Nemeses chords by Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) It's an amazing smile
Bm 
A 
D 
Even  (B minor) the suit has teeth  (A major)  (D major) 
Everything flash and guile
G 
And  (G major) nothing underneath
A 
Except a small  (A major) black heart that
F#m 
G 
no  (F sharp minor) one sees but me  (G major) 
Em 
 (E minor) I've been watching,
Bb 
G 
Bb 
I  (B flat major) can see you start  (G major) to wonder (B flat major) 

Verse 2
D 
A 
F# 
Bm 
 (D major) Could  (A major) it be that you  (F sharp major) need me  (B minor) 
Em 
F#m 
G 
A 
To keep  (E minor) you out,  (F sharp minor) to run  (G major) you faster  (A major) 
D 
A 
F# 
Bm 
 (D major) Prom (A major) ise me you'll let  (F sharp major) me  be  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
Em 
The one,  (E minor) the  (A major) worst of all your en (E minor) emies
A 
Em 
Pre (A major) tending you're a friend  (E minor) to  me
A 
D 
Bm 
A 
D 
A 
Say  (A major) that we'll be  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) nemeses

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Verse 3

Being a brilliant man

Going to great expense

Devising a master plan

Doesn't make much sense

Unless you find the one you're

destined to destroy

Now that you're here I don't

seem that crazy do I?

Verse 4
D 
A 
F# 
Bm 
 (D major) Could  (A major) it be that you  (F sharp major) need  (B minor) me
Em 
F#m 
G 
A 
To keep  (E minor) you out,  (F sharp minor) to run  (G major) you faster  (A major) 
D 
A 
F# 
Bm 
 (D major) Prom (A major) ise me you'll let  (F sharp major) me   (B minor) be
Em 
A 
Em 
The one,  (E minor) the worst  (A major) of all your en (E minor) emies
A 
G 
Em 
Pre (A major) tending you're a friend  (G major) to me  (E minor) 
A 
D 
G 
Say  (A major) that we'll be  (D major)  (G major) nemeses

Verse 5
E 
Ah yes,  (E major) my old friend
Em 
G 
A 
You are a  (E minor) mas  (G major) ter of this game  (A major) 
E 
The hidden blade  (E major) when you pretend
Em 
G 
That you don't  (E minor) even  (G major) know my name
D 
Well  (D major) played

Interlude 1

Sometimes it's hard

Verse 6
to tell
Bm 
D 
If you even no (B minor) tice me  (D major) 
Maybe it's just as well
G 
It's  (G major) better you don't see
A 
The way I'm run (A major) ning just to
F#m 
G 
keep  (F sharp minor) your back in view  (G major) 
Em 
Bb 
 (E minor) In  your shadow  (B flat major) waiting for
Gm 
Bb 
the per (G minor) fect moment  (B flat major) 

Verse 7
D 
A 
F# 
Bm 
 (D major) Could  (A major) it be that you  (F sharp major) need  (B minor) me
Em 
F#m 
G 
A 
To keep  (E minor) you out (F sharp minor) , to run  (G major) you faster  (A major) 
D 
A 
F#m 
Bm 
 (D major) Prom (A major) ise me you'll let  (F sharp minor) me     (B minor) be
Em 
A 
Em 
The one,  (E minor) the worst  (A major) of all your en (E minor) emies
A 
Em 
Pretending  (A major) you're a friend  (E minor) to  me
A 
Say  (A major) that we'll be nemeses