Serena chords by Duncan Sheik (Official Version)

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Em7
Cadd9
Dadd4
A7
Bm7
D/F#

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em7 
Cadd9 
So what,  (E minor7) life's rough  (Cadd9) 
Dadd4 
You should get ov (Dadd4) er yourself
A7 
Like eve (A7) ryone else and enjoy
Cadd9 
Bm7 
 (Cadd9) The girls and the boys  (B minor7) 
D/F# 
Em7 
Eve (D/F#) rything in between  (E minor7) 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
Seren (Cadd9) a, in an ef (Dadd4) fort     to avoid
A7 
The things  (A7) that annoy you
Cadd9 
Bm7 
You hide  (Cadd9) far, far away  (B minor7) 
D/F# 
And life  (D/F#) just passes you by

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Em7 
Are you gonna give up?  (E minor7) 
Cadd9 
Are you gonna give out?  (Cadd9) 
Dadd4 
Ain't  (Dadd4) that a shame
A7 
You've got no  (A7) one to blame
Cadd9 
But your con (Cadd9) science
Bm7 
If it doesn't make  (B minor7) sense
D/F# 
Em7 
I know  (D/F#) that only too well  (E minor7) 
Cadd9 
So tell  (Cadd9) me
Dadd4 
Did it hap (Dadd4) pen      one day
A7 
When the day  (A7) that you faced
Cadd9 
Wasn't happen (Cadd9) ing
Bm7 
D/F# 
It just didn't bring  (B minor7) an (D/F#) ything more

Interlude 2
Anything more than despair
Em7 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (Dadd4)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
Se (Cadd9) rena      (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
A7 
Se (E minor7) rena   (Cadd9)  (Dadd4)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
Se (Cadd9) rena      (B minor7)  (D/F#) 

Verse 3
Em7 
Cadd9 
Do you remem (E minor7) ber,  morning would come  (Cadd9) 
Dadd4 
A7 
And just  (Dadd4) like a child filled  (A7) with the sun
Cadd9 
Bm7 
And the hours  (Cadd9) never seemed  (B minor7) long
D/F# 
Em7 
Where  (D/F#) have those days gone?  (E minor7) 
Cadd9 
Beyond  (Cadd9) us,
Dadd4 
Or so you  (Dadd4) would believe
A7 
Cadd9 
But I     (A7) can't agree, those illu (Cadd9) sions
Bm7 
Will you ever get through  (B minor7) them
D/F# 
And find  (D/F#) the diamond

Outro 1
Find the diamond inside?
Em7 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (Dadd4)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
Se (Cadd9) rena      (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
D/F# 
A7 
Se (E minor7) rena   (Cadd9)  (D/F#)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
Se (Cadd9) rena      (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (Dadd4)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
 (Cadd9)  (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
D/F# 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (D/F#)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
Se (Cadd9) rena      (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
D/F# 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (D/F#)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
 (Cadd9)  (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
Em7 
Cadd9 
Dadd4 
A7 
 (E minor7)  (Cadd9)  (Dadd4)  (A7) 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D/F# 
 (Cadd9)  (B minor7)  (D/F#) 
D/F# 
D/F# 
D/F# 
 (D/F#)  (D/F#)  (D/F#) 

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Em7
Cadd9
Dadd4
A7
Bm7
D/F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 102

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

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Serena by Duncan Sheik, 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 suits players who want to learn Serena the way Duncan Sheik intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.