Mystery Chords

by Hugh Laurie
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Mi-Kun [a] 261.
3 contributors total, last edit on Nov 20, 2023

Chords

Cmaj7
Bm7b5
Am/E
E
Am
G
F
C
Dm
Em
C#dim7
G7
E7
Eb7
Am7
C7
G7/F
A7/C#
Abmaj7
Bb

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"Mystery" – Hugh Laurie
 
In the second row of each verse, you lead to the first chord of the next row using the last three chords
(on piano you'd play a single note with each hand with an interval of a tenth between them).
 
The first chord on each row is usually played before the singing begins.
 
The ending is an arpeggio on C.
 
 
[Intro] (second chord is an arpeggio)
Cmaj7 Bm7b5    Am/E  E
 
Am     Am  G
Mystery
F      G               C       C Dm Em
All my life has been a mystery
F       G                 C          C#dim7
You and I were never ever meant to be
Dm                   G7             C
That's why I call my love for you a mystery
 
[Riff] (first chord is an arpeggio)
Bm7b5 Am/E E7
 
Am                Am G
Different country 
F              G                           C        C Dm Em
You and I have always lived in a different country
F                         G                C         C#dim7
And I know that airline tickets don't grow on a tree
Dm              G7                 G         Eb7
So what kept us apart is plain for me to see
F             G                    C
That much at least is not really a mystery
 
[Riff] (first chord is an arpeggio)
Bm7b5 Am/E E7
 
Am      Am G
Estuary
F           G                 C      C Dm Em
I live in a houseboat on an estuary
F                     G                             C        C#dim7
Which is handy for my work with the Thames Water Authority
Dm                        G7           C          Am7
But I know you would have found it insanitary
    Cmaj7
Insanitary…
 
[Riff]
Bm7b5 E
 
Am                            Am G
Taken a violent dislike to me
F                   G             C       C Dm Em
I'd be foolish to ignore the possibility
F                          G                   C       C#dim7
That if we'd ever actually met, you might have hated me
Dm                        G7           C
Still, thats not the only problem that I can see
 
[Riff]
Bm7b5 E
 
Am              Am  G
Dead since 1973
F           G                             C          C Dm Em
You've been dead now . . . wait a minute, let me see
F         G                  C    C#dim7
Fifthteen years come next January
Dm         G7            C        C7
As a human being you are history
 
F                 G7/F
So why do I still long for you?
Em                A7/C#
Why is my love so strong for you?
Dm                   G7
Why did I write this song for you?
                          C       F      Abmaj7    Bb
Well, I guess it's just a mystery
C
Mystery
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6 comments
SezziLovesMusic
AWESOME OMG!!! a little bot of fry and laurie is sooo funny
+4
itaiking8
Awesome work on the chords! The lyrics have some errors; in the 3rd verse, the 3rd row should be "Which is handy for my work with the Thames Water Authority" and in the end of the verse the word insanitary is only sung twice. Also, in the 4th verse the 1st row should be "Taken a violent dislike to me". Lastly, in the 5th verse the 1st row should be "Dead since 1973"
+1
SezziLovesMusic
lol i meant bit not bot
+1