The Less I Knew chords by
James Vincent Mcmorrow

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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A beating heart gets thrown

C

C

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G

G

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out of a car in the dark

I find it and I check it for scars

C

C

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and make sure it's clean

G

G

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Then I go back inside

'Cause there's nothing

C

C

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for us here in the night

G

G

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Just a helicopter buzzing nearby,

C

C

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ruining my sleep

Verse 2

C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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But I can feel a strong vibration when I look at you,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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you

G

G

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Em

Em

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Everybody knows my failures,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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well I know theirs too, too

G

G

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Verse 3

Is this what it takes

C

C

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What it takes to be impossibly great?

G

G

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'Cause if it is then I think maybe the less,

Em

Em

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G

G

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the less

C

C

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The less I knew the better

G

G

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Please just be kind when I drag myself

C

C

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out on through the line

G

G

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'Cause in the end I think that maybe the less,

Em

Em

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G

G

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the less

C

C

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The less I knew the better

G

G

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Now that heart

Verse 4

and me

C

C

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At first we get on so splendidly

G

G

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And we called you but you

never seemed free

C

C

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So we just drove around for a while

G

G

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But then the poetry of silence

It has this way of catching

me and that heart

C

C

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G

G

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And it rises to tell us that all of this is grief

C

C

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and everything we love is a shame

Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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So I open up my window and I throw that heart through,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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through

G

G

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Em

Em

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Now everybody knows my failures,

C

C

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well I know theirs too, too

G

G

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Verse 6

So is this what it takes

C

C

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What it takes to be supposedly great?

G

G

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'Cause if it is then I think maybe the less,

Em

Em

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the less

G

G

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C

C

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The less I knew the better

G

G

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Please just be kind when I drag

C

C

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myself out onto the night

G

G

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Em

Em

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'Cause in the end I think that maybe the less,

G

G

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the less

C

C

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The less I knew the better

G

G

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The less I knew the better

Verse 7

Em

Em

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B

B

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Em

Em

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Ooh, oo h, oo h

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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Ooh, ooh, oo

Em

Em

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h

G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

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E ₃

E ₂

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B ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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D ₅

E ₁

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

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G ₃

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C ₂

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G ₃

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
Em
B
F

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Less I Knew by James Vincent McMorrow is A major.

The primary chords used in The Less I Knew are A, D, F#m, C#, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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

The tempo of The Less I Knew is approximately 111 beats per minute.

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