Pedestrian at Best chords by
Courtney Barnett

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Key: F# major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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I love you, I hate you,

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I'm on the fence, it all depends

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Whether I'm up or down, I'm on the mend,

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transcending all reality

I like you, despise you, admire you

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What are we gonna do when everything

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all falls through?

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I must confess, I've made a mess of

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what should be a small success

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But I digress,

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at least I've tried my very best, I guess

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This, that, the other,

why even bother?

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It won't be with me on my deathbed,

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but I'll still be in your head

Verse 2

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Put me on a pedestal and I'll only

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disappoint you

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Tell me I'm exceptional,

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I promise to exploit you

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Give me all your money,

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and I'll make some origami, honey

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I think you're a joke,

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but I don't find you very funny

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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My internal monologue

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is saturated analog

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It's scratched and drifting,

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I've become attached to the idea

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It's all a shifting dream,

bittersweet philosophy

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I've got no idea how I even got here

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I'm resentful,

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I'm having an existential time crisis

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Want bliss,

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daylight savings won't fix this mess

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Un der-worked and and over-sexed,

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I I must express my disinterest

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The rats are back inside my head,

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what would Freud have said?

Verse 4

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Put me on a pedestal and I'll only

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disappoint you

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Tell me I'm exceptional,

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I promise to exploit you

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Give me all your money,

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and I'll make some origami, honey

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I think you're a joke,

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but I don't find you very funny

Interlude 2

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Verse 5

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I wanna wash out my head

with turpentine, cyanide

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I dislike this internal diatribe

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when I try to catch your eye

I hate seeing you cry in the kitchen

I don't know why it affects me like this

When you're not even mine

to consider

Erroneous, harmonious,

I'm hardly sanctimonious

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Dirty clothes, I suppose

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we all outgrow ourselves

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I'm a fake, I'm a phoney,

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I'm awake, I'm alone

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I'm homely, I'm a Scorpio

Verse 6

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Put me on a pedestal and I'll only

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disappoint you

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Tell me I'm exceptional,

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I promise to exploit you

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Give me all your money,

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and I'll make some origami, honey

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I think you're a joke,

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but I don't find you very funny

Verse 7

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Put me on a pedestal and I'll only

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disappoint you

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Tell me I'm exceptional,

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I promise to exploit you

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Give me all your money,

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and I'll make some origami, honey

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I think you're a joke,

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but I don't find you very funny

Outro 1

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Pedestrian at Best by Courtney Barnett is F# major.

The primary chords used in Pedestrian at Best are F#, E, A, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#, E, A, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Pedestrian at Best is approximately 136 beats per minute.

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