The Present Tense
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
- 6 8 x 7 x x (and sometimes barred 6 8 8 7 6 6)
- 8 10 x 9 x x and in last Chorus, x 3 5 x 5 x
- 4 6 x 5 x x, higher quick one is x 11 13 x 13 x
This dance, this dance
Is like a weapon, like a weapon
Of self defense, of self defense
Against the present, against the present
"Present Tense"
I won't get heavy, don't get heavy
Keep it light and, keep it moving
I am doing , no harm
As my world comes crashing down
I am dancing, freaking out
Deaf, dumb, and blind
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost
I won't turn round while the penny drops
I won't stop now, I won't slack off
Or all this love will be in vain,
Ooooh
Stop from falling down a mine
It's no ones business but mine
Or all this love will be in vain
Ooohhhh
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost
In you I'm lost, in you I'm lost
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Readable chord sheet for The Present Tense by Radiohead
[Bb] - 6 8 x 7 x x (and sometimes barred 6 8 8 7 6 6) [C] - 8 10 x 9 x x and in last Chorus, x 3 5 x 5 x [Ab] - 4 6 x 5 x x, higher quick one is x 11 13 x 13 x [Gm]This [Cm]dan[Cm5]ce, [Gm]this [Cm]dan[Cm5]ce [Eb]Is like a[Dm] weapon,[Eb] like a w[Dm]eapon [Gm]Of self [Cm]defe[Cm5]nse, [Gm]of self [Cm]defe[Cm5]nse [Eb]Against the[Dm] present,[Eb] against the[G/B] pre[G7/B]sent [Eb]"Present [Dm]Tense" [Gm]I won't get [Cm]hea[Cm5]vy, d[Gm]on't get [Cm]heav[Cm5]y [Eb]Keep i[Dmsus4]t light[Dm] and,[Eb] keep it[G/B] mov[G]in[B7]g [Eb]I am[Dmsus4] doing [Dm] , [Eb] no [F2]har[F]m [Gm]As my [Cm]wor[Cm5]ld [Gm]comes[Cm] cra[Cm5]shing d[Eb]own I am [Dm]dancing,[Eb] freaking [G/B]out [G] [B7] [Eb]Deaf, dumb[F2], and[F] blind[Gm] [F] [Bb] [Ebmaj7] [C] [Gm] [F] In you I'm [Bb]lost, in you I'[Ebmaj7]m lost [C] [Gm]I won't turn rou[Cm]nd while the penny drops [D/F#]I won't stop now[G/B], I won't slack off [Bb]Or all this [Ebmaj7]love will be in [Ab]vain, [Fm]Oooo[Bb]h [Ab] [Gm] [Gm]Stop from f[Cm]alling down a [D/F#]mine It's no ones [G/B]business but m[Bb]ine Or all this [Ebmaj7]love will be in [Ab]vain [Fm]Ooohhh[Bb]h [Gm] [F] In you I'm [Bb]lost, in you I'm [Ebmaj7]lost [C] [Gm] [F] [Bb]In you I'm lost, [Ebmaj7]in you I'[C]m lost [Gm]