A flat major) left behind  (E flat major) 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
Fm 
 (G7) But it's  (C minor) better half  (A flat major) than none  (F minor) 
Ab 
Bb7 
I hope to God  (A flat major) you  (B flat7) have  some

Outro 1
Eb 
 (E flat major) (fun)
G7 
Cm 
Go get  (G7) laid in Montreal  (C minor) 
Ab 
Eb 
The world's so  (A flat major) big and I'm too small  (E flat major) 
G7 
You guys are different  (G7) 
Ab 
you could have it all  (A flat major) 
B 
Bb7 
I hope you  (B major) make it to  (B flat7) Montreal
Eb 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
 (E flat major)  (G7)  (C minor)  (A flat major) 
Eb 
G7 
Cm 
Ab 
 (E flat major)  (G7)  (C minor)  (A flat major) 
Fm 
Bb7 
G7 
Cm 
 (F minor)  (B flat7)  (G7)  (C minor) 
Ab 
Bb7 
Eb 
 (A flat major)  (B flat7)  (E flat major) 

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Db
Eb7
Ab
Ab/G
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Eb
G7
Cm
Bb7
Bb7/D
Fm
Bbm
Abm
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 136

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab/G: 3-x-1-1-1-x
Ab/Gb: 2-x-1-1-1-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Bb7/D: x-5-6-3-6-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Montreal by Penelope Scott, 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 Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Penelope Scott.