Matilda Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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[Intro]
 
N.C.
This is from
N.C.
This is from
N.C.              D   D   G
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Verse]
 
Em            G                                   Bm            A
   Just like Johnny Flynn said, 'the breath I've taken and the one I must' to go  
Em
on.
                  G                   Bm                  A   Em
Put the grenade pin in your hand, so you understand who's boss.
       G                Bm               A
My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   Em
Oh this is from
A
This is from
                D       G
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Bridge]
 
 
Em         D        G
   And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
 
 
[Verse]
 
          G                                   Bm            A
Just like Johnny Flynn said, 'the breath I've taken and the one I must' to go
Em
on.
                  G                   Bm                   A   Em
Put the grenade pin in your hand, so you understand who's boss.
       G                Bm               A
My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   Em
Oh this is from
A
This is from
                D       G
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Bridge]
 
 
Em         D        G
   And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
          D      G
Elle a besoin de toi
                 D    Em
cela vient de Matilda
 
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
Em
        D        G
And she needs you
               D    Em
This is for Matilda
        D        G
And she needs you
               D
This is for Matilda
A       G           D
This is for Matilda
A       G           D
This is from Matilda
 
 
[Outro]
 
A       G           D
             Matilda
A       G           D
             Matilda
A       G           D
             Matilda
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11 comments

nicely done. possibly Em-Bm-G-D in the chorus but you're probably right

I also recommend throwing in a little D4 on the D's in the chorus. Adds a nice ring to it (Also I'm pretty sure they do it in the actual song) D D D4 D G This is from Matilda

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