Present Tense
Frank TurnerVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(Occasionally hammer on and off from the D, G, and B strings. This may not be right, but
it sounds alright.)
Naked and retched and retching on a hotel bathroom floor,
somewhere in the City
Three days no sleeping, not eating, not feeling good anymore
Drenched in sweat and self-pity now, it's not a pretty sight
What to say in my defense,
I was imperfect tense
Used to have such balance, but I don't know where it went
So won't you be my present sense
(Occasionally hammer on and off from 4th fret to 2nd on the D string)
Breaking, I'm shaking, it's taking a long long time
To come down off this murderous medication
Trying to remember, my reasons for running myself
into the ground with such dedication
What to say in my defense,
I was imperfect tense
Used to have such balance, but I don't know where it went
Em A Cadd9--A Em7--A
So won't you be my present sense, sense
Cos it's not meant to be
I am lost at sea
So mermaids sing to me
Of the better times and the things that can be
Like the diamonds in the Mediterranean sea
Or the beatings and sleeping and times that I took
And of washing the drink and the drugs from my blood
And I've nothing to say in my defense
I'm far from perfect I'm still tense
They say that love can change you once
Please say that love can change me once
Come on change me
End on G
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Readable chord sheet for Present Tense by Frank Turner
[Bm](Occasionally hammer on and off from the D, G, and B strings. This may not be right, but it sounds alright.) [Bm]Naked and retched and retching on a hotel [G]bathroom floor, [A]somewhere in the City [Bm]Three days no sleeping, not eating, not feeling [G]good anymore Drenched in [A]sweat and self-pity [Em]now, it's not a pretty sight[G] [G]What to [A]say in my [Bm]defense, [G] [G]I [A]was imperfect [Bm]tense [G] [A] [D] [A] [G]Use[Em]d to have such balance, but I don't know where it went [Em]So won't you [A]be my present sense[Bm] [Bm](Occasionally hammer on and off from 4th fret to 2nd on the D string) [Bm]Breaking, I'm shaking, it's taking a long long [G]time To come down off this [A]murderous medication [Bm]Trying to remember, my reasons for running [G]myself into the [A]ground with such dedi[Em]cation [G] [G]What to [A]say in my [Bm]defense, [G] [G]I [A]was imperfect [Bm]tense [G] [A] [D] [A] [G]Use[Em]d to have such balance, but I don't know where it went Em A Cadd9--A Em7--A So won't you be my present sense, sense Cos [Bm]it's [A]not [G]meant [D]to [A]be [D]I [G]am [Bm]lost [A]at [G]sea So [Em]mer[D]maids [A]sing [G]to [A]me Of the [D]better times and the things that can be Like the [Bm]diamonds in the Mediterranean sea Or the [D]beatings and sleeping and times that I took And of [Bm]washing the drink and the drugs from my blood And I've [G]nothing to say in [A]my defense I'm [G]far from perfect [A]I'm still tense They [G]say that love can [A]change you once Please [G]say that love can [A]change me once Come on [G]change me End on G