Dark Necessities Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Intro 1
(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flatsus2)
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(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flatsus2)
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(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flatsus2)
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(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flatsus2)
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Interlude 1
(C minor) (A flat major)
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(C minor) (A flat major)
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Verse 1
(C minor9) Coming out to the light of day we got (A flat minoraj7)
Many moons that are deep at play so I (C minor9)
Keep an eye on the shadow smile
To (A flat minoraj7) see what it has to say
(F minor9) You and I both know
(A flat major) Everything must go away (C minor)
What do you say
Verse 2
(C minor9) Spinning Knot that is on my heart is like a
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(A flat minoraj7) Bit of light and a touch of dark you got
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(C minor9)
Sneak attack from the zodiac
But I (A flat minoraj7) see your fire spark
(F minor9) Eat the breeze and go
(A flat major) Blow by blow and go away (C minor)
What do you say, yeah
Chorus 1
(A flat major) You don't know my mind
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(F minor) You don't know my kind
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(C minor) Dark necessities are
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(B flat major) part of my design and
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(A flat major) Tell the world that I'm
(F minor) Falling from the sky
(C minor) Dark necessities are (B flat major) part of my design
Interlude 2
(C minor) (A flat major) (C minor) (A flat major)
Verse 3
(C minor9) Stumble down
to the parking lot you got (A flat minoraj7)
No time for the afterthought they're like (C minor9)
Ice Cream for an astronaut
Well that's (A flat minoraj7) me looking for we
(F minor9) Turn the corner and
(A flat major) Find the world at your command (C minor)
Playing the hand, yeah
Chorus 2
(A flat major) You don't know my mind
(F minor) You don't know my kind
(C minor) Dark necessities are (B flat major) part of my design
(A flat major) Tell the world that I'm
(F minor) Falling from the sky
(C minor) Dark necessities are (B flat major) part of my design
Interlude 3
(E flat major) (D flat major) (F minor) (A flat major)
Bridge 1
(E flat major) Do you want this love of mine
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(D flat major) Darkness helps us all to shine
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(F minor) Do you want it, do you want it (A flat major) now
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(E flat major) Do you want it all the time But
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(D flat major) darkness helps us all to shine
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(F minor) Do you want it, do you want it (A flat major) now
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Verse 4
(C minor9) Pick you up
like a paper back with the (A flat minoraj7)
Track record of a maniac so I (C minor9)
Move it in and we unpack
It's the (A flat minoraj7) same as yesterday
(F minor9) Any way we roll
(A flat major) Everything must go away, (C minor)
what do you say, yeah
Chorus 3
(A flat major) You don't know my mind
(F minor) You don't know my kind
(C minor) Dark necessities are (B flat major) part of my design
(A flat major) Tell the world that I'm
(F minor) Falling from the sky
(C minor) Dark necessities are (B flat major) part of my design
Solo 1
(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flat major)
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(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flat major)
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(A flat major) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flat major) (Ah
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(A flat major) ah ah...) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flat major) (Ah
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Outro 1
(A flat major) ah ah...) (F minor)
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(C minor) (B flat major)
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(A flat major)
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