Pure Grinding chords by Avicii (Official Version)

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Em
Emadd9
D
C
Am7
Bm7
Cmaj7
Dsus4

Intro 1

Chorus 1
Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get enough
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get enough

Verse 1

Started out with nothing

and I still got most of that

The world ain't give me much,

I'm positive that's a fact

Everybody said be cool,

you be payin' your dues

Make a long story short,

I got nothin' to lose

Pre-chorus 1
Am7 
When I  (A minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Bm7 
When I  (B minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Cmaj7 
Dsus4 
One  (C minoraj7) hundred  percent, yeah,  (Dsus4) pure     grindin'
Am7 
When I  (A minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Bm7 
When I  (B minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Cmaj7 
Dsus4 
One  (C minoraj7) hundred  percent, yeah,  (Dsus4) pure     grindin'

Chorus 2
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get enough
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold

Interlude 1

Cause I can't get enough

Verse 2
Emadd9 
 (E minoradd9) Try       to make a dollar
out of fifteen cents
D 
But  (D major) I  ain't understand
C 
 (C major) how the money was spent
Emadd9 
My  (E minoradd9) mama      told me,
"Boy you ain't got no sense
D 
If we  (D major) put it all together
C 
 (C major) can we pay this rent?"
Emadd9 
 (E minoradd9) I've been some places
D 
C 
Emadd9 
Places  (D major) I never  (C major) should've been  (E minoradd9) 
I caught some changes
D 
C 
Changes  (D major) that made  (C major) me who I am

Pre-chorus 2
Am7 
When I  (A minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Bm7 
When I  (B minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Cmaj7 
Dsus4 
One  (C minoraj7) hundred  percent, yeah,  (Dsus4) pure     grindin'
Am7 
When I  (A minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Bm7 
When I  (B minor7) get   it, I ain't ever goin' back again
Cmaj7 
Dsus4 
One  (C minoraj7) hundred  percent, yeah,  (Dsus4) pure     grindin'

Chorus 3
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get enough
Em 
 (E minor) Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get enough
Working my money 'til I get gold
Monday 'til Friday mornin'
Working my money 'til I get gold
Cause I can't get
Em 
e (E minor) nough

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Em
Emadd9
D
C
Am7
Bm7
Cmaj7
Dsus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E minorBPM: 104

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Emadd9: 0-2-2-0-0-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Pure Grinding by Avicii, 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 Avicii's performance.