Since I Was Romeo - lyric and chords
- Amanda Riddell
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- May 22, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: May 24, 2024
B5*** A5 You're listening now, B5 A5 Though I don't know how. Em/Bb Ab5 Signals and noise Ab5 And ploys Gb5 To shape me... B5 A5 The world turns 'round B5 A5 As he hits the ground Bb5 Trapping us both Ab5 In an endless moment B major 9/E, F#/C#+open strings You let me go E9sus4 [D,B,D#,E] So fucking slow; [C#, D, B, D#, E] Six years have passed B minor 11 Since I was Romeo. E major 9/F#5 B minor 9/F [shell: B, A, C# on the second fret, plus F on the bottom] You took his side E major 9/F#5 B minor 9/F Then you fucking lied [free choice: invent a chord!] As you clumsily tried To shape me... E minor 9 G major 7/C# - G major 7 in 4th inversion (F#, G, D, F#). You let me know Eb minor 9 Db minor 9 You hate me so; [C#, D, B, D#, E] Six years have passed B minor 11 Since I was Romeo. B5 A5 You think you're smart B5 A5 But you've got no heart: Em/Bb Ab5 Just privileged greed Ab5 And a need Gb5 For scapegoats... B5 A5 You don't get to try B5 A5 To capture days gone by Bb5 Trapping us all Ab5 In an endless moment... B major 9/E, F#/C#+open strings You let me go E9sus4 [D,B,D#,E] So fucking slow; [C#, D, B, D#, E] Six years have passed B minor 11 Since I was Romeo. E minor 9 G major 7/C# You won't let me grow Eb minor 9 Db minor 9 'Cause you hate me so [C#, D, B, D#, E] Six years have passed B minor 11 Since I was Romeo. B5 A5 You're listening now, B5 A5 Though I don't know how. Em/Bb Signals and noise Ab5 And ploys Gb5 To shape me... [C#, D, B, D#, E] Six years have passed B minor 11 Since I was Romeo. ***(+open G string .. p,a,m,i). This is the general pattern for the power chords.
Rhythm-wise (rough draft): Intro: three bars of 4/4, one bar of 5/4. Verse: 5/4, 6/4, two bars of 5/4, two bars of 4/4, 6/4 three bars of 5/4, three bars of 4/4 Chorus: 4/4, 5 bars of 3/4, 2/4, 4/4, 5 bars of 3/4, 2/4, 8 bars of 3/4, 2/4 Verse 2; 4/4, 3/4, 2 bars of 4/4, 4 bars 3/4 4/4, 3/4, 2 bars of 4/4, 2 bars 3/4, 4/4 Chorus: 4/4, 5 bars of 3/4, 2/4, 4/4, 4 bars of 3/4, 4/4, Intro: restatement Verse: four bars of 5/4, two bars of 4/4, 6/4 refrain [six years have passed...] Obviously, I didn't plan these counts;…