Francis Forever Acoustic Chords

by Mitski
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#
Key: C#
Capo: no capo
Author Mister.Y [a] 585.
4 contributors total, last edit on Mar 17, 2023
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Chords

D
F#m
Bm
A
G
E

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I based this mostly off of this acoustic version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L05DH-MvPeA She plays it
in open D tuning, using single notes in the verses, power chords in the chorus and full chords (major, even
when it's awkward) for the outro. I put the minor chords where I thought they sounded alright and prefer to
play in drop D but that's just my prerogative, live your own life! The chords are the same for the first
verse/chorus/interlude-thing as they are for the second, with the exception of the E chord between two
choruses.
 
 
[Intro]
D
 
 
[Verse]
F#m D                Bm     A
I don't know what to do without you
F#m D                 Bm      A
I don't know where to put my hands
F#m   D             Bm      A
I've been trying to lay my head down
D       F#m     G       A D
But I'm writing this at 3am
 
 
[Chorus]
G       A        D    F#m  G
I don't need the world to see
          G        A          D   F#m
That I've been the best I can be, but
G       A             D    F#m G
I don't think I could stand to be
      G         A    F#m
Where you don't see me
 
 
[Interlude]
F#m  D  F#m  D  G   D
Bm   D  Bm   D  A   D
F#m  D  F#m  D  G   D
Bm   D  Bm   D  A
 
 
[Verse]
F#m D           Bm      A
On sunny days I go out walking
F#m D         Bm          A
I end up on a tree-lined street
F#m D             Bm     A
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
D F#m  G             A   D
I miss you more than anything
 
 
[Chorus]
G       A        D    F#m  G
I don't need the world to see
          G        A          D   F#m
That I've been the best I can be, but
G       A             D    F#m  G
I don't think I could stand to be
      G         A   E
Where you don't see me
 
 
[Chorus]
     G     A                 D   F#m  G
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
         G      A       D   F#m
With the summer passing by, but
G       A              D    F#m  G
I don't think I could stand to be
      G         A   F#m
Where you don't see me
 
 
[Outro]
F#m  D  F#m  D  G   D
Bm   D  Bm   D  A   D
F#m  D  F#m  D  G   D
Bm   D  Bm   D  A   D
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11 comments
alierk13
I transposed to 10 and play it with a capo on the second fret it's really not bad and way easier to play! If anyone is struggling you can try that out :)
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mwestguitar
Awesome Chords thank you for making. Going off the studio recording I have on spotify here's what I read for the instrumental interludes. G | D | Bm A | Bm A | A | D F#m | F#m D | F#m D | G | D | Bm A | Bm A | A | A | verse... I'll try an edit but I've never done this before!
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dylanbrockman
Tab and song are siiiiiiiick! Nice job Mister. Y
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